62 Ind. 57 | Ind. | 1877
This was an appeal to the circuit court from a precept issued by the mayor of the city of Lafay
The precept issued in favor of Allen against the property of Johnson.
Demurrer to the transcript for want of sufficient facts-overruled, and exception. Such further proceedings were had as that judgment was rendered for the plaintiff.
The appellant has assigned two errors: First, in overruling the demurrer to the complaint, which was the transcript of the proceedings of the common council and the papers in the matter; and, second, in sustaining a demurrer to the second paragraph of the appellant’s-answer. The last point is not noticed in the brief of counsel for the appellant, and we therefore pass it.
The objection urged to the complaint is, that it does not show that an ordinance was passed by the common council for making the improvement, nor that a proper notice had been given of the letting of the contract for the work. ¥e have not considered the complaint with much care in order to determine whether it shows that a proper ordinance was passed, or the proper notice given of the letting, because we think, from other matters appearing in the complaint, that the appellant is not in a condition to raise any question as to the passage of an ordinance, or the sufficiency of the notice given.
It appears that at a meeting of the city council, held August 5th, 1872, bids were opened, and that of Allen accepted, and that the contract was awarded to him. At a subsequent meeting of the council, held August 12th, 1872, the following petition was laid before the council, signed, among others, by the appellant, Johnson :
“ To the Honorable the Mayor and City Council of the
City of Lafayette, Indiana:
. “Gentlemen : — At a late meeting of your honorable body an ordinance was passed for the improvement of Four
(Signed,) “Francis Johnson,
“Mrs. Laura Paise,
“Ij. B. Stockton.
“I hereby consent to the above request.
“Samuel Allen, Cont’r.”
And thereupon the prayer of the petition was granted by the council and the time for the completion of the work extended until the 1st of June, 1878. These matters appear by the complaint.
In the petition thus filed the appellant conceded the adoption of the proper ordinance for the improvement, made no objection to the contract on the ground that due-notice had not been given of the letting thereof, but asked the council to so modify it as that the improvement should
The time for making the improvement being thus postponed for the accommodation of the appellant, and at his request, we do not think he can now be heard to question the passage of the necessary ordinance, if an ordinance were necessary, or the sufficiency of the notice of the letting of the contract. The petition cleai’ly implied his consent to the pei’formance of the contract after the lapse of that year.
The judgment below is affirmed, with costs.