Spring Valley Waterworks v. City & County of San Francisco
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Northern California
In Equity. Suits by the Spring Valley Waterworks and by the Spring Valley Water Company against the City and County of San Francisco, the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco, and James P. Booth and others, members of and constituting said Board of Supervisors.
1Opinion of the Court
FARRINGTON, District Judge.
Under the ordinance of the city and county of San Francisco fixing water rates for the fiscal year 1902-03—
In March, 1903, the board of supervisors by ordinance reduced the rates to be collected' from private consumers 7 per cent.; otherwise, the rates remained, as in 1902. On the 20th day of the following month suit was brought by the Spring Valley Waterworks in this court against the city and county of San Francisco and its board of supervisors to enjoin the enforcement of the ordinance. A preliminary injunction was issued almost immediately, and is still in force.
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