Bigelow v. City Council
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
The first case is a petition for a writ of certiorari to quash an order of the respondent, as follows: “ City of Worcester, in City Council, May 24, 1897. Ordered, That the Street Commissioner be, and he is. hereby authorized and directed under the direction of the Mayor, and under the immediate direction of the City Engineer, to construct at the causeway crossing Lake Quinsigamond a three-arch masonry bridge, in accordance with plans on file in the office of the City…
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The first case is a petition for a writ of certiorari to quash an order of the respondent, as follows: “ City of Worcester, in City Council, May 24, 1897. Ordered, That the Street Commissioner be, and he is. hereby authorized and directed under the direction of the Mayor, and under the immediate direction of the City Engineer, to construct at the causeway crossing Lake Quinsigamond a three-arch masonry bridge, in accordance with plans on file in the office of the City Engineer. Estimated expense, $62,658.27. The cost of construction to be charged to street construction account.” The second…
1Opinion of the CourtKnowlton, J.
These two cases are founded on the alleged illegality of action taken by the city council of the city of Worcester in adopting an order authorizing and directing the construction of a bridge at the causeway crossing Lake Quinsigamond, in accordance with plans on file in the office of the city *391engineer. The first is a petition for a writ of certiorari to quash the proceedings; the second is a bill in equity brought by ten tax-payers under Pub. Sts. c. 27, § 129, to obtain an injunction against the officers of the city to prevent the expenditure of money under the order. The principal…
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