Sinclair v. Mayor of Fall River
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Petition, filed in the Supreme Judicial Court for the county of Bristol December 26, 1907, by sixteen individuals who constituted a majority of the board of aldermen of Fall River, acting both as a board and individually, for a writ of mandamus directing the mayor, treasurer and auditor of that city to recognize the validity of, and to act in accordance with the ordinance and order described in the opinion; also Bill in equity, filed in the same court on the same day, by the…
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Petition, filed in the Supreme Judicial Court for the county of Bristol December 26, 1907, by sixteen individuals who constituted a majority of the board of aldermen of Fall River, acting both as a board and individually, for a writ of mandamus directing the mayor, treasurer and auditor of that city to recognize the validity of, and to act in accordance with the ordinance and order described in the opinion; also Bill in equity, filed in the same court on the same day, by the same individuals, under R. L. c. 25, § 100, against the treasurer and the auditor of the city, seeking to restrain an…
1Opinion of the CourtSheldon, J.
The waterworks of the city of Fall River have been constructed, and rates for the use of the water supplied thereby have been fixed, under the authority of St. 1871, c. 133, and some other special acts relating to the water supply of that city. Sts. 1873, c. 356 ; 1874, c. 244; 1875, c. 222; 1891, c. 114; 1893, c. 220; 1894, c. 233; 1895, c. 478; 1897, c. 285; 1900, c. 156. By a city ordinance of Fall River, adopted in 1874, in pursuance of the provisions of St. 1871, c. 133, § 7, the Watuppa water board was created and has since been maintained, and has had the care and management of these…
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