White v. City of Meadville
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Bill in equity, No. 235, Miscellaneous Docket, No. 1, against a municipal corporation. Bill in equity, filed in the Supreme Court by citizens and taxpayers of a municipal corporation against said corporation, its mayor and councilmen, to restrain the construction of waterworks. The facts appear by the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Dean,
The city of Meadville was incorporated by act of February 15, 1866, and supplements of March 26, and April 6, 1870. Its municipal powers and privileges are also regulated by the general act of May 23, 1874, for government of cities of the third class. Before the adoption of the present constitution, its debt exceeded two per cent of the assessed value of its taxable properly. On 16th of December, 1873, an election was held to *647determine whether the city should construct municipal waterworks to supply the inhabitants with water; the vote was one hundred and…
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