Coolidge v. Inhabitants of Brookline

This is a petition by ten tax-payers to restrain the town of Brookline from paying money from its treasury for an alleged illegal purpose. Gen. Sts. c. 18, § 79. On October 13, 1873, an order was introduced in the board of aldermen of Boston, that the mayor be requested to petition the Legislature for an act annexing a portion of Brookline to Boston. It does not appear that the order was passed, or that any further action was taken npt n it. The selectmen of Brookline, October 17 following, issued a warrant for a town meeting to be held October 28, to act, amante other things, upon the…