Lake Roland Elevated Railway Co. v. Mayor of Baltimore
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Baltimore City. The appeal in this case was taken from a pro forma -decree of the lower Court (Dennis, J.,) refusing the injunction asked for, to restrain the city athorities from removing the railway tracks on Lexington street, and dismissing the bill of complaint. The case is stated in the opinion of this Court.
1Opinion of the CourtBryan, J.
It has been for a long time recognized as the law that the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore have full and complete control over the streets and highways of the city. It had been considered, however, that certain uses could not be made of them Avithout the sanction of an Act of the General Assembly. For this reason the Legislature saAv fit to enlarge the corporate powers of the city. The Act of 1890, chapter 370, entitled “An Act * * * giving the Mayor and City Council (of Baltimore) authority to regulate the use of the streets, lanes and alleys of said city by railway or other tracks, &c.,…
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