Oconto City Water Supply Co. v. City of Oconto
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeals from judgments of the circuit court for Oconto •county: S. D. Hastings, Je., Circuit Judge. Two actions, one in equity, and the other at law.
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Appeals from judgments of the circuit court for Oconto •county: S. D. Hastings, Je., Circuit Judge. Two actions, one in equity, and the other at law. In the first action it is alleged that the plaintiff is a corporation •organized under the laws of this state for the purpose of constructing and operating waterworks in said city; that in August, 1890, the Oconto "Water Company, a corporation, entered into a contract with the city, by a proper ordinance, to build and operate a system of waterworks in said city, which were completed and accepted by the city in September, 1891; that in July,…
1Opinion of the CourtBardeen, J.
The issues involved in these two actions are so closely allied that they will be disposed of by one opin*82ion. The paramount question in both cases is whether the contract between the plaintiff and the city is valid or invalid. The city insists that it is invalid for two reasons: first, because it required the city to levy a greater tax for the purpose of paying hydrant rentals than it was authorized to levy for all current expenses; and, second, because of the charter limitation and the actual necessities of the city, a contract running for thirty years was unreasonable.
1. The city was…
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