Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1884-05-29
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keep up and maintain such reservoirs, aque-
duets and apparatus for elevating water, ns they
may deem necessary, from time to time, with
such ercctions, works, establishments and fix
lures, as may be- in their opinion, required to
efectuate the objects Of this act, and to use and
divert such parts of the waters of any stream
necessary for the purposes contemplated by
this act and TO lay all pipes under the streets
or through private property that may be need
ed to conduct said water to the reservoirs, and
from the reservoirs to such p rts of the town
and vicinity, as the governing board of said
town may, from time to time, deem expetent,
and for these purposes, said wat commission
ers m make all such contracts, and employ
all such engineers, woikmen and labor. Is as
they may deem necessary, subject, however, to
the restr ctions hereinafter provided.
4. And be il enacted, That il it should be-
come necessary, in the opinion Of said water
commissioners, to lay pipes through any pri-
vate lands, or if any private lands shall be re-
quirel for erecting reservoirs or other works
thereon or from which they may desire to take
and use the water OF any spring or springs,
stream or streams OF water, and no agreement
can be made with the owner or owners there
OF, as to the amount Of compensation to be paid
for the laying said pipes through said lands, or
the price. of such lands as the case may be, by
reason of the nwillingness of said owners, or
any Of them, to accept such compensation or
price as said water commissioners may deem
reasonable, or by reason of the absence or legal
incapacity OF said owners, or any Of them, it
shall be the duty of either Of the justices of the
supreme court of this state, upon april
cation to him by said water commissioners,
and after ten DAYS previous notice in writing
ofsuch application to the persons interested, if
known and in this state, or if unknown or out
of the state after publication thereof for any
term, not less than ten days, in newspaper
published in such town, to appoint three disin-
teresied appraisers, from the county wherein
such town is situated, to determine the compen-
sation to be paid for the laying Of sail pipes
through said lands, or the price to be paid for
said lands, as the c Sc may be; and it shall be
the duty OF the said appraisers, (after having
taken IN oath or affirmation faithfully and i'm
partially to dschar the trusts herein reposed
in them, and after having carefully viewed the
prenises), within twenty Gays after their ap-
pointmeLt, to deliver to said water commits
sioners written appraisement under the
hands and seals of them, or a majority of them,
of the award they have made containing full
description of the lands, required as aforesaid,
which nppTaisement the said water commits
sioners shall cause to be recorded in the regis
try Of deeds for the said county; nd upon pay
ment or tender, by the said water commission
ers to such owner or owners as aforesaid, or
some one of them, Of the sum awarded in such
appraisement, if any. then the said water COM
missioners shall have power TO enter upon and
take possession of the said lands for the pur-
poses aforesaid, and the said town shall be
deemed seized in fee simple of the lands reqnir-
ed for the erection of the said reservoirs or
other works as aforesaid; and in case any own
er or owners ofsuch lands shall be feme covert,
under age, non compos mentis, or out of the
state then and in that case it shall be sufficient
for said water commissioners to pay the amount
which may hive been appraised MS aforesaid