Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-14

Company and any persons or corpora
lions for supplying water within said
district and in the said towns of Chel-
sea, Vassalboro and China, shall be
assumed and carried out by said Au-
gusta Water District.
| Section 3. For accomplishing the
purpose of this act said water district,
through its trustees, is authorized 10
issue its bonds to an amount suf1lcient
to procure funds to pay the expenses
incurred in the acquisition of the prop
erty of said Augusta Water Company,
and the purchase thereof, and for Iur-
|ther extensions, additions and improve
ments of said plant Said bonds shall
be legal obligation of said water dis
trict which is hereby declared to be
quasi municipal corporation WITHIN
the meaning of section fifty-flve, chap
ter fortysix of the Revised Statutes,
and all the provisions of said sectloh
shall be applicable thereto. The sald
bonds shall be a legal investment 1or
savings banks.
Section 10. All individuals, firm ana
corporations, whether private, puDHc
or municipal, shall pay to the treasurer
of said district the rates establlsheo
by said board of trustees for the wa
ter used by them, and said rates snail
be uniform within the territory sup
piled by the district Said rates shall
be so established as to provide rev.
enue for the following purposes:
l. To pay the current running eX-
penses for maintaining the water sys-
tenn and provide for such extensions
and renewals as may become neces-
sary.
II. To provide for the payment OF
the interest on the indebtedness OF the
district.
III. To provide each year sun
equal to not less than one nor more
than five per cent of the entire indebt-
edness of the district, which sum shall
be turned into a sinking fund to pro-
vide for the final extinguishment OF
the funded debt. The money set aside
for the sinking fund shall be devoted
to the retirement of the obligations Of
the district or invested in such secur-
tiles as savings banks are allowed to
hold.
". If any surplus remains at tne
end of the year it may be paid to the
city of Augusta and the towns of Chel-
sea, Vassalboro and China in the same
proportions as each of said municipal
tiles and it's inhabitants contribute tc
the gross earnings of said water Sys-
tenn.
Section II. All incidental powers
rights and privileges necessary to the
accomplishment of the main object
herein set forth are granted to the
corporation hereby created.
Section IL. This act shall take Ell
feet when approved by a majority vote
of the legal voters within said district
at an election to be specially calico
and held for the purpose within thirty
days after the approval of this act as
the municipal officers of the city OF Au-
gusta may determine. The board OF
registration shall make and provide
separate check list for such of the Vot-
ers within said district as are then le-
gal voters of said city and all warrants
issued to said city shall be varied ac-
cordingly to show that only such voters
therein are entitled to vote hereon
Such special election shall be called
advertised and conducted according tc
the law relating to municipal cleo
tions, provided, however, that the
board of registration shall not be re-
duired to prepare or the city clerk tf
post a new list of voters and for this
purpose said board shall be in session
the three secular days next preceding
such election. the first two days there
of to be devoted to regulation OF voters
and the last day to enable the boarc
to verify the corrections OF SAD Ists
and to complete and close up It's re-
cords of said session. The city clerk
shall reduce the subject matter OF this
act to the following question: Shal
the act to incorporate the Augusta
Water District be accepted?" and the
voters shall indicate by cross placed
against the words Eyes" or no thell
opinion of the same. The result shail
be declared by the mayor and alder
mon and due certificate thereof nleo
by the city clerk with the secretary OF
state. This act shall take effect Wher
approved by the governor so as neces
sarv to empower the calling and hold
ing of such election.
Section 49, Sections two, three anc
four of this act shall be 1noperatlVe
null and void, unless the SAID water
district shall first acquire by purchase
or by the exercise of the right OF emf
nent domain as in this act PROVIDED
the plant, property and franchises
rights and privileges now held by tne
Augusta Water Company within sald
district and said towns of Chelsea
Vassalboro and China.
Section Il. All costs and expenses
arising under the provisions of TINS
act shall be paid and borne as directed
hv the court in the final decree provid-
ed by section seven
Section Is. This act shall take eff
feet when approved.
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