Mayor of Baltimore v. Keyser
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Baltimore City. The appeal in this case was taken from an order of the Court below (Dennis, J.,) granting an injunction restraining the Mayor, Comptroller, and General Superintendent of Lamps, &c. from contracting in the name of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, with the Brush Electric Light Company of Baltimore City, or with any other person or corporation, for the lighting with electric arc lights, in whole or in part, the streets,…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Baltimore City. The appeal in this case was taken from an order of the Court below (Dennis, J.,) granting an injunction restraining the Mayor, Comptroller, and General Superintendent of Lamps, &c. from contracting in the name of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, with the Brush Electric Light Company of Baltimore City, or with any other person or corporation, for the lighting with electric arc lights, in whole or in part, the streets, lanes, alleys, parks and public buildings, and other public places where electric lights were, at the time of the passage…
1Opinion of the CourtRobinson, J.
This is a bill to restrain the defendant officials from entering into a contract for lighting certain streets and public buildings in Baltimore City, with electric lights; and to restrain the city authorities from paying any money under said contract. It is filed by tax-payers of the city in their own behalf, and in behalf of all other tax-payers who may see fit to come in as parties. The injunction is asked on the ground that the defendants have no lawful power to make the contract in question, and that the contract, if made, will impose upon the complainants an increased burden of taxation.…
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