State v. Board of Township Committee

The opinipn of the court was delivered by

Lippincott, J.

This writ brings up for review the proceedings and resolutions passed by the board of township committee of the township of Kearney, in the county of Hudson, on the 14th day of August, 1894, whereby a contract was awarded to one George F. Woolston for lighting the streets of said township of Kearney for a term of five years, with electric arc lights. .

*590The prosecutors; one of whom is an unsuccessful bidder for the contract and the other a tax-paying citizen of the township, contest the validity and legality of the award of this contract to…