City of Bangor v. Public Utilities Commission

This case comes before us on exceptions by the City of Bangor, hereafter called the City, to the allowance and approval by the Public Utilities Commission, hereafter called the Commission, of a schedule of water rates filed by the Bangor Water District, hereafter called the District.

The District was incorporated under the provisions of Chapter 39 of the Private and Special Laws of Maine, 1957. At the time of the incorporation of the District, the source of water for public use in the City was the Penobscot River, and this water was of poor quality for drinking purposes. Among the purposes for…