Jones v. Rutherford

Opinion op the Court by-

Judge. McCandless

Reversing.

The city of Corbin owns and operates a water and light plant. Conceiving that the plant was inadequate .for the needs of the city, the board of commissioners took steps to install an additional electrical power unit. They were unable to contract for the purchase and installation of this unit without exceeding the limit of municipal indebtedness permissible under section 157 of the Constitution. In avoidance of this barrier-, the board by ordinance duly enacted called for bids to be submitted for a lease to the city of such machinery as was…