City of Norfolk v. Board of Supervisors

The city of Norfolk in its municipal capacity owns and operates a waterworks system. It claims, and it is not contradicted, that its primary and dominant purpose in acquiring this system was to supply water to itself and its inhabitants. In doing this, in addition to the lands acquired in several suw rounding counties, including Nansemond county, it took over two other water companies in its vicinity. It has since then supplied the communities formerly served by these companies and the communities and citizens along its pipe lines, several federal reservations, numerous public carriers, and…