The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1902-11-27
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appolntOu SONSlnOi VI IHo COluleIS
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Complainant is the owner, in fee sim
pie, of tract of about one hundred
and ninety acres of land situated in the
Ninth civil district of Washington
county, Tenn, lying on both sides of
Sinking creek valley, and including
part of the valley, and through which
flows the stream of water known as
Sinking creek. Complainant and those
through whom he claims have never
waived or sold to defendant any right
or privileges in Sinking creek or its
tributaries. Sinking creek runs through
compliments land for a distance of
about one-half mile. On complainant's
farm are several large, unfailing springs
of excellent water that have never been
known to suffer diminution of flow in
consequence of dry weather,
The geological formation of Sinking
creek valley and the watershed of Sink
ing creek is open, rocky, and in the
valley said by experts to be drift.
Above compliments land and in and
about the headwaters of Sinking creek
are many springs Of soft water, and
said creek. Except in times of wet
weather these springs flow out of the
earth, flow in the beds of their natural
branches, and disappear to again flow
out in other springs lower down, that
flow out and shortly disappear, to reap
pear in still other springs lower down,
so that any diversion of the waters of
the upper springs diminishes the flow of
the creek and the lower springs.
Complainant charges that his springs
are the place of final outflow of these
springs above him, and that any diver
sion of the waters contributory to Sink
ing creek will cause diminution of flow
of his large and valuable springs.
| With the exception of about four
facres compliments land is outside the
corporate limits of Johnson City, and
as will appear from map filed here
with, marked exhibit A." "a large part
situated outside the corporate limits
has been laid off into town lots, streets,
and alleys, and some of these lots have
been sold and residences built thereon,
and while the company proposing the
addition to johnson City failed, and
the title finally fell to complainant, and
some of the streets and alleys have been
abandoned for the time being, others
suitable for present conveniences have
been kept open, and your complainant's
plans and purposes have been to carry
out this scheme as to his land, and put
this land, according to Exhibit A, .
upon the market as an addition to John
son City.
The flow of water from this land is to
Sinking Greek, and is entitled to the
use OF the waters of Sinking Creek, in
Guiding compliments springs for do
nestle and manufacturing purposes,
and very greatly enhances the value OF
compliments land, and plans for an
addition to johnson City, as, to each
sale, privileges and water rights could
be granted, which complainant could
furnish to residences by artificial means
and all unconsumed water would reflow
into Sinking creek and reach its natur.
al channel before leaving complainant's
lands and reaching the lower riparian
owners.
Complainant adioins Bolton, Range
Wright, Hunt, Miller, Walters, Pouder
trustee and others, and his lands are
, known as the Bowman farm. The ini
lines on exhibit A" indicate the
boundary of compliments land.
In consequence of the location of tht
Soldiers Home near johnson City, ant
other enterprises, the future growth o
johnson City is assured, and the value