, 1876-04-04
Tie Report Of tho Master III chanccr9
Sustained.
gomsthlng About the State Insurance
Company.
Important Rulings and Orders by the
Court in tho Interest of
the Claimants.
Rscerd Of judgments and Nav suts...@oro
Bankrupts.
THE HEouEMeOURC CONTRACT.
nfctaroH RI JUDGE pntJMMoNp.

About o!ghseen months ago Tho Town or Lak6
fled bill against Charles E. Hoaucmbourg to
preyont him from laying Hater-ptpes III tho
town OF Lake, claiming that the contract with
tho town only allowed him to lay 10 mtloa Of
plpo, and that ho was going on to put down an
indoanito number In addition. The caae was
roforrod In tltie course Of time to II. ". Bishop,
Msator in Chanccry, who reported That Tic
Town owed ueqnemboutg abont sia2 ooo, -a;In; Mn1
before Judge Drummond, who gavo ha tlorselon
Saturday, ovorruling tho exceptions. The fol-
lowing il tho opinion as revised By hsm for pub
ucaton:
port. On the constitutional queasion do not know
hat hare anything 10 add to what Aavo slated
wien The IT. SF1s1 ot s1a ss ss tho intent Of
upon the subjscs bs ito IeasfA.ufe. md thSretors
vision in relation 70 the assessment Of taxes Tor snn.
plying tho town with water. n1t tho main controversy
ng that, howaver, do not dcatre to underrnto tho
Importance Of this conatitutonsl question: That % o.
Y EoS an on9ye I9as e to%n e
rght to make IT, and no rights can 10 sustained n,-
dcr It auch-thai IL, ~ valid contract between the
/ do not propose to DO mora NOW than to make n
NV rtmarks touching tho true construction Of thls
e1tent of is tnles only. Il was contract between
Tho Town Of Lake and ueqnombourgt by which tho
.te, agreed 70 furnish ,, tho town VT" sfrn a ps ,as
juncts md mattoss connecte! with such snpniy Of
saler. This contract was made on Tho 9th Of fooru-
This Language Of Tho contract Ia that "the hs!d pipes
s 70 10 of tic following .!xea and to meas,iro when
oms1b , 70 10 Sne sa e. tss1 I'll ps u
ucn ionghs Of tho szos aboyo given as tho party Of
!ae second part shall decide sna to furnish written
i, tho 5 passaaa q errtan NV hereinafter alluded
eIpeced would 10 paaeeti shortly after tho e1oout!on
y .he contract and which soens was passed On the
il i claimed on tue part Of the painu1 In the orig.
Limitation thD contrast ~ to tho extent to which
ina Of It being that II NOT TO exceed 15 niles
ha II was to bc about 1s miles, moro or Ices. accord.
uuou s contracts coaaining .cl. phTaseology. Il Ia
ad h on hsna X H.
II Tao con eontractor wanted % know how extensive tIs
serlnino what ptace ho ahould charge. and al tho
raous circumstances connected with tie traneacson.
b wbh nS as to ss sa
contract Il i 10 b. presnnacd for il miles oi terms
mare favorable to tbs town than enc for miles. hut
~hst j. 70 saS, by liz middle ot Ami, Is7tyhesho!
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extend 1t beyond tho number Of is miles, aud II,
NQ1atlQu town tAfB subject IL IN accord