Denning v. City of Green Bay

The city of Green Bay operates its own water-supply system. It draws its water from various deep wells in the city which have become inadequate, and on August 18, 1953, the city council resolved to draw water from Lake Michigan which is some 26 miles distant from the city limits. Pursuant to appropriate resolutions of the common council, city officers proceeded to obtain authority to do this from the public service commission of Wisconsin, to take bids for the construction of the pipe line, and to prepare and sell a bond issue of $5,700,000, “Water Works Mortgage Revenue Bonds.” On October…