State v. City of Miami

The system whereby water is furnished to consumers of Miami and environs may be said to consist of two parts; one for the pumpage, purification and preparation of the commodity for consumption, the other for distribution of it to users through pipes. The former is.owned by the city, the latter by private corporations. It was to combine them and bring the entire production and dispensation under the ownership, hence regulation and control, of the city that the laws were passed by the State Legislature, the resolution adopted by the city commission and the litigation instituted which gave rise…