The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-05-15

Drain III SUCH HldluCl III ~ SuSA SA
tent the said above mentioned and de-
scribed lands, which adjoin the said
three acres sold this day to the said
town of Greenwood, and herein de-
scribed as to fully and e~ffectually
protect Yoes Spring from all surface
waters, all impurities and contaminat-
ing substances and influences OF
whatsoever nature and kind, and to
inclose the said spring branch by
fencing, the said fence to be placed
on either side thereof on terrace or
hillside ditch nearest the said branch,
and the same to keep fenced so long
as any cattle or live stock of any kind
whatsoever are permitted or allowed
to be, go or enter upon the said
branch and to have and to employ and
to use such force and leans as may
be necessary therefor, and the said
hillside bitches to keep in repair, al
ter or change the same, from time to
time and at all times and therefor
| on my said lands to enter.
provided, however, that in case
the said cattle or livestock. each or
every of them are permanently re-
moved from the said above mentioned
lands and forever kept therefrom then
the said fence shall be removed, 9TH
erwise there to remain, or to be erect
ed again thereon if this proviso be in
any part or respect violated, and pro-
yided, further, that there shall be an
opening one or more in the said fence
so as to permit the free and easy
crossing and %recrossing Of the said
branch.
"And do hereby give and grant full
power to the said Commissioners OF
Public Works, their successors n
assigns full power to remove n
keep out of said Enclosure of said
sprfng branch all and any contami-
mating substances of whatsoever ma
ture, as well as the cause or causes
of such communicating substances
therefrom to remove, and to prevent
and forever prohibit any use thereof
likely to pollute or contaminate the
purity of the waters Of the said
spring branch, in. the judgment of the
said Commissioners of Public Works.
their successors or assigns"
During the fathers ownership
these terms were complied with with
out interference. We kept the small
watershed clear of Objectionable mat
ter either by ditching or fencing, but
when the titles passed to the daugh-
ter our troubles began. She seemed
n think our rights ceased with the
passing of titles, although many
prominent attorneys from GreenVllle
to Charleston advised her they did
not, still she was persistent in not
allowing us to do anything that ought
to be done.
AS evidence of her extreme ami
mus. we could not keep bitches open.
She tore away the spring enclosure
and cut down all the shrubs n now
ers planted therein, some very choice
ones. school children and other Visl-
tors from town were forbidden to go
to the spring for a drink OF water
which she stood guard over with a
buggy whip on picnic occasions 10
which hundreds of thirsty pleasure
seekers will testify. She had already
bnilt some very Objectionable and in
fictitious buildings and o~uthouses
above the spring, and had given II
out that she was going to build a tu-
berculosis sanitorium on a knoll still
nearer to it, and be it known, she IS
a m of means, a graduate NJ. u.
and a trained nurse Of some renoWn
Knowing all these facts, and that
il Is far more important to protect the
source of a water supply than to at
tempt it's publication, by any sort OF
fltering process, after it becomes pol
luted, especially if from colon Dacill'
a common, yet among the most dan
gerous of all germs, l would be re-
creant to the trust imposed In me by
10000 unsuspecting citizens If l did
not recommend the removal by pur-
chase, of every vestige of infectious
matter and communicating influence
from around our water supply. III
Miss Yoe's case the worst OF all
there were others-we had to con-
denim because she would not sell at
any price and whatever outsiders or
a few local citizens may think or
say it is gratifying to know mat all
If our resident physicians, knowing
the conditions, are unselfish enough
TO commend u course.
As a rule the people of Greenwood
are chivalrous, charitable and sympa-
thetic, but they are also patrlotic'
yigilant and jealous for the puDlic
or abstract good to the exclusion OF
that sentiment which deals only "lth
individual or concrete interests.
A. J. SPROLES,
Superintendent Water and Electric
Light Plant.