Benjamin v. City of Mayfield

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Clarke

Affirming.

*447■ On the 30th ¿ay of July, 1891, and' prior to the adoption of the present Constitution of Kentucky, the city of Mayfield, through its Board of Councilmen,- adopted an or¿inance which awarded to the Graves County Water & Light Supply. Company, now the Mayfield Water & Light Company, a franchise and a contract to construct and operate a waterworks system in and for and sufficient to meet the needs of said city for a period of twenty-five years from said date, and by- which said city was obligated to pay $3,840.00 a year for sixty-four hydrants, and…