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Les diagrammes suivants illustrent la mAthode. irrata to peiura, n A a 32X ( t t 6 x.y* "**' [48 Ykt.] waterworks (l::svri.\iALT Comia.w), CHAP 30. ■^ , / > 't 7. t. [Cit. SO.J A.D. 1885. An Act to Incorporate tlie Esquimalt Water% Works Com- pany, 1885. \dtk March, JSSo.] WHEREAS a petition lia3 been presented by Theotlore Lubbe, rreamble] ot tbc City of Victoria, British Colnni1)ia, ^Forcbaiit; William P. Sayward, of the i5anio place, Lumber Manufacturer; Edgar Crow Baker, of tlie same place, M.P.; Joshua Davies, of the same place. Auctioneer; and Walter S. Chambers, of the same place. Account- ant; for an Act to empower them to construct, manage and maintain Water Works to supply the Town of Esrpiimalt, the Royal Naval Dockyard, the Royal Naval IIosi)ital, and the residents of the penin- sula bounded by Victoria Arm and Harbour, the Straits of Fuca and Esquimau Harbour; and for the purpose thereof to take water from Thetis J^akc, Deadman's River, and their tributaries, and to build flumes, aqueducts, lay pipes, erect dams, acquire lands, and do all other acts and things necessary for the purpose aforesaid; And whereas it is expedient to grant the prayer of the said petition; Therefore, Her Majesty, l)y and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia, enacts as follows: — 1. Tlieodore Lubbe, William P. Sayward, Joshua Davies, Edgar inconwration Crow Baker and Walter S. Cliambers, and such other persons and corporations as shall, in pursuance of this Act, become shareholders, arc hereby constituted a body corporate and politic, by the name of "The Esquimalt Water Works Company," and hereinafter called the Company. 2. The Capital Stock of the Company shall be §150,000, with Capitol stock power to increase to §2o0,000, divided into 15,00 shares of §100 eacli, which shall be apjilied, first, to the payment of all costs and expenses in ol)tainiiig the passage of this Act, and the remainder lor the purpose of the Company's undertaking. 157 PiU o. A.D. 188,'). Prnvisionnl Direc- tors. TToail ollice. First gcufval uieet- iiig. Annual meetin''. Power to borrow [ monty. Power to constrnet luul nuiintaiu water- workfi. I'ower to enter on lands. Appropriate streams &o. Purchase nioiioy or tlaiiiage to bo asoer- taineiT by arbitrutlua C'ii. 30.] WATER WORKS (Esquimalt Compan'y). [48 Vkt.] 3. The iiei'soii8 named in tlic first section of tliis Act sliall he and are liereby constituted Provisional Directors of the Company, of whom tliroc .shall form a f|iiornm for the transaction of Inisinoss, and thoy sliall hold ofHcc until the ilr.st election of Directors under this Act, and shall have power to open Stock Books and procure sub- scriptions of Stock for the undertaking. 4. The oflicc of the Company shall be at the City of ^'ictoria, or at a place within the District ot Esquimalt, as the Company may elect. 5. The first general meeting of the Shareholders shall be held upon two weeks' notice being given, at such time as the Directors shall specify therein. 6. The subsequent annual general meeting of Shareholders shall be held as may be determined by the Dy-Laws of the Company. 7. The Company shall be entitled to borrow money on mortgage or bond. 8. The Company and their servants may, and shall have full power to design, construct, build, purchase, imi)rove, hold and generally maintain, manage and conduct AVater Works and all buildings, materials, machinery and appliances therewith connected in the Town of Esquimalt, and the peninsula adjacent thereto, bounded by the Victoria Arm and Harbour, the Straits of Fuca and Esquimalt Harbour, and other parts as hereinafter provided. 9. It shall be lawful for the Company, their servants, agents and v/orkmon, from time to time, and at all times hereafter, as they shall see fit, and they are herel)y authorized and empowered to enter into and upon the land of any person or persons, bodies politic or cor- porate, in the Town of Esquimalt, or within ten miles of the said Town, and to survey, set out and ascertain such parts thereof as they may require for the purposes of the said Water AVorks, and to divert and appropriate the waters of Thetis Lake and Deadman'a liiver, and its tributaries, as they shall judge suitable and jjroper, and to contract with the owners and occupiers of the said lands, and those having an interest or right in the said waters, for the purchase of the same respectively, or of any part tliereof, or of any privilege that may be required lor the purposes of the Comjiany, and for the right to take all or any timber, stone, gravel, sand and other materials from the aforesaid land or any lands adjacent there- to, for the use and construction of the said works, and in case of disagreement between the Company and the owners and occupiers of the said lauds or any person having an interest in the said waters or the natural flow thereof, or any such ]irivilege or privileges, right or rights, as aforesaid, respect' ag the amount of purchase money or value thereof, or as to the damages such appropriation shall cause 158 / ■■ Arbitration prouccd- iiij-s. [4S Vict.] WATEll WOIlIvS (Ks.^riMAi.T Compaxv). [Ci'. 