Township of Woodbridge v. Raritan Traction Co.

Stevens, V. C.

This seems to me to be a plain case. The defendant company, on July 21st, 1900, filed an extension of its route along what was called New road—a highway in Woodbridge township, which is a continuation of State street in Perth Amboy. Owing, I suppose, to the fact that the highway was not graded, the company elected to change its route as extended, and to construct an electric railway over private property on a line parallel to the highway -extending to Woodbridge creek. The board of chosen freeholders has recently constructed a bridge over the creek connecting New road with State…