Rehill v. Mayor of East Newark

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Pitney, J.

These writs of certiorari were issued for the purpose of determining the validity of a contract made December 9th, 1903, between the mayor and aldermen of Jersey City and the mayor and council of the borough of East Newark, providing for a water-supply to be furnished by the city to the borough for the term of five years at a specified rate of compensation.

Before considering the merits, we must dispose of a motion made by respondents for a dismissal of the writs, which is based upon the ground that the prosecutors have no such interest in the…