United New Jersey Railroad & Canal Co. v. National Docks & New Jersey Junction Connecting Railway Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dixon, J.

On August 28th, 1893, the board of street and. water commissioners of Jersey City, over the veto of the acting mayor, passed several resolutions vacating a portion of Railroad avenue and changing the grade of Wayne street, in order to enable the National Docks and New Jersey Junction Connecting Railway Company to construct and operate its road across Railroad avenue with greater safety to life and property. The resolutions were adopted as part of a contract entered into by the city and the railway company, in supposed pursuance of an act of…