Burns v. City of Watertown

These two actions are brought as taxpayers’ actions to restrain the commission of certain official acts by the defendants *142other than the city of Watertown, who are the mayor and councilmen of said city, on the ground that they are illegal and constitute waste of the funds of said city. An injunction has been granted in each of the cases, with an order to show cause why it should not be continued pendente lite, and the matter is before the court upon the return of such orders to show cause. As the alleged illegal acts complained of and the relief asked in each case are the same the two cases…