Harriss-Harriss-Stanton-Grayson Agreement, 1931

NORTH CAROLINA, GUILFORD COUNTY.

THIS AGREEMENT, Made this the 23rd day of October, 1931, by and between Florence W. Harriss, widow, and J. Welch Harriss, single, parties of the first part, and D. A. Stanton and wife, Susan C. Stanton and C. S. Grayson and wife, Bertie Grayson, parties of the second part, all of the County and State aforesaid,

WITNESSETH:

That the parties of the first part own a tract of land 26 x 220 feet, lying on the East side of North Main Street in the City of High Point, North Carolina, known and numbered as #110 North Main Street, which said tract of land runs through to North Wrenn Street and is known and numbered as #111 North Wrenn Street, and is hereinafter referred to as Tract #1; and,

That D. A. Stanton owns a tract of land 25 x 125 feet, lying on the East side of North Main Street, in the City of High Point, North Carolina, known and numbered as #112 North Main Street, which said tract of land adjoins the tract owned by the parties of the first part on the North, and is hereafter referred to as Tract #2; and,

That D. A. Stanton and C. S. Grayson, jointly, own a tract of land 25 x 125 feet, lying on the East side of North Main Street, in the City of High Point, North Carolina, which said land adjoins Tract #2 on the North, and is known and numbered as #114 North Main Street, and is hereafter referred to as Tract #3; and,

That each of said tracts now have buildings upon them except that part of Tract #1 facing on North Wrenn Street, upon which a building is now being constructed by the parties

of the first part; and,

That it is more convenient for the sewer lines draining the buildings on Tracts #2 and #3 to connect with the sewer main of the City of High Point on North Wrenn Street than it is to connect said sewer lines with the sewer main of the City of High Point on North Main street; and,

That the parties of the first part are willing and have agreed for the owners of said Tracts #2 and #3 to have an outlet to the sewer main of the City of High Point on North Wrenn Street by crossing Tract #1, provided that in so crossing said Tract #1 the parties of the second part shall not acquire by the use of said outlet an easement over said Tract #1, and provided further that the parties of the second part shall cease to use said outlet over Tract #1 promptly upon the demand of the parties of the first part, as hereinafter provided.

IT IS, THEREFORE, MUTUALLY AGREED as follows:

1. That D. A. Stanton, the owner of Tract #2, shall have the right to construct and use a storm sewer line leading from the building on Tract #2 across Tract #1 owned by the parties of the first part, and connecting with the sewer main of the City of High Point on North Wrenn Street.

2. That D. A. Stanton, the owner of Tract $2, shall have the right to connect the sanitary sewer line servicing the building on Tract #2 with, and use the sanitary sewer line owned and used by the parties of the first part in connection with their building on Tract #1, and which said sewer line runs over Tract #1 and connects with the sewer main of the City of High Point on North Wrenn Street.

3. That D. A. Stanton and C. S. Grayson, the owners of Tract #3, shall have the right to connect the storm sewer servicing the building on Tract #3 to the storm sewer herein-

before referred to and constructed by D. A. Stanton, leading from the building on Tract #2 and running across Tract #1 and connecting with the sewer main of the City of High Point on North Wrenn Street.

4. That the use and occupancy of said sewer lines over the lands of the parties of the first part, known as Tract #1, shall be made and the continuance of the same hereafter shall be deemed to be with the express license and consent of the said parties of the first part, but with the understanding that the said parties of the second part, shall not acquire any easement or right in respect thereof.

5. That the parties of the second part or either of them, as the owner of Tract #2 or Tract #3 shall have the right to use said sewer lines over Tract #1 so long as the buildings upon Tract #1 remain in their present form and condition, but should the parties of the first part desire to change the form or remodel the buildings upon Tracts #1 then and in that event the said parties of the second part, or either of them, as the owner of either Tract #2 or Tract #3 shall, upon sixty days notice in writing, cease to use by connection or in any other manner, either or both of the sewer lines hereinbefore referred to leading across said Tract #1 owned by the parties of the first part, and shall properly close, at their own expense, any and all connections and taps with the said sewer lines.

6. That in the event the parties of the first part notify the parties of the second part to cease using said sewer lines, as provided above, the storm sewer line hereinbefore referred to and installed by D. A. Stanton across Tract #1 and used in connection with the buildings upon Tract #2 and #3 shall become the property of the parties of the first part.

7. That this agreement shall be for the benefit of the heirs and assigns of the parties hereto, and any and all subsequent owners of any or all of the property hereinbefore referred to, subject to the terms and conditions herein set out, but no owner shall be responsible except for his or her acts or default while owner.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year first above written.

D. A. Stanton (SEAL) Susie C. Stanton (SEAL) Florence W. Harriss (SEAL) J. Welch Harriss (SEAL) Bertie Grayson (SEAL) C. S. Grayson (SEAL)

NORTH CAROLINA, GUILFORD COUNTY.

I, George H. Dobbins, a Notary Public of said County, do hereby certify that Florence W. Harriss and J. Welch Harriss appeared before me this day and acknowledged the execution of the foregoing agreement. Let the said agreement and this certificate be registered.

WITNESS my hand and seal, this the 31 day of October, 1931. George H. Dobbins Notary Public. My com. exp.: January 28 1933

NORTH CAROLINA, GUILFORD COUNTY.

I, J. W. Hiatt, a Notary Public of said County, do hereby certify that D. A. Stanton and his wife, Susan C. Stanton, personally appeared before me this day and acknowledged the execution of the foregoing agreement, and the said Susan C. Stanton, being by me privately examined, separate and apart from her said husband, touching her voluntary execution of the same, doth state that she signed the same freely and voluntarily, without fear or compulsion of her said husband or any other person and that she doth still voluntarily assent thereto. Let the said deed and this certificate be registered.

WITNESS my hand and seal this the 2 day of Nov., 1931. J. W. Hiatt Notary Public. My Commission Expires December 10, 1932

NORTH CAROLINA, GUILFORD COUNTY.

I, George H. Dobbins, a Notary Public of said County, do hereby certify that C. S. Grayson and his wife, Bertie Grayson, personally appeared before me this day and acknowledged the execution of the foregoing agreement, and the said Bertie Grayson, being by me privately examined, separate and apart from her said husband, touching her voluntary execution of the same, doth state that she signed the same freely and voluntarily, without fear or compulsion of her said husband or any other person and that she doth still voluntarily assent thereto. Let the said deed and this certificate be registered.

WITNESS my hand and seal this the 31 day of October, 1931. George H. Dobbins Notary Public. My com. exp.: January 28, 1933