Borough of Sayreville v. Pennsylvania Railroad

As the Chief Justice says, the basic inquiry here has to do with the meaning of L. 1947, c. 178, entitled “An Act concerning the elimination of grade and other crossings of railroad tracks and highways, amending sections 48:12-62, 48:12-70, 48:12-71, 48:12-77 and supplementing chapter twelve of Title 48 of the Eevised Statutes.”

The immediate question is whether the cost of constructing a new fireproof bridge to replace the existing “Deep Cut Bridge” built in 1831 or thereabouts over the railroad’s right of way across Washington Eoad in Sayreville, and reconstructed in 1901, is apportionable…