Mayor of East Orange v. Hussey

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dixon, J.

In pursuance of “An act to provide for drainage and sewage in densely populated townships in which there is a public water-supply,” approved March 4th, 1884, and its supplements (Gen. Stat., p. 3636, &c.), the township of East Orange, on January 30th, 1899, adopted an ordinance for the construction of the Black Brook valley drain, and its construction was completed about May, 1901. In December, 1899, the township became a city, in accordance with the provisions of “An act for the incorporation of cities, and providing for their officers,…