Shaw v. Common Council of City of Watertown

In each of the above entitled related proceedings, the plaintiffs have moved for dismissal of the appeal on the ground that the prosecution thereof has not been authorized by the governing body of the City of Water-town.

The Standard Oil Company (Ind.) made application to the City Council of Watertown for permission to locate and operate a filling station on lots it proposed to buy from the plaintiffs above named. The application was made under ordinances which authorized the City Council to permit a station to be constructed on the described property and to keep petroleum products thereon if…