State Ex Rel. Mt. Sinai Hospital v. Hickey

By the Court.

The charter city of Cleveland owns and operates its waterworks system. On May 12,1940, there became effective in such city an ordinance passed by the council supplementing the municipal code by the addition of certain sections. These sections, as they are pertinent to the controversy, read as follows:

“Section 2302-2-B. The director of public utilities shall cause water to be furnished free of charge to public schoolhouses within the territorial limits of the city of Cleveland, and to free public libraries within the territorial limits of the city which are supported in whole or…