Becker v. Adams

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Jacobs, J.

The plaintiffs are inhabitants of the defendant Township of Woodbridge and reside in sections of the township known as Port Reading and Sewaren. On May 1, 1961 they and other residents of Port Reading and Sewaren submitted a petition under the 1895 Act for the Incorporation of Cities. See L. 1895, c. 269, pp. 551-555—R. S. 40:168-6 through R. S. 40:168-12. The petition was submitted to the Chairman of the Township Committee and requested, in effect, that an election be held to determine whether the Port Reading and Sewaren sections should be…