Press Publishing Co. v. Pittsburgh

Citations

• 207 Pa. 623
• 57 A. 75
• 1904 Pa. LEXIS 533

Syllabus

<p>Municipalities—Municipal advertisement—Newspapers—Acts of March 7, 1901, art. 15, P. L. 20, and June 20, 1901, P. L. 586—Cities of the second class.</p> <p>No contract exists with a city of the second class for official advertising, where none has been signed by the recorder and countersigned by the controller notwithstanding such contract has been advertised for, let and awarded under the Act of March 7, 1901, art. 15, P. L. 20, as amended by the Act of June 20,1901, P. L. 586, the award accepted by the successful bidder, the contract reduced to writing by the city, executed by the successful bidder, delivered by him to the city and received by the city, and the recorder’s signature only prevented by his sudden death.</p> <p>Powers of the recorder in regard to contracts for official advertising discussed by Shafer, J,</p>