The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-09-02
SrARTL,DNG ADMISSIONS MADE BY
PRESIDENT BURBAGE UNDER OATH

Company's and then on to Slagle's
twenty or thirty feet, into pipe on
Slagle's land.
Q.-About how far, from the point
of measurement of the water, when the
amount was ascertained to be about
100000 gallons daily, did the creek flow
until the water was turned into the
pipe on the Slagle land?
Alive or six hundred feet.
Q.-How far was the water carried
in pipes from said point on the Slagle
farm and where to?
A.-About 800 feet into the reservoir
of the Watauga Water Company.
Q.-State whether or not all the wa
ter was turned from Sinking creek into
the pipes on the Slagle farm?
A.-Yes, sir.
Q.-Do you know how much water
was discharged from that pipe line into
the complainant company's reservoir
on November II, 1902?
A.-Yes, sir.
Q.-How do you know?
Al saw it measured and helped to
measure it..
Q.-How much was it?
A.-43,2 gallons daily
Q.-At the time of measurement,
state whether or not the full flow of
the four Price springs and the water
piped from upper Sinking creek, in
cluding the waters from the two w. S.
Harvey springs, went into the creek
just above the point of diversion on the
Slagle farm?
A.-Yes, sir.
Q.-What became of the residue of
water-that is, the difference between
the 100000 gallons on the T. r. Price
place and the 1920 gallons Ticked up
on the Slagle farm?
A. Evaporated and sank-both,
presume.
GLOW far above the springs inside
of the reservoir grounds, the principal
feeder of the reservoir of complainant
company, was the point where the wa
tiers from upper Sinking creek were
turned loose from the pipe line?
Al should say it was from three
quarters of a mile to a mile. i haven't
measured it, but don't think it is over
three quarters Of mile-about three
quarters.
O. How do the waters flow from the
Price springs, with reference to the val
ley and the reservoir, directly down the
valley or from one side to the other?
How is the fact?
A.-They flow from one side to the
other across the valley and then down
on one side.
| Q.-On which side of the valley are
the Price springs located?
A.-On the left going TO the head; on
the south side.
Q.-On which side of the valley was
the water run into pipes on the Slaglt
farm?
A.-On the north side.
O.. State whether or not the com.
plainant company has contract tC
furnish Johnson City and its inhabi
tants with water?
A.-Yes
Q.-How much water is necessary tC
furnish the town Of Johnson City anc
inhabitants daily?
! Ask TO seven hundred thousand
gallons,
| Q.-State whether the demand is in
creasing or decreasing.
Alt is increasing.
| Q.-Slowly or rapidly or moderately
A. 1t is increasing, | should say
rapidly.
Q.-What surplus of water, if any
did the company have during the lat
ter part OF the summer and the fall o
1902?
A. None.
@. State the condition of its reser
voir during that time, as to its quaint
ty of water.
A.-The reservoir was not full; "
could not keep it full.
Q.-What was done, if you know, t
keep it full?
A.-Laid pipe to the Slagle spring
laid pipe from the reservoir to III
creek on the Slagle farm; laid pip
, on the Price farm, and 10 the Harve
spring above. Upper Sinking cree
was piped down TO save ito keep
from sinking.
} Q.-State what the result was afte
: laying those additional pipe lines t
! save water that was sinking on tn
Harvey place.-was the reservoir kel
full?
A.-NO, sir. AT times il lacked fror
three and ahalf TO four feet.
y Q.-State about what is the capacit
of the large reservoir and the area {
I same.
o A.-The capacity is about II, ,OOO,O(
|, gallons. The reservoir is from 700 |