Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-12-16
NO GARBAGE BONDS.
THOSE ISSUED BY MILWAUKEE,
ARE NULLIFIED.
Supreme Court Ends a Fight Of Long
ding-Numerous Other
Decisions Rendered.
Madison. Dee. 18th.

Madison, Dee. 18th.
Friday the supreme court affirmed
the decision of Judge Ludwig of the
Milwaukee superior court in the
Burnham garbage disposal bond in
junction suit. The bonds therefore,
which were sold few days ago to r.
l.. Day & Co. Of New York for $780,
222, but which have been held in es-
crow since that time at the First
National bank in Milwaukee, will not
be delivered to the purchasers. The
decision, which was written by JUS
tice WinslOw, makes the issue illegal,
and consequently the bonds are
worthless The case arose from an
injunction brought by John F. Burn
ham as a taxpayer Of the city of Mil
waukee against the city officials to re-
strain them from signing bonds for
the purpose OF erecting and operating
a municipal plant for the disposal of
garbage. The supreme court deci-
sion is the last phase of long and
bitter fight OF two sections of the
cream city government on the ques-
ton of the advisabilty of a municipal
plant for garbage disposal. Justices
Pinney and Newman dissented, but
only on the question Of whether the
corporate Indebtedness already ex-
ceeds per cent of the taxable prop
erty of the city. The majority held
that the unpaid installments on the
park land contracts do not constitute
corporate Indebtedness within the
meaning of the constitution, because
the payment thereof is entirely OPP
tional on the part Of the city
Other decisions were:
Klatt, respondent, VS.. N. G.. For
ster Lumber company, appellant; af-
firmed.
Gutkind. respondent, VS.. city of
Elroy, appellant; affirmed.
Western Irvine company respond
ent, VS.. Teasdale, garnishee, appel
liant; reversed.
c.. & J. Michael Brewing company
respondent, VS.. Nellie E. Wightman.
Administrative, etc., appellant; af-
firmed
Eau Claire Grocery company, ap-
pellant, VS.. Hubbard, garnishee, re-
spondent; affirmed.
Brown & Haywood company, re-
spondent, vs.. Trane ct al, appellants;
reversed.
Beetle ct al, appellants, VS.. An
derson, respondent; reversed.
Henderson ct al D., respondents, VS..
Thorsguard, appellant; affirmed.
State ex-rel., Emerson, ct al, ap-
pellants, VS.. Byrne, respondent; af-
frmed.
School District No. 4, town of
Campbell, VS.. Barer ct al, respond
ert; reversed.
Nutting, respondent, VS.. Minnesota
Fire Insurance company, appellant;
reversed.
Palmer ct al, appellants, VS.. City
Livery company, respondent; re-
versed
Powell, appellant, VS.. Ashland Iron
and Steel company, respondent; af- |
frmed
First National bank of Stevens !
Point, respondent, VS.. Chafee, i'm
pleaded, appellant; reversed.
Kenyon, respondent, vs.. city Mon |
dovi, appellant; affirmed.
Critics, respondent, VS.. city of New
Richmond, appellant; affirmed.
McNally, ex., etc., appellant, VS.. !
ct al, respondents; af- |
frmed.
Little, respondent, VS.. Staples, i'm /
pleaded, etc., appellant; affirmed.
Rollins, appellant, VS.. Humphrey,
respondent; affirmed
Jensen. appellant, VS.. Hudson Saw
mill company, respondent; reversed. i
Dewey, receiver, appellant, VS..
Spring Valley Land company, re-
spondent; affirmed.
Lewis, appellant, VS.. Prien, re-
spondent; affirmed.
High Court Wisconsin Independent !.
Order of Foresters, appellant, VS. Will
bur NJ. Root, commissioner of insur-
ance, ct al, respondents; affirmed.
Snow, appellant VS.. Curtis, ct al,
appeal dismissed.
Evans, appellant, VS.. Curtis ct al L.,
respondents; appeal dismissed.
Campbell & Cameron company, ap-
Dellant, VS.. estate of Alex. Carnegie,
deceased, respondent; affirmed.
Purcell, respondent, VS.. Kleaver, ap-
1ellant; affirmed
KOllock, appellant, sv. Kaiser ct
A., respondents; cross appealed.
Brown, appellant, VS.. Edward P. l.
Allis company respondents; reversed.
Lanctol. plaintiff in error, VS.. state r
If Wisconsin, defendant in error; re-
Tersed
Burnham, VS.. city Of Milwaukee;
affirmed.