Bauer v. Board of Fire & Police Commissioners

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Trenchard, J.

This is a rule to show cause why the board of fire and police commissioners of the city of Paterson should not be directed by peremptory or alternative writ of mandamus to issue to the relators a permit to install three gasoline tanks and one fuel oil tank and the necessary aceesr sories on property located on the southeast corner of Van Houghten and Straight streets, in the city of Paterson.

Relators applied in the first instance to the building inspector of the city for a permit to erect a building on the site in question, without…