West Jersey Traction Co. v. Shivers

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Garrison, J.

This is a certiorari bringing up a resolution of the board of public works of the city of Camden, passed May 4th, 1893, in these words: “Resolved, That permission be and the same is hereby given to the Camden Horse Railroad Company to lay and construct its railroad in accordance with its charter in the city of Camden.”

This consent was obtained in compliance with the provisions of an act entitled “An act to prohibit the laying or construction of any ¡street or horse railroad along the streets of any municipality of this state without- the…