City of Elkhart v. Christiana Hydraulics, Inc.

Prior to July 20,1896, all of the land here involved with other land was owned in a single tract by James R. Beardsley. The land now owned by the City of Elkhart consists of approximately twenty-three (23) acres. The west part of the city’s tract is covered by a mill pond and the east part is a natural water preserve. Wells were dug upon this portion of the real estate in which the water accumulates and from these wells it is piped to a pumping station south of Christiana Creek for distribution to the people of Elkhart. The land now owned by the appellee is contiguous to and lies immediately…