Lawrence v. McAlvin

The object of this proceeding is to determine whether the government of the city of Lowell could lawfully appropriate the sum of six hundred and fifty dollars to the payment of the expenses of their water commissioners, in their self-defence, upon an investigation of their conduct as commissioners, which was ordered to be made by the city government before a committee of their body, respecting the truth of certain charges of misconduct, which had been made against the commissioners. It was found that there was no cause to censure the commissioners, but on the contrary they were entitled to…