Rogers Park Water Co. v. City of Chicago
Appellate Court of Illinois
Bill in chancery. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Julian W. Mack, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Brown
delivered the opinion of the court.
Three years ago the appellant was before this court as appellee in a cause in which the Circuit Court of Cook county had perpetually enjoined the city of Chicago from enforcing an ordinance fixing the maximum rates which the Bogers Park Water Company should charge the inhabitants of that part of the city of Chicago for water furnished. The ordinance had been passed under authority of an Act of the General Assembly approved June 6, 1891, to enable cities to fix rates and charges for the supply of water furnished by any water…
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