Wright v. City of Oneonta

Oneonta creek, a tributary of the Susquehanna river, passes through the city of Oneonta. The watershed comprises about eight and one-half square miles. The stream is the source of water supply for the city. The Oneonta Water Works Company was organized about the year 1884. It acquired from the riparian owners the right to dam said stream for the purpose of impounding the waters thereof and “ to stop the natural flow of said stream, a part, the whole, or a portion of the year as the case may be.” The Oneonta Water Works Company, for the purpose of supplying water to the then village of…