Reigle v. Smith

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Sadler,

The Borough of Halifax acquired by purchase, in 1917, the assets of a company engaged in furnishing water to its inhabitants and those residing in the immediate vicinity. Since that time the plant has been managed by a board of water commissioners appointed as permitted by the Borough Act (May 14, 1915, P. L. 312, ch. 6, art. XIY, sec. 28). The source of the supply was some miles distant, and the water was conducted therefrom by a pipe which emptied into a reservoir. Prom the latter point, service lines carry the flow to most of the consumers, who reside within…