Evening journal., 1914-03-18
DID CITY SELL OUT
WATER RIGHTS FOR $3.50 ?

mington, II is agreed that the said
Jessup and Moore Paper Company
shall have the right TO discharge
its sewage and refuse into the said
sewer without payment of any
charges or oXpenses under what
would be generally known as sewer
assessments. charges or liens, OF any
other charges whatsoever and the
said The Mayor and Council of
Wilmington doth hereby agree to
release and discharge the said Jes-
sup and Moore. Paper Company
from any such liens or assessments
on, for or concerning the property,
rights and premises, now OF the said
Jessup and Moore Paper Company.
lying between what is known as the
Jessup road and the Brandywine
creek on parts of which the Angus
tine mills of said company are
erected, and if any proceedings
shall be necessary to legally enforce
this agreement and carry the same
ont, the said The Mayor and Council
Of Wilminton win pay TO the said
The Jessup and Moore Paper COM
pany, its SUCCESSORS or assigns. a
sum equal to the assessments which
otherwise might be made upon said
property by the said The Mayor
and Council of Wilmington for the
license hereinbefore given TO Il to
build, construct, maintain AMI Opcr-
ate the said sewer and the said
Jessup and Moore Paper Company
on its part will Immediately pay
back and return to the said The
Mayor and CouncS of Wilmington
the said sum as and for the assoss-
ment charges OF sewer liens which
might be imposed upon it as ;he
holder and owner of the said lands,
premises and property.
g. The Joseph Bancroft and
Sons Company on its part agrees
to pay and contribute toward the
fund to be paid to the owners of
said North Long Race. in conjunc-
tion with the other parties here
to who contribute an equal
amount, one-third Of the necessary
amount to be paid to the said
owners for the right to discharge
into the race aforesaid belonging
to them. and the other parties
hereto agree that during the con-
tinuance of this agreement they
will assent to and waive all OBJ
iections to the diversion from the
Brandywine stream of such water
and sewage as shall pass from the
the said sewer into the race afore-
said and through the sewer on
the southerly side of said Bran
dywine Greek, provided that at no
time more than one-half of the
flow of the said stream shall be
diverted or allowed to pass.
through the said sewer or either
or both of them.
3. In case the owners of the
North Long Race, at any time
hereafter shall demand a greater
sum than Seven Hundred and
Fifty Dollars per annum for the
privilege of discharging said
sewer into the same, neither of
the said companies. parties here
to, shall be held to have hereby
agreed to pay more than two
hundred and fifty dollars each
per annum.
In witness whereof the
Mayor and Council of Whining
ton. acting through the Street
and Sewer Department aforesaid.
hath cause the hand of the Mayor
and the seal of the City duly at
tested by the Clerk of Council.
to be hereunto affixed. and the
Street and Sewer Department OF
said City hath caused the hands
and seals of the President of said
Department, and the Directors
thereof. to be hereunto affixed.
and the other parties hereto have
caused the hands OF their presi-
dents and the common and cor
porate seals, duly attested by
their secretaries, to be hereunto
respectively affixed, the day and
year aforesaid.
The Mayor and Council of VIII
mington.
Horace Wilson, Mayor.
Attest, Thos. ]. Lewis, Clerk of
Council.
The Jessup & Moore Paper Co.
NJ. H. Sharp, President
Attest: Eugene w. Fry. Secretary.
Joseph Bancroft & Sons Co.,
VIM. p. Bancroft, Vice-President.
Attest: Henry B. Thompson,
Treasurer.
Board Of Directors of the Street
and Sewer Department.
BY Thomas II. Melvin.
President
John G.. Gray.