Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-03-30
Chapter 2Il.

AN ACT to supply the people of the town. OF Bruins
wick and Topsham and Of the city Of Bath with
pure water.
BE enacted bV .he Sefaie and House of Rplyfsenfa-
tires in Legislature as yembisd, as follows:
SECTION ]. Charles ]. Gilman. benjamin Green
Leonard ID. Shepley, Charles c. Humphreys, Ed
win Reed and Samuel d. Bailey, with their associ-
ates and successors, are hereby made corporation
by the mama of the PejepscOt Water Company, FOR
the purpose of conveying to the towns Of Bruins
wick and Topsham and the city of Bath supply of
pure water for domestic and municipal purposes
including the eXtipguishms mt of fires the supply Of
shipping and the use of manufacturing establish
ments.
SEC. ,. Said corporation may bold zeal and per.
s9na estate necessary ard convenient for the pun
poses aforesaid not exceeding ia amount live hu1l-
red thousand dollars.
SEC. ,. Said corporation i, hereby authorized.
Tor the purposes aforesaid to take and hold the
ter OF the Androsc0ggln river and may take and
hold, by purchase or otherwise, any land "a real
estate necessary for erecting and maintaining dams
and reservoirs, and fer laying and maintaining
aquedncts for conducting discharging, distributing
and disposing Of water and for forming reservoirs
thereof
SEC. !. Said corporation shall he liable to pay
all damages that shall he sustained by any persons
10 their property by the taking of any land or mill
privilege, or by fowage, or eXcayating thrsugh
any l2nd Tor the purpose OF laying down pipes,
building dams, OF constructing reservoirs; and ii
any person sustaining damage as aforesaid and
SAID corporation shall not mutually agree upon the
sum TO ne paid therefor, such person may cause his
damages to he ascertained in the same manner and
under the same conditions, restrictions and limita-
tlons as are Dy law prescribed IN the case OF dam
ages by the laying out Of highways
SEC = The capital stock Of said company shall
not exceed five hundred thousand dollars and shall
be divided into shares of one hundred dollars each
said capital stock shall lie applied exclusively to
the supply and distribution OF water tor the pur-
poses set forth in this act.
SEC. g. Nothing contained in this act shall be
construed to affect diminish the liability of said
corporation for any injury to private property. by
depreciating the value thereof, otherwise, but
said corporation shall he liable therefor in action
the case.
SEC. :. The said company are hereby authorized
70 take up replace and repair all such pipes, aque
ducts and fixtures as may be necessary for the OBJ
lects OF their incorporation, first having obtained
the consent of the selectnen of the said towns and
the consent of the city council of said city therefor
and under such restrictions and regulations as said
selectinon and said city council may see ft to pre-
scribe; and any obstruction in any street of said
towns and city, or taking up or displacement ofany
portion OF any street without such consent of the
selectmen and city council or contrary to the rules
and regulations that may be prescribed as afore-
said, shall be considered nuisance. and said com
pany shall be liable to indictment therefor and to
all the provisions oflaw applicable thereto and said