Inhabitants of Bloomfield v. Mayor of Glen Ridge
New Jersey Court of Chancery
On bill and demurrer. The bill states that the complainant is a township authorized to construct sewers and to contract with other municipalities for the right to connect its sewers with theirs; that it made a contract with the city of Orange for the building of a main outlet sewer, through which, by said contract, it is entitled to discharge sewage and to prohibit any other municipality, except the city of Orange and the township of Montclair, from doing so.
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On bill and demurrer. The bill states that the complainant is a township authorized to construct sewers and to contract with other municipalities for the right to connect its sewers with theirs; that it made a contract with the city of Orange for the building of a main outlet sewer, through which, by said contract, it is entitled to discharge sewage and to prohibit any other municipality, except the city of Orange and the township of Montclair, from doing so. Complainant paid $55,034 for its share of the expense, and issued bonds for the same, which are still outstanding; that the complainant…
1Opinion of the Court
Reed, V. C.
It appears that the township of Bloomfield, together with the city of Orange and the township of Montclair, built an outlet sewer, each to pay its proportion of the expenses; that Bloomfield has raised its proportion by issuing bonds, which are still outstanding. It appears' that the township of Bloomfield also constructed lateral sewers through its streets and paid for them $30,863.97.
It appears that since the construction of these sewers, a new borough has been organized, called the borough of Glen Ridge. It also appears that a portion of the territory of the township of…
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