Pennsylvania Railroad v. Inhabitants of Hamilton

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Garretson, J.

This is a certiorari bringing up an ordinance of the township committee of the township of Hamilton entitled “An ordinance granting permission to the Mercer County Traction Company to construct, maintain and operate a street railway, in extension of its existing line, upon a certain public highway in the township of Hamilton and county of Mercer,” passed September 18th, 1901, and gives permission to the Mercer County Traction Company to construct, &c., a street railway, extending, and in extension of, its street railway now existing on the…