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

aged by three trustees elected by the
city government. A special election to
see if the citizens of Augusta will ac-
cept the act is to be held within 30
days after it is approved by the Gov
ernor. The bill was referred to the
Judiciary Committee, and it's progress
| will be watched with great interest by
| the citizens of Augusta. 1t will be
given a hearing at an early date. Fol-
| lowing is the full text of the bill, and
| every citizen will be interested in
| reading it.
| An Act to incorporate the Augusta
| Water District. Be it enacted by the
| Senate and House of Representatives
| in Legislature assembled, as follows:
| Section 1. The following territory
and the people within the same, name
| ly: Wards one, two three, four, Six
seven and eight in the city of Au
gusta, shall constitute body polite
and corporate under the name of the
Augusta Water District, for the pur-
I pose of supplying the inhabitants of
said district and of the towns of Chel
sea, Vassalboro and China and such
municipalities, together with the city
of Augusta, with pure water for do
nestle and municipal purposes.
| Section 2. Said district is hereby
authorized for the purposes aforesaid
to take and hold sufficient water of the
Kennebec river and China Lake, and
may take and hold by purchase or 9TH
erwise any land or real estate neceS-
sary for erecting dams, power, reser-
voirs, or for preserving the purity of
the water and water shed, and for lay
| ing and maintaining aqueducts for TAX
| ing, discharging and disposing of wa
ter.
Section 3. Said district shall be Ii
able for all damages that shall be Sus-
tanned by any person or corporation in
their property by the taking of any
land whatsoever, or water, or by flow
age, or by excavating through any land
for the purpose of laying pipes, build
ing dams or constructing reservoirs.
If any person sustaining damage as
aforesaid and said corporation shall
not mutually agree upon the sum to be
paid therefor, such person may cause
his damages to be ascertained in the
same manner and under the same con-
ditions, restrictions and limitations as
are or may be prescribed in the case of
damages by the laying out of highways.
Section 4. Said district is hereby
authorized to lay in and through the
streets and highways thereof and of
said towns of Chelsea, Vassalboro and
China, and to take up, repair and re-
place all such pipes, aqueductS and fix
lures as may be necessary for the OBJ
jects above set forth, and whenever
said district shall lay any pipes or
aqueducts in any street or highway it
shall cause the same to be done with
as little obstruction as possible to the
public travel and shall at it's own eX-
pense without unnecessary delay cause
the earth and pavement removed by
il to be replaced in proper condition.
Section 3. All the affairs of said
water district shall be managed by
board of trustees composed of three
members to be chosen by the munich
pal officers of the city of Augusta, but
no member of the city council shall
during the term for which he is elect
| ed be chosen one of said board of
| trustees.
AS soon as convenient after the
members of said board have been cho-
sen, said trustees shall hold a meeting
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gusta and organize by the election of
| a president and clerk, adopt Il corpor-
ate seal and when necessary may
choose a treasurer and all other need
| full officers and agents for the proper
conduct and management of the at
| fairs of said district. At said first
meeting they shall determine by lot
| the term of Office of each trustee so
| that one shall serve for one year, one
! for two years and one for three years;
and whenever the term OF office OF
trustee expires the said municipal Off
GERS of the city of Augusta shall APP
point a successor to serve the full
term of three years; and in case any
other vacancy arises it shall be filled in
like manner for the unexpired term.
They may also ordain and establish
such bylaws as are necessary for their
own convenience and the proper man.
| agement of the affairs of the district.
The term of office of trustees shall be-
gin on the first Monday of April. Said
Trustees may procure an office and in
cur such expenses as may be necessary.
Each member shall receive in full
| compensation for his services an allow
ance of three hundred dollars per an
mum.
Section 6. Said water district is
hereby authorized and empowered to
| acquire by purchase or by the exercise
| of the right of eminent domain, which
right is hereby expressly delegated to
| said district for said purposes, the en-
tire plant, property and franchises,
rights and privileges now held by the
Augusta Water Company within said
| district and said towns of Chelsea,
| Vassalboro and China, including all
lands, waters, water rights, dams,
] rasaruo;rs mines machinery, fixtures,