Town of West Hartford v. Board of Water Commissioners
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Amicable submission to the Superior Court iu Hartford County upon the following agreed statement of facts. The Board of Water Commissioners of the city of Hartford was made a corporation by an act of the General Assembly, and was empowered, for and in behalf of the city, to take from a brook in West Hartford known as Trout Brook, or any other stream or water course in West Hartford, and convey the same to the city, such supply of water as the convenience and necessity of the…
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Amicable submission to the Superior Court iu Hartford County upon the following agreed statement of facts. The Board of Water Commissioners of the city of Hartford was made a corporation by an act of the General Assembly, and was empowered, for and in behalf of the city, to take from a brook in West Hartford known as Trout Brook, or any other stream or water course in West Hartford, and convey the same to the city, such supply of water as the convenience and necessity of the inhabitants of the city might require; and to take and hold, for and in behalf of the city, lands or other estate in…
1Opinion of the CourtPaedee, J.
This is an amicable submission under the statute by the Board of Water Commissioners of the city of Hartford upon one side and the town of West Hartford upon the other, of questions which have arisen between them, to the Superior Court upon an agreed statement of facts, and that court has asked the advice of this court as to the judgment to be rendered thereon.
The Board of Water Commissioners were authorized by the legislature to purchase and hold land in the town of West Hartford for the purpose of storing water and carrying it thence to the city of Hartford for the use of its inhabitants;…
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