Hegeman v. Mayor of Passaic
Supreme Court of New Jersey
On certiorari to review the report and assessment of com- “ missioners for the extension of Pennington avenue, in the city of Passaic, from Prospect street to Main avenue.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Scudder, J.
On the return made to this writ the prosecutors assigned reasons for setting.aside the assessments against their land, first, because the commissioners did not comply with sections 69 and 71 of the charter (Pamph. L. 1873, p. 511), by appointing a time and giving notice of hearing to the parties interested; and, second, because the city council confirmed the assessments, although aware that the required proceedings had not been observed by the commissioners.
In making assessments for improvements the charter (section 69) requires that the…
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