Board of Water Commissioners v. Commissioners of Parks & Boulevards

The main question in this case is, Must the board of water commissioners of the city of Detroit furnish water for the public parks of the city without charge ? The relator is a corporation organized under Act No. 90, Laws 1853. By the terms of the act, the possession and control of the waterworks are vested in the relator. It is vested with the sole power to assess the water rate to be paid by the owner or occupant of each house or other building having or using water. It is also authorized to purchase such land and materials, and to construct such reservoirs, etc., “as shall be deemed…