In re Long Island Water-Supply Co.
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from special term, Kings county. Proceeding by the city of Brooklyn, under Laws 1892, c. 481, to condemn the property and franchises of the Long Island Water-Supply Company, organized in the town of New Lots, which town was afterwards annexed to the city of Brooklyn by Laws 1886, c. 335. The commissioners to whom the question of compensation was referred reported in favor of the water company for $570,000. From an order denying a motion by the city of Brooklyn to…
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Appeal from special term, Kings county. Proceeding by the city of Brooklyn, under Laws 1892, c. 481, to condemn the property and franchises of the Long Island Water-Supply Company, organized in the town of New Lots, which town was afterwards annexed to the city of Brooklyn by Laws 1886, c. 335. The commissioners to whom the question of compensation was referred reported in favor of the water company for $570,000. From an order denying a motion by the city of Brooklyn to confirm the report, (24 N. Y. Supp. 807,) said city appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBarnard, P. J.
The legislature, by chapter 737, Laws 1873, and amendments thereto, authorized, by a general act, the formation of water companies in towns and villages within the state. Under these laws the Long Island Water Company was organized in 1881 to furnish water to the town of New Lots, which was then adjacent to the city of Brooklyn, but was not a part of it. By chapter 335, Laws 1886, the legislature annexed the town to the city of Brooklyn, and in the annexation act provided that the city of Brooklyn should not distribute or furnish water for consumption or use within the territory of the…
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