Andrews v. Board of Commissioners

Citations

• 7 Idaho 453
• 63 P. 592
• 1900 Ida. LEXIS 72

Syllabus

<p>Statute — Title of Act. — The title to an act approved March 14, 1899 (Sees. Laws 1899, p. 443), held, a sufficient compliance with the provisions of article 16, section 3 of the Constitution of Idaho, in that it states the subject of said act.</p> <p>Erection of Bridge — Plans and Specifications — Notice.—Under the provisions of section 1762 of the Revised Statutes before the board of commissioners can legally advertise for competitive bids for the erection of a bridge, they must adopt plans and specifications of such bridge, and said notice must contain explicit specifications of the proposed bridge.</p> <p>Same — Lowest Bid. — If no plans and specifications are adopted, the board has no standard by which the lowest bid can be determined.</p> <p>Advertising for Bids — Letting Contracts. — In the matter of advertising for bids and letting contracts for public buildings or improvements, the provisions of section 1762 applicable thereto must be substantially followed.</p> <p>(Syllabus by the court.)</p>