The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-11-28
Ordinance Granting Southern
Public Utilities Company The
Right to UseStreets, Etc, of City

furnished by the said company here
under at all times shall be OF such
purity and fitness az IL proper and
safe for domestic use, and shall be
such as to meet and pass tho require
ments OF the board OF health OF the
city Of Anderson or Of the State OF
South Carolina, or other competent
and reliable authority or experts.
Sec. 8. The city shall have the
right at any time hereafter to pur-
chase the entire water plant Of the
company with all the machinery, ap-
pliances, mains, water rights, ease
mehts and real property necessary
for its operation by paying to the
company the fair and reasonable value
Of the same as q going concern, sub
!oct to its physical depreciation; and
In the event the company and city
can not agree upon such valuation,
then the question of such value shall
be referred to two disinterested arbi-
traitors selected az hereafter set forth.
In arriving at the value Of said wat.
eF plant 40 going concern. no &C.
count shall be taken Of any value for
goodwill or franchise. The city may
II IL elects so to do, purchase the said
water plant on the same teffnB CA
herein set forth by paying to said
company the actual amount OF the
cost OF said system TO the said ccna-
pany, subject to It's physical deprecia-
tion, And IL the city and the CON-
pany can not agree on the value or
the cost OF the same, then the ques-
ton shall be submitted to arbitfa-
tors who shalt DO qualified and select
cd as herein set out. The said afbi-
traitors kehail be totally disintereseed
In the subject matter OF the srbitra-
tion.' neither one Of whom shall be O
resident Of the city Of Anderson or q
property holder therein, or In any
way directly or Indirectly employed
by the Southern Public Utilities COM
pany or q atockholder therein. One
Of said arbitratcrs shall be appoint
ed by the said city and the other by
tho said company iand they shalt be
notified in writing by the city aud the
cefnpany In the matter or matters II,
controversy and they shall ut 10 Z
proceed TO settle the question lb-
Enitted to them, employing such ey-
pefts and .engineerg ana hearing, such
evidence az they, shall deem neces-
sary and taking such .ss.ifnoEy.s as
they shall see fis, reducing the same
to writing, II deemed necessary OF
advisable; and if they etlali agree on
the, question submitted 10 them, then
they shail make their report In writ
ing, filing q dt,plicate with the city
land With. the COMPANY. Z, II the said
| tion suhrnitted to them. then they
,.is.si ..xntnk -. ,t,,ly,iya No. -, t,k,,rl
| lakfeetnent between themselves and
1.-The appointment OF the umpire shall
| be in writing and he, shalf be anbject
| to the same qualifications as the said
lafhiffators; and IL said nEhitFatnfa
| can not agree on an umpire, sor u
s.szsF ss..ssF - the Esasssss hsFsts ahould NJ
Relect an arbitrator. m Aforesaid,
within sixty days after REQUESTED BY
the other 80 to do, or o auccessor
thereto. should the persoE 30 select
| ed he unable or disqualified to serve,
them either the city or the company
liiiay apply 70 any Judge OF the Unifes'
States District Court for any district
OF South Carolina. and he shall up.
poiht an umpire 70 decide the question
E6ubmitted 70, the .arbitratofs, ana she
EaecisiOn OF the arbitfators H they
lasfsa. or Of the umpire. sc they cAli
| not agree. shall beS tiiial end cotacius,
i.a4 Oh both the city and the G5s.;Essssisssssi
Tie eapensas Of THE sfhisrasaf5 IL.
ciidink the fees oe the arsfastratofB hid
|of the umpire. II one is appointsd
| ehail be borne eauaiiy between ttle
| city ana the company. In the ayenl
+! that said city elects 10 pureh1ee aaid
water plant and IN tho further egeiil
ItiIat the price 70 be paid f1k the satne
| III determined by the afbstfet tora, tiseii
/ tis city win pay TO the comp pasiy tlie
a4ncint 20 decided In I, cash within
| iial months froEa the date OF fikitts %
! the report OF the afpitFaturs, at which
| time the company will execute asifl
deliver TO tho city g deed 'conysyias
Waterwerits property, togothef wish
Iait maihe, water fiShtg. nfachinefg,
Ieasernante and real estate necessafy
| for the operation bof the ehilze in sfae
leimpie, free OF ;incntnh Gee. ss.Sss,:
Sec. 8. Ia the event Of the pur:
chase OF said water plant aB provided
| therein, then upon the convey nee oi
thuoh. plant TO the city,gall rights END
| jpfipiiekeB granted TO the company hy
itfiia or subsequent ordinances lin ss
far as 1t cosfefs on the company the
Ifi6ht to- ssIl aP@ distribute water ID
Isaid city oe An Ion sha3i cease and
idetermine and become null and void.
4 Soc. 40. The city os1 Andersnu
Ishali have the right at any time after
lone year Srpins the date OF the passage
iOf tbfs ordinance, and at any time
/ iisasreaftef. but not oftefef than oacs
In eyefy ave .yohrs, to purchase che
compahy's elsctficaI piant ana appli'
Hing electrical 3ightri and small gowel
10 epnfeetlon sherewith nt the time ol
pnfciidee, by paying TO the COMPANY
1.-THE fair and reasonable value OF the