Foley v. Kinnett

GARDNER, Commissioner.

Jamestown, a fifth-class city, by ordinance created the Jamestown Water Commission Board and granted the board authority to sell water to customers outside the city limits and to establish rates and regulations. Appellant, E. E. Foley, as mayor, ex-officio member of the board and taxpayer, contends that the ordinance creating the water board was void because it was not signed by the mayor. He also contends the city had no statutory authority to create the board. His third contention is that the extension of the water lines to the customers outside the city is…