Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-05-23
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Commonwealth Of massachusetts.

Commonwealth Of Mussachusetts.
In the year Thousand eight hundred and fftyour.
An Act for supplying the City of Worcester with .
Pure Water.
TE enacted by the Senate and House of Represen.
E0 atives in General Court assembled and by The au.
thoriiy Of the same, follows
Section l. The city of Worcester is hereby authorized
TO hold by purchase, and to convey to- nto and through
the said city, the water Of the uenshaw Pond, called,
in the town of Leicester and the that may fow
Into and from the same and any water-rights connected
Herewith, iii the city council shall eect the waters
Of brook running through the town Of Holden, and
through the westerly part Of Worcester, called Tanc
Brook, the water to be taken from point in the same
SAID town of oden about Two miles above the village of
Tatnic socalIed, in said Worcester and said city may
also hold by purchase any lands real necessary
ior laying or maintaing aqueduct for conducting the
water from either of said to said city aud for
FORMING reservoirs, and may also hold land around the
; gu o. sau pond, or around the margin of any
or or water source which they may possess or create in
Ihe Vaey OF said brook for the purpose of furnishing
supply Of pure water for the city of Worcester.
section z. The said city may make and build perma.
nent aqueduct from either of the aforesaid 10
into, and through the said city and secure ana nainoir
the SAINT py any works suitable therefor may erect and
maintain dam or dams, at the outlet of said nond mr. in
the valley Of said brook, the point above oenoned
and at other points above the same in the valley f sad
stream, to raise and retain the waters therein and nav
erect and maiatan reservoirs enlarge water cores nEs
and maintain public hydrants in such placs as 10, hs
deemed proper, may distribute the water through the %
and for that purpose, may lay down pipes TO any bous az
building in the city, by consent of the owner or ~
them thereto and may regulate the use of the water and
establish rents and prices be paid therefor and the
city may, for the purpose aforesaid, carry and ctcf a
aqueduct other work, under any street biv
way other way, in such not to obsrIct
travel thereon and may upon dig up any such
road street way, by consent of the town in which M
may bor the purpose of laying down pipes beneath
The surface thereof, and for making and repairing the
provided, however, that nothing contained in this
section shall be so construed as to authorize said city to
take flow the land to take, or, any way injured
the property of any person corporations without the
consent Of the owner thereof.
Section The rights, powers. authority Given IN
the city of Worcester by this act, shall be exercised by
the said city, subject to the restrictions duties and ab-
ties herein contained in such manner and by sucn conf
mssioner officers, agents. and servants as the city coun
Gil shall, from time to time oriain appoint aud direct.
Section l. For the purpose Of deraying the cost and
expenses of such land, estate, water aud walerghts
purchased aud held, for the purposes mentioned in
tlis act, and of constructing sand aqueduct and works
Necessary and proper the accomplishment OF this act
and all expenses incident thereto the city council shall
have authority, from time to time to borrow such sum or
of moneyan 10 issue notes. scrip, certificates Of
debt therefor, amount exceeding two hundred
and fifty thousand dollars bearing interest rate not
exceeding the legal rate of interest in this Commonwealth
the said interest 10 be payable semi-annualy and the
principal shall be made payable at periods more than
twenty years from the issuing of said script notes. or
certificates respectively, and the city may sell The
same, any part thereof from time fine, public or
private sae pledge the for MONEY borrowed for
the purpose Of this act such terms conditions as
tbs city council shall judge proper and the city cuucl
are hereby authorized from time to time, to apr prate
grant and such OF money, not exceed
ing twenty thousand dollars i'll any year. toward pay
ing the principal Of the borrowed or Outlined
and the interest thereof i'll the monty is
appropriated granted, and assessed for other city lur
poses.
Section S. The city connci SHALL from time to time,
regulate the price rent Tor the OF water with
view to the payment from the net income and rectpts
not only of the semi-annual interest," but ultimately the
principal of said debt contracted, the same
may be practicable and reasonable.
Section g. If any person shall wantonly maiciOusly
divert the water any part thereof Of any the pULds
streams water source, which shall be by the
city pursuant the provisions of this act or shall cor
Iupt The same, destroy injure any DAM acqueduc
pipe conduit hydran machine, other properly htd,
owned used by the city, by the authority and vr the
purposes of this act every such person persons shall
forfeit and pay TO said city, three times the
the damages that shall be assessed therefor be
cred by any proper action and every such person per-
may, moreover, indictment for conviction Of
either OF the wanton and malicious acts aforesaid be pun
ished by tne not exceeding thousand dollars and
by imprisonment, not exceeding one year.
Section Z. Nothing in this contained, shall be
srued to authorize said city to take to appropriate the
property of any person corporation, its USE
less be by contract agreement with the thereof
Section s. The mayor and aldermen Of said city, shall
notify and the legal voters Of said city, in
their respective wards, such day as the mayor and
aldermen shall Direct not exceeding sixty days aud
after passage Of this act Tor the purpose of giving
their written upon the question: wht ther they will
upon the question shall be in the negative this shall
be null and void.
Section o. This act shall take effect from and after its
passage
House of Representatives, April 10, 1854.
Passed to be enacted,
orls p. LORD, Speaker.
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