Sharp v. Hall

DAVISON, V.C.J.

In November, 1946, the City of' Muskogee passed an ordinance establishing fees for the use of public sewers by its inhabitants, and providing that the net profits should be placed in the general fund. For the purpose of fixing the rates, two classifications were made: dwellings were put on a flat per month rate; commercial users were charged on a sliding scale determined by the amount of water used. The sewer charge was added to each water bill and a failure to pay the total of water fee and sewer fee *679was made a cause for discontinuance of water service. The charge was made…