Police duty
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From 218 U.S. 645 - City of Columbus v. Mercantile Trust & Deposit Co. · 1910Most cited · 56 citing opinions
No higher police duty rests upon municipal authority than that of furnishing an ample supply of pure and wholesome water for public and domestic uses. The preservation of the health of the community is best obtained by the discharge of this duty, to say nothing of the preservation of property from fire, so constant an attendant upon crowded conditions of municipal life.