State v. Consumers' Water Co.
Supreme Court of New Jersey
A writ of certiorari bringing up an ordinance passed by the common council of Atlantic City, touching the purchase by the said city of the property of the Atlantic City Water Works Company; also a similar ordinance for the purchase of the property of the Consumers’ Water Company.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Reed, J.
On June 30th, 1892, a special election was held in Atlantic City in respect to the acceptance of the provisions of “An act to enable cities to supply the inhabitants thereof with pure and wholesome water ” and the supplements thereto. Rev., p. 720; Rev. Sup., p. 689, et seq.
The provisions of the act were assented to by a majority of the legal electors voting at said election.
There were at this time two -water companies engaged in supplying water to the inhabitants of the city.
Under color of the provisions of the act mentioned and its *424supplements…
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