The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-03-21
WANTED MORE POWER.


A bill, copy of which 10 herewith ap-
pended, was introduced into the General
Assembly just before adjournment last
week, BY Senator Pharr, Of Charlotte,
by request. It was referred to the cons.
mittee on corporations and Senator Bal
lenRer notified, inasmuch as it referred
TO . local matter in his district. He
could give no explanation of the propo-
siti0n, stating that he knew nothing OF
ienntil Mr.. Pharr had called his atten-
ton TO the bill and asked him tBallengerl
to introduce it. This he declined to do
inasmuch rs the Senator from another
district had first been appealed to, He
could not assume responsibility for the
purport OF the proposed measure and
the committee reported It unfavorabiy
bya unanimous vote. Following is .
full text of the bill.
A Bill 70 be entitled
"An Act to grant certain powers 20
the HendersOnville Light and Power
Co"
The General Assembly of North
Carolina, do enact,
Section l. That in addition to the
powers heretofore granted TO the Hem
jacksonville Light & Power Co., in Its
S4@1 0GA O0@81n%0 EOAA VIC 0COE6G8EW VI
State, the said company shall have all
the right of condemnation Of land ~ is
granted TO Railroad Companies in Chap
ter 81 Of the Revisa. of 1905, and shall
exercise saidIrights subject to the Nmita-
tions and restrictions hereinafter named
Section 2. That the right to 80 con-
denim land shall be exercised by said
Company along the waters of Green Riv-
or and Big Hungry Greek, In Hender-
son county, as the said company may
need In the proper conduct of It's bust
ness, for the purpose Of constructing
and m~aintaing It's Dams and Ponds Of
water, including such land % may be
covered in the backing Of water by said
Dams; all In connection with it, Water
Powers and the generation Of Electric
Power.
Sectien 8. That the said Henderson,
vile Light & Power Company, shall
have the right TO condemn such lands
as may be deemed proper and neces-
sary for the construction and maintain
anCe of It's Fumes and It's Transmission
Lines, for the purpose OF conveying
Electric Current from its water Powers
TO points where It Is desired to use
same, and when once the right to con-
struct q transmission Line over Q SER
tain Right-of-way has been granted TO
said company, or acquired by it, and
the said line has been constructed, then
the said Company shall b deemed the
owner OF such r~ight-of-way with full
power to protect same from all tress-
pass or damage, and 70 long % said
line is deemed necessary 70 the prep
er conductor its business, the said Hen.
Jacksonville Light & Power CO., shall
enjoy It's full use. free from al molesta-
ton or interference from other parties.
Section 4. That in case Of an appeal
from the Commissioners, as appointed
under this act, and as set forth in said
chapter, then the said Hendersonville
Light and Power company shall have
the right, pending the hearing OF such
an appeal or appeals in the proper
courts, to take possession of oil such
lands as may be described in the petition
and needed for its purposes % therein
alleged, and hold and use same until the
final value of ell such lands has been
a~djudicated. That the said company
shall have the right to back water and
cover said lands, and shall also have
the right to . pass-way i feet wide,
around such lands rs may be 20 covered
by back-water; said passway to be con-
demned IN like manner Is the other
land.
Section 8. That this act shall be In
force, from and after its ratification.