Blank v. Kearny
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendants, Henry S. Kearny, as commissioner of public buildings, lighting and supplies of the city of New York, and another, from an order of the Supreme Court, made at the Kings County Special Term, and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Kings on the 17th day of July, 1899, continuing a preliminary injunction.
1Opinion of the Court
Willard Bartlett, J.;
This is a taxpayer’s action, the purpose of which is to prevent the commissioner of public buildings, lighting and supplies of the city of New York from making contracts for the lighting of the streets, parks, highways, piers or public"places in -any of the boroughs of the |aid city until such contracts shall have been expressly authorized by the municipal assembly. A preliminary injunction was granted restraining the commissioner from awarding, making or signing any such contracts. This injunction has been continued pendente lite by an order of the court at Special Term…
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