State v. Atlantic City
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Certiorari bringing up proceedings of Atlantic City and a contract between said city and the Atlantic City Water Works Company. The facts appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Magie, J.
Two ordinances of Atlantic City have been brought here by this writ.
The first, entitled “ An ordinance to provide a supply of water for Atlantic City,” was approved October 21st, 1880. It purported to give authority to J. M. W. and others, or to such company as they might form' under the laws of New Jersey, to lay pipes in the highways to conduct water to various parts of the city. The grant was upon conditions, one of which required the grantees to furnish water to the city in various ways. The ordinance contained an agreement on the part of…
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