Farmers' Loan & Trust Co. v. Galesburg
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS. In equity. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Blatcheord
The city of Galesburg, Illinois, a municipal corporation,-by an ordinance of its city council, passed May 12, 1883, and. approved by its mayor May IT, 1883, entitled “ An ordinance providing for a supply of water to the city of Galesburg and its inhabitants, authorizing Nathan Shelton or assigns to .construct and maintain water works, securing protection to said works, contracting with said Nathan Shelton or assigns for a supply of water for public use, and giving said city an option to purchase said works,” granted a franchise to Shelton and his successors or assigni, for thirty years from…
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