The Republican journal., 1885-02-19
Water Works for Maine Towns.

THE VARIOUS PLANS IN EMBRYO.
We continue the presentation of facts con-
cerning water supplies for Maine towns and
with the hope that something may vet be done
in this direction in Belfast.
AN ACT TO SUPPLY THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY
OF BATH WITH PURE WATER
Section l. Arthur Sewall, Charles Dayen-
port, l.. w. Houghton, John S. Elliot. Thomas
W. Hyde, John H. Kimball, Franklin Reed. f.
ii. Patten, Gaen G. Moses, James A. McLell-
an. Frank O. Moses, Charles Fl. Mcclellan,
John W. Mari. F. B. Torrey, John O. Patten,
Henry w. Swanton, A. III. Shaw, George
Moulton, Jr., Samuel d. Bailey and George II.
Nichols, their associates, successors and assigns
are hereby Incorporated a body polite by the
name of the Bath Water Supply Company, for
the purpose of supplying the city of Bath or
any part thereof, with pure water for domes-
tic manufacturing, private and public uses.
Sec. 2. SAID corporation may for said pur-
poses, hold real and personal estate not eX-
ceeding in amount five hundred thousand dol
lars.
Sec. 3. Said corporation is hereby author
lied for the purposes aforesaid, to take, hold
and convey to the city of Bath and through any
part thereof, the water of any river. spring,
natural or artificial pond, brook, or other WA
Iopsham in the county of Sagadahoc or in
Brunswick in the county of Cumberland and
SAID corporation may take and hold by pur
chase or otherwise. any real estate necessary
for the preservation and purity of the same or
for forming any dams or reservoirs to hold the
same, and for laying and maintaining aque-
ducts and pipes for distributing the water so
taken and held; and may lay its water pipes
through any private lands with the right to
enter upon the same and dig therein for the
purpose of making all necessary repairs or ser
vice connections: and for the purposes afore-
said may lay its pipes under or over any water
course, street. railroad, highway or other way.
In such Il manner as not unnecessarily to OBJ
struct the same; and may lay down, in and
through the streets and ways in said towns
OF West Bath. WOolwich, Topsham. Bruins
wick and the city of Bath, and to take up, re-
place and repair all such pipes, aqueducts or
fixtures as may be necessary for the purposes
of their incorporation. under such reasonable
restrictions as the Selectmen of said towns, and
the Mayor and Aldermen of said city NAV inn
pose; ana sand corporation Shall be responsible
for all damages to persons or property occas-
Toned by the use of such streets and WAYS, and
shall pay to said towns and city all sums re-
covered against said towns and city for dam
ages from obstruction caused by said corpor-
alton. and for all expenses il Guiding reason-
able counsel fees incurred in defending such
suits, with interest on the same.
Sect 4. SAD corporation shall pay all dam
ages that shall be sustained by any persons bv
taking of any land or other property, or by
ho"age, or by tXcaVatlng through any land for
the purpose of laying down pipes and aque-
ducts. building dams and reservoirs, and dam
ages for any other injuries resulting from said
acts; and ii any person sustain damages as
and the amount thereof cannot be
mutually agreed upon such person may cause
his damage to be assessed in the same manner
and under the same conditions, restrictions
and limitations as are by law prescribed in the
case of damages by the laying out of highways.
Sect. D. Said corporation may maxi con-
tracts with the United States, the State of
Maine, the count, of Sagadahoc the towns
and city through which the pipes of the COM
pany may be located. or with the corporations
and individuals of said towns and city for sup
plying water us contemplated in this act. And
sad corporation may establish and fix from
time 10 time rates for the use of said water and
collect the same. And the city of Bath by
a majority vote of lis city council present and
voting Jointly thereon is hereby authorized to
contract for supply of water for the eXtin-
guishment Of fires or other purposes, for
term OF years with said corporation. provided
the contract be aSsen'ed to by said city by
majority vote of the voters present and voting
thereon at legal meeting called for that pur-
pose
Sect. 6. The capital stock of this corporation
shall be three hundred thousand dollars. and
shall be divided into shares of one hundred
live hundred thousand dollars by vote of this
corporation.
