City of Providence v. Town Council

These are two petitions for writs of certiorari which by agreement of counsel were heard together and are to be considered as one case.

The petitioner is the city of Providence and the respondents are the members of the town council and the town clerk of the town of Scituate. A motion to dismiss was made in each case and at the hearing before this court the cases were heard upon their merits.'

The petitioner, the city of Providence, in each case represents that it is the owner of the land within two hundred feet of the two buildings, to the occupants of each of which the town council of…