Hayden v. Springfield

This case was submitted to the Superior Court upon a statement of agreed facts and treated as a case stated.

Prior to 1920, the town of West Springfield (town) accepted the provisions of a special act of the Legislature, St. 1893, c. 206, § 10, establishing a board of water commissioners in the town and providing, among other things, for their election. In 1920 the Legislature enacted G. L. c. 41, § 21,* 2 Under § 21, a town is authorized to have its selectmen act as water commissioners. In 1984, the town pursuant to § 21 voted at a special town meeting to have its selectmen act as water…