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the Brandywine for use in its plant, and
it is claimed that in recent years il also
has been taking water from the stream
to supply about $50 houses owned by
the company and occupied by employees
OF the company and their families. Ii
is claimed that the water used in the
plant is colored with dyes, and it and
the water used in the Bancroft Com
pany's dwellings is not returned to the
Brandywint but is passed out into the
sewers and carried away. 1t is to learn
lbout this and other conditions that the
resomtion was adopted by City Council
.alling on the Water Commissioners TO
furnish data.
When President George W. Sparks
of the Street and Sewer Department
was asked about the agreement to-
day, he said he could not recall hav-
ing participated in the negotiations
regarding it. It was adopted right
after he went into office. he said, and
his name appeared as the last signer.
He doubted whether he had taken part
IN the negotiations as he always made
it a point to hold aloof when any con-
cern in which he might have an inter-
est was involved. Mr.. Sparks is sec
retary and treasurer Of the Lea Mill
ing Company.
He recalled, however. that the new
sewer was made necessary because of
the south sewer along the Brandy
wine not being large enough. He
said there had been a small sewer
along the north side that emptied into
the Lea race. which the Bancroft
Company and the Jessup and Moore
Company used, before the new sewer
was built He was surprised to learn
that there was clause giving the
right to divert water from the Bran
dywine, he said.
About the time the agreement was
entered into, Mr.. Sparks said, there
was a project under way for the city
TO buy the water rights of the Will
liam Lea and Sons Company, which
would have given the city control of
the entire water supply Of the Bran
DIVINE above tide water, but the city
never consummated the purchase Of
the Lea rights.
The agreement referred to regard
Ing the sewer and the water rights
lollows;
This agreement made the Seventh
day Of July, A. d.. 1905;
Between the Mayor and Coun-
ell of Wilmington. acting by and
through the Street and Sewer De-
partment OF said city, and The Jes-
sup and Moore Paper Company, a
corporation of the State of Della
ware, and the Joseph Bancroft and
Sons Company, also corporation OF
said State.
Witnesseth-Th in considera-
tion of the mutual promises herein
contained and Of the sum OF One
Dollar by each OF the parties hereto
paid one to the other at and be-
fore the ensealing and delivery
hereof. the receipt whereof each of
the parties hereto doth acknowl-
edge;
/. Each of the parties hereto shall
paw and contribute annually Two
Hundred and Fifty Dollars lS250l,
being an equal portion of the sum
or amount necessary TO be paid the
owners of the North Long Race for
the privilege of discharging into the
said race, now belonging to the WI
liam Lea and Sons Company on the
north side OF Brandywine Greek, the
water and sewage passing out OF
the sewer hereinafter referred to. so
long as such water and sewage are
80 discharged under agreement into
said race.
2. The Jessup and Moore Paper
Company hereby licenses and EN-
powers The Mayor and Council
OF Wilmington aforesaid to build
and construct and maintain
across its land, on the lines
shown by the blue print hereto
attached, the sewer indicated, and
to use, maintain and repair the
same so long as The Jessup and
Moore Paper Company, its sue
cessors and assigns, the owners
of the said premises are entitled
to the free use thereof and en-.
abled to use the same, free of any
charge therefor except the con-
tribution provided for in Para
graph I above. Such sewer
when constructed shall be so
built that the flow of the stream
for power purposes at the Au-
gustine Mills of the said Jessup
and Moore Paper Company shall
not be affected by back water or
otherwise.
3. In consideration OF this license
= The Mayor and Council OF Viii