Price v. Walton

Decided March 1, 1912

Superior Court of Pennsylvania · decided 1912-03-01

Appeal, No. 84, Oct. T., 1911, by-defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 5, Phila. Held: This section imposes upon the city commissioners the duty of furnishing the sheriff with the necessary supplies, subject to the control of councils, who may require the city commissioners to advertise for such supplies, and to give the contract to the lowest bidder if they think it requisite or expedient to do so.” Section 4 of the…

Affirmed · Decided 1912-03-01

¶1Opinion by

Orlady, J.,

¶2The court below directed that a writ of peremptory mandamus should issue commanding the city controller to countersign two warrants for payment by the city treasurer, of certain itemized bills and vouchers which had been duly certified by the county commissioners, for the purchase of supplies for the House of Detention, etc.

¶3The whole question is so exhaustively and clearly disposed of by the court below that it is not necessary to present any further argument, and the judgment is affirmed for the reasons stated in the opinion filed in making the order.