Tanner v. Town of Auburn

Citations

• 37 Wash. 38
• 79 P. 494
• 1905 Wash. LEXIS 667

Syllabus

<p>Municipal Corporations — Contracts—Lighting Streets — Ne* cessity of Advertising for Bids. A contract to furnish a town with electricity for street lighting purposes is not a contract for the erection or improvement of a public work, nor for “street work” within Laws 1903, p. 33, requiring such contracts to he submitted to competitive bidding.</p> <p>Same — Contracts—Extending Beyond Expiration of Term of Office. The mayor and council of a town may contract for lighting the streets for a period of time extending beyond the expiration of their terms of office.</p>