Trustees of the Illinois Central Hospital for the Insane v. City of Jacksonville

delivebed the opinion of the Couet.

The appellants brought an action against the appellee to recover damages for a breach of contract, by which the appellee undertook to furnish a supply of water to the ap-. pellants, for a term of ten years, at a fixed price. A demurrer to the declaration was sustained, and the only question argued is as to the validity of the alleged contract—that is to say, whether it is competent for a city, having a supply of water by means of a plant owned and operated by it, to make a binding agreement to furnish water for the period of ten years at a stipulated price.…