Worthington v. Boston
Citations
- 152 U.S. 695
- 14 S. Ct. 737
- 38 L. Ed. 603
- 1894 U.S. LEXIS 2158
Syllabus
<p>The Mayor and City Council of Boston had authority, in 1885, to authorize the City Water Board, without previous advertisement, to contract for the exchange of such pumping engines and machinery as were inadequate or of insufficient capacity for those of the capacity required by plans and estimates for a high-service extension previously made, and to direct that the expense of such exchange should be charged to the appropriation for high-service extension; and the contract made by the Water Board, in pursuance of such authority, and without previous advertising, is binding on the city.</p>
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- nothing could have been gained by competition among bidders, only one of whom was entitled to use the patented engine the City desired to obtain
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Judges: Harlan
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