Cook v. Township of North Bergen

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Swayze, J.

The prosecutor was convicted of the violation of air ordinance of the township of North Bergen, which required any person desiring to open or excavate any of the highwaj's in the township to obtain a permit from the township committee, and deposit $10 as security for the proper restoration of tire highway to its natural condition. The ordinance provided that if tire person opening or excavating the highway refused or neglected for the space of thirty days to restore the same, the township committee might do so, and deduct the expense from the…