Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-10-26

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elected shall remain in Office as such until
their duties are performed and completed OF
their successors are elected. Such water
board shall receive as compensation for its
services such sum as the village may vote a,
a meeting duly called and holden.
Settlement of Damages
Sec. 4. Said corporation, by its bailiffs,
water board or other officer or officers duly
authorized for that purpose, may agree with
| the owner or owners OF any property fran.
ehlse, easement or right which may be re.
CURED for the purposes of this act, as TO the
amount OF compensation to be paid for the
same, and in case OF failure to agree as TO
such compensation or as to the amount of
damages which ought to be awarded to any
person claiming to DO injured by the doings
| Of said corporation, or in case any such
owner shall be an infant or insane or absent
| from this state, or unknown, or the owner of
q contingent or uncertain interest judge
of the supreme court may, on the application
of either party, cause such notice TO be given
OF such application as such judge may see fit
to prescribe. and after proof of such notice
may fix the amount OF bond that shall be
filed by said corporation and approved by
such Judge and upon such filing and APP
prevail of such bond said corporation may
enter upon, take and possess such property,
franchise, easement or right and proceed with
the construction of its work; provided that
the right of said corporation to take posses
sion of property, franchise, easement or
rights by the giving of bond. as herein
provided shall not apply to the taking OF
any other established water system now in
use; and said judge may appoint three DIS
interested persons TO examine such property
to be taken for, or damaged by the doings oil
said corporation, who, being duly sworn,
shall upon due notice TO all parties con-
cerned, view the premises and hear the par
ties in respect to such property and as 10
lust damages And shall assess and award
to such owners and persons so interested
inst damages for the taking of such prop
ertv franchise, easement or right, or for
any injury sustained as aforesaid and make
renort in writing to such judge, who may
tberpupon accept such report unless Just
rause is shown to the contrary ana ordef
said corporation to pay the same III Sueh
time and manner as such Judge may
nrescribe. in full compensation for the prop
erty taken, or the injury done by said cor
poration. and on compliance with such ordef
said corporation may proceed WIN inc o,h- !
struction of its work without hadn't! ioi
Cnrtber claim for damages or said Judge
nav roiort or recommit said report II the
ends of justice 50 require. such Juage may
inward costs in such proceeding IN ms ais
erection. ANY person whose rights to the
dnwapa NJ water are thus taken may Apply |
nc aforesaid, within one year from the time
sucb water is actually taken or diverted anu
mot thereafter, and no suit for INJURY aohe
under this act shall be brought AFTER one
wear from the alleged date of the receipt OF
Tho iniury The selectmen of the town OF
may discontinue any highway or
mart thereof, in said town, and may lay gu.
anv highway therein, in lieu thereof deenieo
on account Of the building ana 10
cation of any reservoir or reservoirs LOT s'''
water system. " ..,;., an
laws after the taking of any property ran
,bise easement or light under the provisions
A This act file in the town clerks ONCE In
10 town where the same is situated de-
,crintion of any land, water or water rights
- taken. sufficiently accurate for idenln'
,ation. ,.,. ,.hor.
nod and empowered to contract with the
own of Brattleboro, any school, hf. ais'iic' ,
~ village corporation now or hereafter situ i
ted within said town, corporations ana mus q
.iduals to supply water for the protec'ioi Vi j
nv property and for domestic ana any "t"'i I
purposes. . =. an, a
Event bouse or building, who shall take r
:, -, If said CORPORATION shall be liable :
~ the rent or price Of the same, ana tne I
oicers and agents of said corporation, IN. S
r,,s,od with the care and superintendent OF c
h. ,voter may at all reasonable times enter r
/, ,renises so supplied to examine the pipes n
nd fvtures and prevent any uhnecessai! a
,ostn and if any person or persons "i'n'V q
l"' .,,son+ NJ said corporation shall use any ii
= soid water an action of tort under TINS n
.t,to may he maintained against sucn per. s
m Inv said corporation for the recovery OIL
amages therefor hill p
Sec 8. If any person or persons sia'' p
lIfnlly wantonly or maliciously avert the Ia
ator or mart thereof of any of the ponds n
-. streams, aGueducts, water courses or n,
,soryoirs which shall be taken, used or con 81
.,,otod nv said corporation, or shall cor
,,t tbo same or make it impure, or commit d.
~, nuisance therein, or shall bathe therein, II
= within the limits that may be taken or 81
described by said corporation pursuant 10 VI
nrovsions of this act, or maliciousiy III m
ua or destroy any dam, embankment, aque-
,ct nine. reservoir, conduit, hydraht ST
,.,,cture nump, machinery or other prop
~, held owned or used by said corporation ps
dor the provisions of this act, shali De ia
a to said corporation IN trepie uahaseo
orofor TO be recovered in action on the
Sc founded on inns stauu'o' 49,
,,sor On conviction of any of the malicious al
Nc oforesaid shall be punished by nne fC
:, e~ceeding 500, or imprisoned in the fC
,use of correction not exceeding six months di
illage May Establish Water Department. az
Ser. 9. Said corporation shall nave pow, I'll
..r,oniza and establish q water department ga
= tbe purpose of supplying said village an
-, water ms aforesaid, and may purchase, pc
y, =, and hold all necessary real and personal tn
t,ts for that purpose, and may issue It's i'll
, rnor,tion bonds, notes or orders to carry pa
+ the provisions of this act and to secure tn
: rresent or future indebtedness for the m'
= bi;sbinr and operating of its water de- nj
'aD"Sni"s GU
Sec 10. Said corporation may Tor tne pc
rnose of aiding in the support ana nam s''