The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-12-11

If it shall be necessary for this cor
poration to flow damage or move
any public highways or bridges or
other appurtenances or adJuncts or
any telegraph or telephone lines, 1t
shall not do so until the said high
ways, bridges, or telegraph or tele-
phone lines have been adequately
protected or their location changed
Any required change shall be made
at the expense of this corporation.
If the town or telegraph or telephone
companies cannot agree with this
corporation as to the necessity OF
the changes to be made, or as to the
protection required. or the manner
and means of doing the work, the
matter shall be determined by
commission to be appointed by a
Judge of the Supreme Court as
above provided - the case of the
taking or flowing Of land.
Section 7. Nothing in this act
shall give said corporation the right
to take or divert the water of any
spring used for domestic purposes,
except by right of sale and purchase,
nor to dam, take or divert the water
of any stream in the Town Of STAN
ford, except the water of the STAN
ford stream, so called, which flows in
general northerly course into the
Town of 'Woodford, and except the
water of the stream forming the out
let of Lake Hancock, and except
the water of any other. stream in
the Town of Stamford which flows in
a general northerly course into the
Town of Woodford, nor the right to
interfere with the rights of the Ben
nington Water Company in or TO
Lake Hancock aforesaid, nor the
right 10 divert the water of the
stream forming the outlet of Big
Pond, so called in the Town of
Woodford at any point thereon near
er the aforesaid pond than a point
on said stream miles below the
outlet of said pond measured in The
thread of the stream, nor The right
to dam, take or divert the water of
any stream in the Town of Benning
ton except the water of the Wal
loomsac River, so-called, which
flows in a general westerly direction
from Woodford aforesaid into the
Town of Bennington, nor the right to
dam, take or divert any of the water
of said Walloomsac river, except in
such a manner and in such places
that the water of said stream damn.
ed, taken or diverted shall be re-
turned to the same at a point there
on east of the present east line of
the Twin State Gas and Electric
Company, nor the right TO dam, take
or divert the water of the Fayyille
Stream so-called and its tributaries
in the Towns of Glastonbury. Shafts
bury, Arlington and Sunderland nor
of any stream in the Town of Glas-.
tenOury, except the water of such
streams in Glastonbury as flow in
general southerly or sCuthwesterly
course into the Town Of Woodford,
OF in a general northerly or north
westerly course into the Town OF
Sunderland nor the right to dam,
take or divert the water of the Roar
ing Branch or the South Fork so
called, I'm the Town of Sunderland.
except in such manner and in sIch
places that the water damned. taken
or diverted shall be returned to said
Roaring Branch at a point thereon
no further west than the east line of
lands near the Village of Chiseiville
so-called owned by J. X. Batchel1er
and estate of G. NJ Bronson in he
vicinity OF the junction of said Roar
ing Branch and Beaver Meadow
Brook so-called, no the right to in
terfere with whatever rights George
Knapp OF Woodlord Aforesaid, lis
heirs or assigns may have TO regu-
late or control the outflow from Gig
Pond in said Woodford, nor me right
to interfere with the rights of the
Arlington Water Comapny, nor the
right to dam the Walloomsac River
at any point thereon below a point
on said Stream one thousand feet
below the junction of said Walloom-
sac River or Bolles Brook so-called
and the Bickford Hollow Brook so.
called in the Town of Woodfordg But
any of the restrictions in this sec
ton contained may be avoided. and
any of the rights herein denied may
be obtained by said corporation by
right of sale and purchase.
Section s. Upon petition as here
matter provided and upon notice TO
this corporation. the Public Service
Commission shall investigate the
method TO be employed and materials
to be used in the construction of any
dam under the provisions of this act
and upon notice and after hearing
may make such order as to the meth.
cd to be employed and The material
to be used as the public safety may
require with the right of appeal to
the Supreme Court on the question
Of the legality Of reasonableness Of
such order. Said proceedings as TO
any dam in the Town Of Sunderland
may be instituted upon the petition