City of Benton Harbor v. St. Joseph & Benton Harbor Street Railway Co.
Michigan Supreme Court
Mandamus. Eelator applied for mandamus to compel respondent to pave certain streets between its. rails and tracks, etc. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtLong, J.
This is an application for mandamus to compel the respondent company to pave between its rails aud tracks, and to pave 12 inches outside its tracks, within a certain district in the city of Benton Harbor.
The respondent corporation was organized under the laws of this State in 1881, and in that year obtained a franchise from the village of Benton Harbor (now a city), and operated a horse railroad up to the year 1892. On April 26, 1889, the common council of-the village of Benton Harbor passed an ordinance authorizing a double track in certain portions of the village, and requiring the…
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