30.] to them Of otherwise, oi as to tlioaiii()untof(hiin!ij!;e arising tlirongli A.D. L'^.^i). tlio cousti'uction of an\' dam, tiic same sliali lie clociikMl I)y Uiruo , • 1 1 • ,, ■ 1 , rm .\rl)itriit.ors, how arbitrators, to be appointed as heromalter mentioned, namely: the aiiiioiuted. Company shall a[)point one, the owner or owners shall appoint another, and the two such arbitrators shall, within ton days after their ajipointment, a})poiiit a third arbitrator; but in the event of such two arbitrators not appointing a third arbitrator within the time aforesai- jurisdiction within the locality where the oH'once sliall or may be committed, forfeit and piiy tor every such otfonce a sum not cxceeilin,i>; live hundred ilollars, toj^^ether with the costs of conviction; one half to be applied to the nse of the C omi^any, and the other haU'h) him or her who shall lay the infonuatioii; and such Justice may in default of payment, condemn such person to be confmed in the common gaol of the City of Victoria for a space of time not exceeding twelve calendar months, as to such Justice may seem moot; and such person or [icrsons so olfending shall be liable to an action at law at the suit of the Company to make good any damage done by him, her or them. 12. The Company shall regulate the distribution and use of the Hefrubition of th-.- water on all places and for all purposes, and shall from time to time ;||tau'.f " '"'' """ lix the rent oi- price whicli any owner or occupant ot any house or building, who shall use such water shall pay tor the use thereof, but in no case shall the said Company fix a greater rent than sixty cents a thousand gallons for water, or one doll ra month from the owner or occupants of any house or building wherein the number of iicr- RaU-s to U- cbargul, sons does not exceed tour, and thirty cents a month per capita for each and every additional occupant; and the company shall have the power 01 electing whether they shall charge parties using water from their works by tiie gallon or per capita as aforesaid, or one dollar a month as aibrosaid. 13. If any person or persons shall lay or cause to bo laid any pipe peii,-,lty for c',miM;t- or main to connnunicatc with any pipe or main of the .said water Sp|;',y"^^I;.iJ,';;' works, or in any way obtain or use any water thereof, without the &c. consent of the Company or their Manager, he or they shall forfeit and pay to the Company the sum often dollars and also the further sum ot two dollars and iil'ty cents f)r each day such iVipe or main shall so renuiin, which said sum together with costs of suit in that behali, may be recovered by civil action in any ('ourt of law in the i'rovince of British Columbia having civil jurisdiction to that amount. 14. If anv person .shall bathe, or wash or cleanse any wool, cloth, I't-nulty for fouling leather, skins, or animals, or iilace any nuisance or offensive thing '*''''''' within or near the .source of snpjily I'or such water works in any lake, river, pond, source or fountain from which the water ol the said water works is (J)taincd, or .shall convey or cast, cause, throw or put any filth, dirt, dead carcns.scs or other noisome or offen.-ive thin;;- thei'ein, or cause, permit or sutfer the water of any sink, sewer or drain to nm or be conveyed into the sumo, or cause any other Itil ■ I A.D. 18^5 I'fiiiilty fiji' wiistc 01 iiiiliioptr use of watur. {('i\. 30.1 WATER Works (T:s(..ri.MAi;r Comi-.vnv). [\s Vk t.] tliin;,' to lie dono wlu'icby llio water therein luiiy he in anywise taiiituil or luiiled, every siiuli person sliail, on (.'onviction tliereol" before any >jii.stiee of tlie I'eace, lie Iiy rttieli .Iiistiee a(lJiid^!j;L'(l and coiideiniicd to jiay a jienalty lor every sueh olt'encre not exceeding two iiiindrcd and fifty dollars, together with cost.s, one-half to he paid to the Coiniiany as damages, and the otiier half to him or her wlio shall lay the information; and sneh Ju.stiee may, on defanlt of payment, condemn siieh person to he eonlined in the common gaol at Victoria, for a space not exceeding one calendar month, with or without hard labour, 15. If any person being occupant, tenant or inmate of any house, or otherwise sujiplied with water from the miid Water AVorks by the Comjiany, sells or disposes of the water thereof, or gives it awuy, or permits it to be taken or carried away, or uses it, or applies it to the benefit of others, or to any other than his or her own use or benefit, or wrongfudy neglects or improperly wastes the water, every such person shall on conviction thereof before any Justice of the i'eace, he by huch Justice adjudged and condemned to pay a penalty for every sucli offence not exceeding §ii."i, together with costs, one-half to be applied to him or her who shall lay the infor- mation, and the otiier moiety to form part of the assets of the Company, as f vjmpensation for any damages done, and such Justice may, iu default of payment, condemn such person to be confined in the common gaol in Victoria, for a space not exceeding one calendar month, with or without hard labour. 