Dunlap v. Erie Water Commissioners

Citations

• 151 Pa. 477
• 25 A. 60
• 1892 Pa. LEXIS 1459

Syllabus

<p>Municipal corporations—Form of entering into contract.</p> <p>The water commissioners of a city authorized to bind the city by contract may enter into a valid corporate obligation with a contractor without reducing the agreement to writing or causing a proper minute thereof to be entered in their books.</p> <p>Water commissioners of ISrie—Act of April 4, 1867.</p> <p>Under the act of April 4, 1867, the Water Commissioners of the city of Erie have power to enter into an agreement with a contractor to pay for extra work necessary for the erection or maintenance of the city water works.</p>