Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1908-02-13
NEW COMPANY
TO BUILD 1T
Wilson Baillie Company Now
in Charge.
GREAT POWER PLANT
TO GO FORWARD
While Big Law Suits Are
Filed Between the Con
tending Parties.

The Wilson -Baillie Company of New
York, one of the best known contract
ing corporations in the world, are to
build the power plant at the lock and
dam, and are reported to have mach
inery en- route to displace W. J. Oil
vers equipment, which he refused to
sell to A. N. Brady.
Wednesday of last week an eiectment
bill was filed in chancery court at JAS
per, against Mr.. Oliver by represen-
tatives of Mr.. Brady, reciting the
causes of the dispute, and praying for
heavy damages.
The following are the principal
points of the BILL aside from lengthy
description Of the boundaries of the
property.
"That on or about the 10Th day of
October, 1906, complainant and de-
fendant entered into contract in
writing, a copy Of which is attached
hereto, marked Exhibit A, but the
same is not for copy in issuing pro-
cess, whereby said Oliver agreed to
build for complainant lock and dam
and power house, at or near Hale s
Bar. on the Tennessee river, in Mar
ion county, Tennessee about thirty
two miles below the city of Chatta-
nOoga, Tennessee, in accordance with
the plans, drawings and specifications
prepared by the engineer of the Chat
tanooga and Tennessee River Power
company, namely, the Hon. John Bo-
CART, upon the terms and in compli-
ance with the provision of said con-
tract as set forth therein: which plans
and specifications had been previously,
pursuant to act of congress authorizing
the construction of said lock and dam
and power house, submitted to, passed
upon, approved and accepted by the
United States government engineer in
charge Of Tennessee river improve
ments, as required by said contract.
THAT the work to be done under
said contract was to have been fully
completed not later than the 10th day
of October, 1907, except that the
foundations and sub-structure for the
aforesaid power house were to have
been finished on or before Feb. /. 1907.
''That on or about April 80, 1907,
such a small part of said work haC
been done under said contract that il
became apparent to both of the rartie,
thereto that said contract could not bt
completed without extraordinary ex
pense, if at all, within the time pre-
scribed; and that thereupon supple
mental contract was entered into be
tween said parties on the aforesaid
date, April 30, 1907, whereby the de
fendant Oliver was granted an eXten
sion of time of twenty months from
said date for the completion of salt
work, except that it was provided tha
the power house should at once b
progressed and the work and th
material necessary to its completion a
once be furnished and that the sam
should be fully completed within on
year from the date of said supplement
al contract.
That after the execution of salt
supplemental agreement the defendan
Oliver, instead Of pushing said wor
in such manner as to secure its com
pletiOn within the extended time afore
said, so neglected the same, or prose
cuted it with so little energy or com
potency as that OF Dec. 6, 1907, so lit
tie additional work had been done b.
him that it became apparent to com
painant AMI his engineers that Meth
rr the whole of said work nor the II
spective parts thereof named in sal
supplemental agreement could be fin
iShel within the respective periods {
the extended time aforesaid; tina
thereupon complainant, exercising tn
right given him under the original an
supplemental contracts aforesaid, o
said date annulled said contracts an
notified defendant Oliver to remove hi
plant and equipment from the premi'
pS
That ON the following day, towi'
Dec. !, 1907. defendant oliver, II
piled to said notice denying that I'll
complainant had the right to declal
the contract at an end, and declnin
to give mp possession Of the Uremis,
in question ami remove his plant thel
from.
Complainant further AYERS that d,
fendant was put into possession of ti
aforesaid premises by complainant fC
the purpose of enabling defendant, /
complainant sup-contractor, 10 PEI
form the work set forth in the afor
said contracts. and for this purpose oi
ly; and that defendants right to SUE
possession ceased and terminated uro
the anuullment If said contracts I
complainant ami the abandonment
said work by defendant: and that q
frnlant is now unlawfully and witho,
color of right ur authority claimiI
ami holding possession of said Iremi
p~
Complainant further avers Tn
time i now of tie utmost imIOrtau
o. Linn. that H. IS under contract wi
thu chattanooga auG Tennessee Riv
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