, 1866-03-15
THE CITY.
the MoRTHClARk STREET ASSESS.
MEMf CASE,
The Suit Of the "City VS.. C. L Han.
cock =" In the Superior Court---
Decision Of Chief Justice
j. u. Wilson.

Ip$klRl0M nT fHh{oT 1npfSAo
DuioA ""'sv'
d ID. Wilson.
.EtnA Assessment ~',,1s
eeung the Hecofos-AAaD1!la
~''' -. -.
An ,,,,,o...,+ rs.a u.s ve4terasv aar,ded n n.
-as ~ :, ,..,.s- sss4 s..s,. - .'1
eupenof eoun' Ha'eA a. g." in'ohes 'nattcss o. thc
highest importance to the property ownesr Of the
rdty In connection With the rtgh'e and priyiprrs of
nn,.c r.tvayr, we c3yc cuttrc Hy II I. drr,aed =.
IL :. .he superior cou1 d concerned, thst norse @
orparS, Liable TO assessment for itnnnnveynents
on tar strece wberc their trsck. are si5 tb.i sns
aescrfmept from which they are pmitlcd won1d -
fnvslld a. In con'radic,1pu Of ibe civ rha,Ter S
s.ssement Of the rr nue ca .ns n account n
et.cet tor The uTuncAcd nsrt,,p n fIs+ go, I.
III ol.on n,yemTns cannor he ~ las suee' wta
the CIV of Cbtraro w. t1se n.n aosS entitled
., n4nR A xna en'1ns Worth Clark street, fon
Chiel jus,icr JosIu-M Wi1son .,a ,o,,
Jaeson, Assoeiste Jn.t1ce %c1 ~ M1I ~ 'enn q.
ihc opinion bc,pr csen bT 1b,sI in.is III saf nSnsa
foilows. h''@1 ~ eAiel Justice wilson as
70 ti,is ssse.smen, ..v..., n,,,...,
one OF hch IA thst nc1her ,ho & arc nen
En-sh rhirsno w. u1f w itAl eh'ate " tne
cn,nrsnv T. .ss.. S.y PENNY SGnpany. nof tne
by al odinsnn of thu III psoG f a. ia;
yen 10 sse 5swaT ay so.ns ~. - ao,eey W. W.
Sus,c Sare nrse ,at5 eompanx m to o9nssaci sho
i oIetS aoiss ta+MAs u0 Nos1o CtarA fueet. Tue
md, md rs, .std company sceed the ordinance: nd
toT he imn1nsr1r,,, ~ faas , tt,o o. sne
made-that he trast ocun;e% artentonn FIT fse, =
ss9st st e e s her, @ r.
opess,ed OF by Tic company since @ IT. construction.
Tnc ssresrmenI e1:erds ss9ooo eany thousand
9hs ar o. hods9s 5os d 70 Ds p,
the oFpsocs sic,es.id =, NJ. H. 1,,. ~ ,a 1aae
S~0N% "A~N~s~@@%st - W t.I NAt+ W t-AS %VAAAs
tLe aIaount ns,essed. nnnn fhr rs,,usv
company: lhe couusel for he raiIxny I'm,
oGy, /, t9at 9hn Inc saaTay CO. cnnpa1y
" lie II a orir;pal ordinance u..,ed hy tbe com.
W.iirs Of EdNaru Wr|rhs The 5te 'as ,.errna%,
section Of The orn.pce Il IL ,bete xo1a< see'ena'
The esid company shsll Keen cieht fse, o1 evr,y
sd ma ,1pern y ~ on ense ds acE T.
WY, in good repair md copdltion dnrine alt fhe
ca,,,,,.ns ~ shs ~ ~ ciantea 10 sa
s eo.aus ~ en! ~ aaa snah pay ln me fame
her!T ~, aha ~ a1y .naa sns 2e Of
o. o. .nc e3ee.s ore1 + OF oeenp'eo % 1aid company.
,n,S :" ~ we ~ Mnesel ofalnances Or osae.s
chapa % ana be- SAD eo%psps oSe6s Ell e S
.avg .or ~ ias EFT! eonseqnenhai aamAges which
naS Dc eusianea, &c,
tpc m M ae &c company 70 pas Ior anF improvement order
- 81 y. tne Gommun ~ Co9nG! u proportion = ID
aeas y 70 tAe ~noS *'dsh OF Inc fuaowae
~ ue 81 etses. ampsosea IN ine present case amount.
