Sears v. Street Commissioners
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Twelve petitions for writs of certiorari to determine the validity of betterment assessments levied by the board of street commissioners of the city of Boston under St. 1896, c. 516, § 14, for one half the expense incurred by that city in extending Summer and Cove Streets as required by the act in order to provide approaches for the south terminal station, filed October 29, 1900, February 19, 25, March 5, 8,13, 19, 28, April 4 and May 17,1901. The various petitions came on…
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Twelve petitions for writs of certiorari to determine the validity of betterment assessments levied by the board of street commissioners of the city of Boston under St. 1896, c. 516, § 14, for one half the expense incurred by that city in extending Summer and Cove Streets as required by the act in order to provide approaches for the south terminal station, filed October 29, 1900, February 19, 25, March 5, 8,13, 19, 28, April 4 and May 17,1901. The various petitions came on to be heard ten before Knowlton, J., one before Lathrop, J., and one before Loring, J., and, at the request of the…
1Opinion of the CourtHolmes, C. J.
These are petitions for writs of certiorari to quash assessments made by the defendants under St. 1896, c. 516, § 14. The act created a corporation with power to build the southern union passenger station in Boston. The stock was to belong to the five railroads that were to use the station, and the corporation was to purchase or take the specified land and to build the station. By § 11, in order to render the station and passenger facilities accessible and convenient for public use, the defendants were ordered to make certain changes in the streets of Boston, the chief of which were the…
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