Johnson v. Mayor of Natchitoches

The municipality of Natchitoches owns and operates a water and electric power plant and furnishes its inhabi-tants with water and electricity for power and lighting purposes. L. H. Johnson, the plaintiff, is a citizen of the city and owns and operates a hotel, and the city furnished him with water and electricity for his hotel. On November 3, 1929, the city rendered plaintiff a bill amounting to $156.30, which included $109.70 for power and light consumed, $31.60 for water consumed, and $15 *41for “stand-by” or breakdown charge. Plaintiff was willing to pay and tendered the amount of the bill,…