McAllister v. City of Tacoma

Citations

• 9 Wash. 272
• 37 P. 447
• 1894 Wash. LEXIS 295

Syllabus

<p>MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS — STREET IMPROVEMENTS — STRICT PERFORMANCE OF CHARTER PROVISIONS.</p> <p>Where a street improvement ordered by a city council upon petition merely called for the paving of a 54-foot roadway with bituminous rock upon a six-inch concrete foundation, the assessment therefor against abutting property will be set aside, when the board of public works has caused to be included in the improvement sidewalks and curbing, the cost of which has been included in the assessment.</p> <p>The board of public works of the city of Tacoma has no authority when awarding a contract for the pavement of a street, to exact a bond guaranteeing the pavement for five years.</p>