Masonic Building Ass'n v. Brownell

These two cases were argued together and have been considered together. They are petitions for writs of certiorari to quash certain betterment assessments made upon the estates of the petitioners by the board of public works of the city of New Bedford, in consequence of the benefit adjudged by it to have been received by the estates in the widening of a public street called Pleasant Street.

The character of the objections to the assessments is the same in both cases, except that in the case of Francis B. Greene, petitioner, it is alleged in the petition, in addition to the causes stated in the…