The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-06-23
RENDERED DECISION
IN The WATER DISPUTE
JUDGE PRINCE HANDS I'M
PORTANT ORDER DOWN
NEW SCHOOLS PAY
ALI Schools in Anderson Erected
Before February Will Get
Free Water

~ Following the dispute between tho
school board OF Anderson ! and the
Southern Fublic Utilities Company. 4
very important ruling has been hand
cd, down by Judge Prince. which says
that ell schools erected. before Feb
ruary 10. 1914 must be furnished watt
or free while the new schools must pay
for what they consume. Because of
tho fact Nthat every ono in. Anderson
has been interested in this case the en- /.
tire decision Is reproduced:
This was controversy without ac-
tlon on an account alleged to l,c
due plaintiff by defendant and by writ
ten agreement Of counsel it was
heard by mo at my chambers in An
dersOn. S. c., on the 18th day or
June, 1914. on the following agreed
statements OF facts to-wit:
]. The plaintiff. Southern Public
Utilities company. Is q corporation
chartered and organized under the
laws of the state OF Maine and con-
Quoting business within and near tho
city Of Anderson.
q. 1.-The defendant, Anderson school
distrlct. IL body corporate under and
by the laws or the state OF South
Carolina, and embracing the territory
included within the orporatc limits
OF tho city OF Anderson and certain
other territOrys lying contiguous
thereto
3. That on or about the eighteenth
day OF November, 1889, the city coun-
Gil OF the city OF Anderson entered In
to franchise contract with the An
derson Water supply company. copy
of. which Is hereto attached, marked
Exhibit A. and made a part Of this
agreed statement.
4. That on the eighth day Of De-
cember. 1893. the said city council OF
the city OF Anderson passed an or
dinance. among other things, autnoi.
izIng the transfer by the Anderson Wa
ter Supply company aud the Ander-
| son Electric Light and Power compa.
| ny OF their respective contracts with
the city council OF tho city of Ander-
son, and all the rights. powers, privi-
leges and franchises under said con-
tracts, to G new and consolidated cor
noratton to be known as the Ander-
son Water, Light ami Power company
q copy OF which ordinance is hereto
attached and marked Exhibit B..
s. That such transfer above refer
| cd to was duly, made. and ON the
twanty-aec0nd day Of November. 1900
the Anderson Water, Light and Pow.
or company iftlod with tho said cits
council s3ts acceptance OF said amend
ed ordinance, copy OF which accept
ance. 10 hereto attached and married
Exhibit C. ..s : Y
s. THAT from The, date: Of said fran
ehises and. acceptance. the said Water
Supply COMPANY. nntil said Sonsolida'
tion. end thereafter the Anderson. Wa
| ter, LiISt and Power Company, fur
nished the water provided for IN So,
contrac4 and irancnlses as .aaidir
specified, until the conveyance Of tht
property. OF said Andersen. Water
Light; and Eower co1nt tany 70 IN,
southern Public Utilities Company
That thereafter the said Southerl
Public Utilities company furnishes
water as provided In Ssaid 2franchtsei
and contracts uniif.the Eranting Of thl
new franc Mise ~. the oil ty on The stenti
daypf February. 1914. 4
Z. That ON the -: day OF Aug