Conover v. Long Branch Commission

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Collins, J.

The board of commissi oners of Long Branch, in A. d. 1899, attempted, by resolution, to grant to certain individuals an exclusive franchise, for twenty years, for the collection and cremation of garbage, &c., and to award a contract accordingly, on certain remuneration to the municipality and at prescribed rates of service to citizens; the contractors to establish a crematory in a satisfactory location. By a later resolution the site for the crematory was fixed by the board and accepted by the contractors.

The present wtR of certiorari,…