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MrNlCII'AL LAW.
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wliicli 1ms hfcii subiiiittt'tl to and passed by a vote of the haini: clasH of
i'att'|)ay('rs as voted upon tlie aci|iiisitioii of said water privilcLjes. No lease
shall he i'oi' a loiiycr |)eriod than thirty yeai's, with tiie ri^ht of renewals.
."lOii. Water Works. Any nmuieipality niay, hy hy-hiw, eonstiuct,
improve, maintain, and manajjo water works and all neees,sary buililin^rs,
machinery, ete., Ijelonjiiny tlieieto, in or in the iiei^hljorhooil of the
nHniicipality.
."iOIJ. Gas and Water Pipes. CouneiKs may pass Vjy-hiwsiuithori/.iiii;'
lay down
• fas or water companieH to jjipes or eonduits suhjeet to such
re<fiilations as the Council sees tit.
."iOl. Municipal Gas and Water Works. CNamcils of cities and
towns may pass In-iaws fnr the construction of j;as and water works,
lexyiui;' tlu' necessary annual I'ate, and form an eipial amiual sinking;- fund,
for payment of princi]ial and interest, coveriii"; not more than thirty nor
less than five years.
SOH. Street Railways. Councils of cities and towns may provide for
huildiny and operating;' street railways subject to the ti-rms the Lieutonant-
(jiovernor m ly a])prove: and for leasinj,; the same and for levyinjf a special
annual rate to pay the interest, and to provide an e(pial yeai'iy sinking' fund,
for payment of the ])rinci|)al within thirty year.s. They may ext(!nd sucii
railway into an adjoining,' municipality by consent of such nnmicipality,
and subject to the same liabilities and conditions as other street railways
under tlu; .Street Railway Act.
.iO!> Vestibules for Motormen. Cotnicils of cities may pass by-
laws compellin;j; electric street railways operatinj^ within its limits to
provide proper enclosed vestil)ules upon its street cars, to protect motoi'inen
and othei- per.sons in charge of cars from November 1st to March Slat.
510. Street Railway By-Laws. No by-law for the construction of
ffas and water works and electric street car lines shall be passed until the
estimated expenditure has been published for one month, and the time of
holdinif the ])oll tor two months, tofjfcther with a complete copy of the l)y-
law, and the time for considerinfjf the same in Council for one month, in some
new.s])aper published in the county. The by-law nuist receive a majority
of the electors voting at the poll, and be pas.sed by the Council witiiin three
months after the poll. If rejected at the poll no other by-law for the .same
pur|)0sc must be submitted durinj;- the current year.
i»l I. Telephone Service. The Councils of cities and towns iiave
power to construct, own ami operate a telephone business and service, pur-
chase or lease lanii, buildiuffs, machinery and all apparatus necessary to
conduct such business within the nnmicipality, or within two miles thereof,
and supply subscribers within the municipality or in the neighborhood
thereof, tixinif and collecting rates for same in such manner as the by-law
directs. The sinking fund must provide for the payment of the principal
within thirty years.
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