In re Syracuse, Binghamton & New York Railroad
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtDavis, J.
It is provided in chapter 470 of the Laws of 1926, known as the General District Law, in brief that public districts may be created for the purpose of carrying on one or more public functions intended to benefit generally the inhabitants or the property of such district. In August, 1927, the town board of Fenton, Broome county, upon petition undertook to organize a water district with certain specified boundaries. A portion of the right of way of a railroad owned by the Syracuse, Binghamton and New York Railroad Company and leased by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company was…
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