State v. Inhabitants of Trenton

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Van Syckel, J.

The common council of the city of Trenton, on the 12th of March, 1872, passed the following ordinance, viz.:

“An ordinance to authorize Benjamin Fish and George S. Green to construct a railroad track across West State street, from the canal to their land at the waste weir.

*80“ The Inhabitants of the city of Trenton do ordain:

“Section 1. That the consent of the city of Trenton is hereby granted to Benjamin Eish and George S. Green to construct and operate a railroad track for the passage of logs and other lumber across West State street, from…