Legal Opinion
Harrington v. Board of Aldermen
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided August 2, 1897PublishedCited by 23 opinions
Appeal from an order of the board of aldermen of the city of Providence requiring appellant to connect her land in the city with the public sewer, and also requiring her to fill up and destroy all receptacles for drainage and sewage on said land.
1Opinion of the Court
Rogers, J=.
The sole question in this case before the court at this time is as to the constitutionality of Pub. Laws R. I. cap. 777, of April 25, 1889, as amended by cap. 1407 of March 1, 1895, and which act as amended is as follows:
“Section 1. The board of aldermen of the city of Providence may compel -any abutting owner or occupant of land upon any street in said city in which there is a sewer to con-*’ nect the drainage of his land and premises with such sewer, and may direct said owner or occupant to fill up and destroy any cess-pool, privy vault, or other arrangement for the reception of…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Powell v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Thorpe v. Rutland & Burlington RailroadSupreme Court of Vermont · 1854
- Hart v. Mayor of AlbanyCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 1832
- Miller v. HortonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1891
- City of Salem v. Eastern RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1868
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3Cited by23 opinions
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