Morris & Cummings Dredging Co. v. Jersey City

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Depue, J.

This writ brings up the proceedings of the board of street and water commissioners of Jersey City in *143relation to Chapel avenue, a public street in Jersey City. This avenue was dedicated fifty feet 'in width and extended from Garfield avenue easterly, to the shore of the New York bay. A grade was adopted for the avenue some years ago, ■but it has never been worked to grade. Though it has been used, it has not been used to its full width.

The proceedings brought up by this writ consist of a resolution of the board of street and water…