New York Central & Hudson River Railroad v. County Commissioners
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Petition, filed on May 31,1907, for a writ of certiorari to quash proceedings of the county commissioners of Middlesex County (hereinafter called the county commissioners) directing the petitioner New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company (hereinafter called the petitioner) to restore Highland Street in Hollistqn to its original width of thirty-three feet at a point where the petitioner’s railroad passed under the street.
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Petition, filed on May 31,1907, for a writ of certiorari to quash proceedings of the county commissioners of Middlesex County (hereinafter called the county commissioners) directing the petitioner New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company (hereinafter called the petitioner) to restore Highland Street in Hollistqn to its original width of thirty-three feet at a point where the petitioner’s railroad passed under the street. It appeared that on October 30, 1905, the selectmen of Hollis-ton filed a petition with the county commissioners alleging that by the construction of the railroad…
1Opinion of the CourtDe Courcy, J.
This is a petition for a writ of certiorari to quash certain proceedings of the board of county commissioners. The Milford branch of the Boston and Albany Railroad, now leased to the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company, passes under Highland Street, a public way in the town of Hollis-ton. The selectmen of Holliston brought a petition under R. L. c. Ill, § 132, alleging that the railroad so crossed Highland Street as to narrow and obstruct it. The county commissioners, after due notice and hearing, made certain findings and ordered the petitioner to make specified repairs at the…
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