Williams v. City Electric Street Ry. Co.

A statute of the state of Arkansas providing for the organization and defining the powers of municipal corporations provides that—

“See. 754. They shall-have power to provide for lighting the streets and alleys of the city by gas or otherwise, and to authorize the constrüction of gasworks and of street railroads. Sec. 755. For the purposeof providing water, gas,, or street railroads, the mayor and council may contract with any person or company to construct and operate the same, and may grant to such person or company, for the time which may be agreed upon, the exclusive privilege of using the…