1uG 70 soouI o1e-Mifd o. me assessment But
@ 49,, a4e HI pornSn ~ secuonS tsesenh extending
.ots sna AZ anGuo'ng tne ~otos common Connnl ol
hp tns ssnae> npon "a'ch n written tbs ~ords fol-
''".r .TSc ..,a cour.r< .,,u ., .o,,.. ....
nr paa ae Pse q sne sFao 81
1he s1eete. Or parts ol streets, upon which they
enall , construct NE ,nid tali~aTt Or any OF ihe
WY. on all ssrects whsron one s1ack il Construct
e., ana ssssn RET IN Width along the line Of said
the privileges hereby granted 10 said company shall
extend In accordance With whatever orcE or rcsu-
ntion respecting The Ordinary repairs thereof may
faia CITY,"
The proof thosss That this pasted paper If in the
handwriting Of 3. kretsmAn- who was City Clerk at
the time .n1s ordinance WIS pasked. The obiee.orz
alleged that II vas not pasted by the Common
Council End formed no part Of the ordinance when
ton tscyen) BY MI. kre,.man amer the original
ordnance a WAS paeted- To prove this, they intro
ttss dnesd nse Witnesses, who wers Aldermen At the
Myes, Long. Oomisky. Ions md Carpenter They
ell testify 1hat they were members Q. he Common
Council; VET present. when the ordinance was
pateed. and that their attention specially called
u the prorisions OF the ordinance, as matter OF
Ereat public interest: and thai the ordinance
pasted paper. il words Of In substauce
and thut no such amendment Wa. o1ared or made
to the original ordinance, but The ordinance Wig
Myers says be wat opposed to TIC ordinance and
Soed acainst 1t; thai he TOOK special interest In
accaispd 4 copy Of the nnnird % m,nr,es n ths hs
Coupel pqpoeedtner d!str,bufed IN the s,derrrcn
which copy be produced and idcutifed thst be
teal with the oTirinai ordtnsnce wiat,ont 4o t5e
paired TAPER 7 he writing uudcr the pa.led nat,eS
beng read in his hearing By Mr. Bodman,r r rC1ty
Clerk, smother witness, and he, Mve!s comuar1n1
1t With 1he ordinance Al printed IL tlis cony
The illness, Long testified 10 thc same In snh-
etance With Nj. Myers, producing and idcn,Iyinc
me- o. an esa be so1s
voled ioF the ordinance On fts psssaec. ana nows
re.n'1 ana 1hs ~ e pnea eop{ pso
said Il my doubt enuid scmatu in reIs.
ton to he question. sjfer he eyidenee
or Messrs. Mye1x, LONG. ComieSv and Cs,nenirr.
the 1eeI1mony Of M Jones ,yrnid eer1n IN he cnr
Son In "a ~ ame e. y r. ht ~ aS1i on e. 81 n.I n;
poper, brt thst no Euch provision vas ia he orSs.
narce a. it parseJ, and ia, within abont ! weeI
ri be sa Ne %s ~aa II az fy Is Of
hImse1f AT. Ercisuaan. md tomc other person.
some ole of tue Aldermen be thlnEa, and some one
r.nrr~entfnr The inte5.rts Of fhr I.,x1v comnanv.
fhaf he IaK naner in Mr. Eredxnsn'e h.rd r,5t4nr
embojyfpg. n fnbstsnee the nroy,sinn. IN liz
parted PAPER. md 1bat be iK1-ismani wrots i, IN
The ordinance would be. The facl That be vas in
HOpld know whether II Una emtonted In fbe nrtf-
nsnce cr moi, md Tie t,nnsscton in ihe clerk az
Gcea days after could not have oscn,rsd II The
prpytalon had },ecn IN the orainn ncr nsn.ea. II
rwnnld hoxe het,n shsnrh for NJ, Era3smcn ~ 49, n
mn snrh = nrovs,nn Ia The INN 81 ~ ame1t,
H3rri. if Il ms IN tbc orumauce and the
fact 1hat 1t was not in fhe ordinance
as passed was he only reason why sane
men ehou1d do what Mf, Joucs tcstides Wae
pasted papcz xss published IN The corpo,ariop "a.
PEN on the morning OF the sath OF May, 1879 as
par1 Of the proceedings OF the Common Council,
only be furnished By him. and II was bis duty to
furnish them as he did. II the pasted paper wss
orer section = tseven} as 1t Dow appesrs the pub
ljAheo ordinance would haye couia,ped thar t,ro-
virIou. This show. couclusivtly 1ha, the pap,1
was pasted on after tne publication on the 18th OF
Mag. Nor is 1t reasonable 10 supppee thai the rla.
pe wae pasted over .ect.pp7 ttsyep1 tin afcT ihe
transactions Fe1aud by Nj, Jones il Ere,sman had
Gxed Nd the ordinance ia eult him pnd hts empoy.
crf. whoever they were. il "a mol urohshIe nrlcsa