Sect !. Said corporation may issue bonds
for the construction of its works upon such
rates aud time as it may deem eXpedent, not
exceeding three hundred thousand dollars. and
secure the same by mortgage on the franchise
and property OF said corporation.
Sect. S. Any person who shall willfuliy iu-
lure any of the property of said corporation, or
knowingly corrupt the sources of its water sup
ply. or of any Of its tributaries, or in any man
ner detile them, or divert any of the water
whether the same be frozen or not shall for
felt and pay to said company thee times the
amount of actual damages sustained, to be re-
covered in an action of tort; and on conviction
of either Of the willful acts aforesaid shall be
punished by fine not exceeding one thousand
dollars or by Imprisonment not exceeding one
year.
Sect. .. If said corporation shall not be or
ganized and its works put In actual operation
within three years from the approval Of this
act. the city Of Bath shall succeed to all the
rights and privileges herein granted.
See. 10. The first meeting of said corpora
ton may be called by notice signed by any
two of the corporators, published five days sue
cessively before the day fixed for such meeting
in any newspaper published in Bath.
Sect. IL. This act shall be taken and deem
ed public act and shall be in force when APP
proved by the governor.
At a recent meeting of the Bath Board of
Trade Mayor Nichols, on behalf of the Commit
tee on Manufactures stated that several manu-
featuring firms have been here and looked over
our city with a view to locating, but in almost
every case the chief objection to this end was
the deficient water supply of our city. In most
manufacturing business large supply of good
fresh water is necessary and until the city is
supplied with water the same other cities we
cannot expect an increase of our manufacture
ing interests. and to give our city this long
needed water a bill has been introduced in the
Legislature by our Representative, granting to
Bath the right to put in wafer works, which
will undoubtedly become law, 50 that the city
may act upon this very important matter which
is vital to our future prosperity.
THE HoULToN WATER WORKS.
A HouIton despatch of the Goth ut. saws:
Messrs. A. W. Forbes, hydraulic engineer, of
Boston, and Garwood Ferris, water works con-
tractor of Jersey City, have been in town for IA
few days past in the interest of the Houlton
Water Works. 1t is understood that it has been
substantially decided to take water from the
Pearce Brook, with reservoir at point near
the bridge on the Calais road. AT meeting of
the stockholders, on Saturday, it was unani-
mously voted that the directors be advised to 90
on and make contract for putting in The
works, at cost not exceeding the bid of Mr.
Ferris, which was about 100000. The follow
ing is the advertisement for proposals to be re-
ceived to Feb. IA
The Directors of the Houlton Water Com
pany invite proposals for the construction of
Water Works for the village of Houltou, Aroos-
took County, Maine, eighty miles from tide
water, via New Brunswick Railway. Water is
TO be pumped from collecting reservoir on the
line of Pearce Brook, tive-eighths of d mile
from the centre of distribution; reservoir will
require clearing of about three acres of soil.
ETC., and construction of a masonry dam 120
feet in length and ~ feet in height, laid in best
Portland cement; brick ensine-house and two
tirst-class pumping engines of sufficient caDac
ity and strength to deliver two cubic feet Of
water per second, under pressure of 120 lbs.
to the square inch. Supply and distribution ::
About 2400 feet ten-inch pipe, 3l00 feet eight
inch pipe, $500 feet sX-inch pipe, and 100 feet
face, including about twenty specials; thirty
fire hydrants and requisite gates 40 TO 30 in
number.l Everything to be of tirst-cass quail
ity and construction, but with sole reference to
practical efficiency.
HALLOWELL AND AUGUSTA.
The Legislature will be asked to incorporate
Augusta and Hallowell Water Company. The
incorporators are J. Manchester Haynes, E. G..
Allen, H. NJ. Heath, H. $. Osgood, Z. q. Wick
cry, Ira III. Randall, Geo. T.. Weeks and j. Il.
Bodwel,-a corporation by the name of the
Augusta and Hallowell Water Co., for the pur-
pose of conveying to and supplying the cities of
Augusta and Halowell with pure water. Cap
ital, $4,000.
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