Jamaica Water Supply Co. v. City of New York

Crane, Ch. J.

Article 4-B of the Public Service Law (Cons. Laws, ch. 48), added by the Laws of 1931, chapter 715, section 3, places water works and water companies under the jurisdiction of the Public Service Commission. The method of procedure is the same as that applicable to other rate-fixing bodies. The company files schedules of its rates, which become effective unless they are reduced or modified by the Commission. Subdivision 10 of section 89-c, concerning the powers of the Commission, reads: " Shall have power to require every water-works corporation to file with the commission and to…