Cohn v. Common Council

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Garretson, J.

The prosecutors, Theodore Cohn, Henry C. Price and Thomas Meachem, wore removed from their office as water commissioners of New Brunswick by the common council of that city after a hearing upon charges preferred against them. The charges were preferred by the finance committee of the common council, February 24th, 1905. The committee to investigate the charges met for that purpose March 10th, 1905. The investigating committee reported to the common council on March 15th, 1905, and on that day the report of the committee recommending the…