The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-01-31

Grating. storing, transmitting, purchas'
ing and selling electricity for furnish
ing power and heat, and for the cree
tion and maintenance of transmission
lines, and for any other corporate .pur'
poses lawful under the general laws
and all acts in amendment thereof or
addition thereto.
Sec. 2. Said corporation may for the
purpose of creating water power con-
tract. maintain and use, subject to the
duties and with the rights provided by
cbapter 1856 of the revised laws and OF
all general laws relative thereto, dam
across the Connecticut river between q
point in the town Of Gill on the west
bank. and some point in the towns OF
Mortified or Erving on the east bank,
with the necessary wings, retaining
walls, canals and appurtenances, The
crest of such dam shall not be more
than IL feet above the normal elevation
of the water at the place where 1t is
erected and shall be constructed SO
that at times of high water it may be
lowered to an elevation not more than
four feet above such normal elevation.
See. 3. Said corporation may con-
struct and operate lines for the trans
mission of electricity for heat ana pow
er and may string and MAINTAIN wires
thereon upon private land with the as.
sent of the owners thereof and on.
over, under or across any streets or
highways, subject, however, to the pro-
visions of sections one to hve, lheiu,
sive, of chapter 122 and sections 20 ana
q of chapter 121 Of the revised laws
and of all other general laws now OF
hereafter applicable thereto, and, with
the approval of the board OF gas ana
electric light commissioners, over OF
under the tracks of railroad and street
railway companies and the wires OF
companies engaged in the TRANSMISSION
of electricity for any purpose.
See, 4, Said corporation is author
lied to sell and distribute electricity
for power or heating purposes IN any
city or town in the county Of Worces-
fer and in the towns of Erving, War
wick, Gill and Mortified in the county
of Franklin. Said corporation shall not
sell electricity for lighting purposes ex,
cent that it may, with the approval OF
the board of gas and electric light com
missioners. sell electricity for lighting
PURPOSES to any municipality or cleo
trio light company in the territory
above specified, and except that any
purchaser of electricity for power may
make use of such electricity in his own
business and upon his own premises for
lighting purposes incidental to the use
Of said power.
Sec. S. Nothing herein contained
shall be construed to give said corpora
ton the powers of an electric ngnt
company, and said corporation shall IN
All respects be subject to all genera
laws now or hereafter in force relat-
ING to companies for the manufacture
transmission or distribution OF electric
ity for power and heat only. -
Sec. 6. Unless said corporation shaii
within five years from the passage here,
of erect the dam authorized hereby all
rights to erect such dam shall cease,
and unless it shall install plant. TO
furnish electricity under the provisions
of this act within five years after .ts
passage all rights granted herein tor
The sale and distribution OF electricity
shall cease. >, 49,. .soo+
Sec. {. This act shall take erect
upon its passage.