Supreme Court of New Jersey February 15, 1891 (State ex rel. Horan v. Lane)

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dixon, J.

The act to enable cities to supply the inhabit-ants thereof with pure and wholesome water, approved April '21st, 1876' (Rev. Sup., p. 665), authorizes the board of aider-men, council or other legislative body of any city supplying its inhabitants with water, to elect and appoint any and all ■engineers, &c.