The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-06-11
The Lexington Dispatch.
Wednesday, June II, 1902.
CONTRACT And AGREEMENT
Between the County Commissioners and
Lexington Manufacturing Co.

Between the County commissioners anu
Lexington Manufacturing Co.
Recorded in the Office Of r. NJ. c. for
Lexington County, S. c., in Book nm,
Page 81, this End Day of January,
1894. H. Spann, R. M. c.
State of South Caroline,
, County of Lexington.
To All to Whom these Presents May
Come, Greeting:
Whereas, the then Board Of County
Commissioners OF county of Lexing-
ton and State aforesaid, in order to
permanently reduce the expenses OF
keeping up the bridges over Twelve
Mile creek and Spiller's branch on
public road leading from Lexington
G. H., to Orangeburg G. H.. be-
tween the Town of Lexington and
Lexington Depot on the Charotte,
Columbia and Augusta Railroad,
did on the 18th day of September,
1883, enter into contract, and had
constructed rock butments at said
stream with sufficiently strong tim
ber to support flooring without other
support, the one over Twelve Mile
creek being of the span OF 36 feet
and the one over Spiller's branch be-
ing of the span Of 20 feet, and had con-
structed thereon good and sufficient
bridges for the use of the public un-
til End day of February, 1891. when
the 'sLexington Manufacturing Com
pany," being desirous of raising their
mill pond water sufficient to secure
power enough to run their ma.
chipery, and in order to do so had to
raise the sams over the before men
toned public road, b1tments and
bridges to a considerable depth.
Andin order to so raise said pond,
the then Board of County Commis-
sioners of Lexington county, on the
2nd,- day of February, 1891, granted,
in writing, permission to the said
Lexington Manufacturing Company
to raise said water power upon con-
dition thatthey raise said public road
either in dirt or wood, or both, so as
to make a good roadway on top fifteen
feet wide at their own expense, And,
whereas, under said right granted to
them, the said Lexington Manufactur-
ing Company, shortlythereafter raised
abridge by benches of various lengths
in conformity with the rise and fall of
the public road bed and bridge of
wood 439 feet by Is feet. And,
whereas, it will be necessary from
time to time to repair said bridge to
keepthe same in safe and passable
condition.
Now, know all men by these pres
ents that the following agreement is
hereby permanently entered into be-
tween the said Lexington Manufac-
turing Company and the undersigned
present Board of County Commits
sioners of Lexington County,
First, The said Lexington Manu-.
featuring Company and the said
Board of County Commissioners do
agree to keep up said bridge conjointly
in the following manner, to wit: The
Board of County Commissioners
hereby agree to keep up, at the ex-
pense of the county, the stringers,
flooring and ratings for the distance
of ffty-six feet; and the Lexington
Manufacturing Company agree to
keep up, at their own expense, the
stringers, flooring and ratings for the
distance of three hundred and eighty
three feet, together with the benches
supporting said bridge.
Second, 1t is agreed that it shall
be the duty of the said Board ot
County Commissioners of said county
at any and all future time to look af.
ter and keep in good repair the en-
tire bridge at as reasonable expense
as possible, and shall keep E. true and
correct account of said expenses and