16. in all places where a vacant space intervenes between a line of the street and the wall of the building into which the water is to be taken, the Company is empowered to lay the service pipe across such vacant sjiace, .such eliarge to he payable with the first water rates, and to be collected in the same manner from the said owner.s. ., ,,.j_ ,,„, 17. The service pijie from the line of the street to the interior couti^olorZ't'om': f'lce of the outer wall of the building supplied, together with all hranches, couplings, stop-cocks and apparatus placed thereon bj- the Company, shall be under the control of the Company, and if any dam- age be done to this portion of the service pipe or its fittings, either by neglect or otherwise, the Company may repair the same and charge the same to the (iccupant ov owner of the premises; the stop-cock jilaci'd by the Comiiany inside of the building sluill not be used by the water tenant except in eases of accident, or for the pro- tection ot tlie builfling or the [lipes, and to prevent flooding of the premises. 18. All parties supplied with water by the Company may bo reipiire r4.> Vkt.] water work?; CEsofiMAi.T f'oMr.vxv). \Cn. 30.] 19. Tlio Company shall not 1)0 liable lor damage oani^cd by tlio brcakin,!,^ of any service pii'cs or attachment, or for any shutting ott" of the water, for the purpose of rciiairing, maintaining or clearing the pipes, provided notice bo given ol llie intention to sluit off the water, wlien the same is shut oil more than six hour.-' at any one time. 20. The servants of the Company Hliall have free access ut proper hours of tlie day, and upon reasonable notice given, and request made for that purpose, to all parts ot every 1)uilding in which water is delivered and consumed. 21. If any person or persons, not being in the employment of the Company, and not being a member of any duly constituted fire brigade in the Town or District of Esquimalt, and duly authorized on that behalf, shall wilfully open or close any hydrant, or obstruct the free access to any hydrant, stop-cock, chamber or liydrant chamber, by placing on it any building material, rubbish or other- wise, or take or appropriate to his own use any water from anv public or private tap, any such person shall on conviction before any of TTcr ^lajesty's -Tustiees of the Peace, forfeit and pay for each oflenco a sum not exceeding fifty dollars, or on default of payment be imprisoned in the gaol at Victoria for a term not exceeding thirty days; and each time the said hydrants are interfered with, and each day said obstructions shall continue, shall be considered a separate offence. 22. If any suit or action be brought against any person or persons for anything done in pursuance of this Act, the same shall be brought within six calendar montlis next after the act committed, or in case there shall be a continuation of damages, then within one year after the original cause of such action arising. 23. The said Water AVorks shall be constructed, completed and finished to tlie Town of Esquinudt, the Royal Xaval Dock Yard, and the Royal Naval nos[iital, except as to the laying of additional pipes and mains, within three years from the passing ot this Act. 24. In order to prevent the waste of water and settle disputes arising therefrom as to the quantity consumed, the Company are empowered to place water meters upon any service pipe or connec- tion within or without any house or building where water is used, as they may deem expedient, and for this purpose, and for the pur- pose of protecting or of regulating the use of any such meter, to set or alter the position of same or of any pipe connection or tap, and to fix the price to be jiaidfor the use of any such meter, and the times when and the maimer in which the same shall be payable, and also to charge for and recover the expense of such alterations, may be collected in the same manner as water rates (and shall be a 103 A.D, l.'^S.-.. Xonliiihility for iliiniagd l>y wutt"' Right of iicucss, Punalty for iiitcr- fuiiiig with liyiliiiiita Ac. Limitation as to time foi' liiiiiging actions against tliuC.'onipftny Time limit for com- nionceniont and ooni- pk'tiou of the works. Use of wiiter meters. Charges for the same. Pi RjV;;;:' t j 'ji ^. A.P. ISK.-. Penalty for taiii]i(i- iiig with wiitLi' nictcr.s. Pouur to iniiki; niluH for gLiifiiil iiiaiiiiyt.'- llR'llt, [C\\. 30.] WATER WORKS (Ks.,rnrA[,T ('..Mrwy ,-). [4S Vi. t.] lion on tiio roiil cstiito to llic siimc cxk'iit), iind ncitlicr llio meter nor any fittings llicn'nnto l)clnii,n-in^ slmll ln' suKioct to or liiiltic lur ront liy tlio iiossessor or owner of any iironii.scH wlicroin tlic saino may bo. 25. Any iiorsoii wlio .shall wilfully alter any meter, iiluccd as in the last section mentioned, so m to Ics.son or alter tlie amount of water registered thereby, or so as to cause the quantity registered or used to be falsely indicated, shall incur a penalty of not less than five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars, to bu recovered with full costs on summary conviction before any .Tustico of the Peace having jurisdiction in the locality in which the said oli'enco is committed; and in case such iienalty and costs arc not]iaid forth, with, such -Tustico of tho Peace may commit the offender to the common gaol at Victoria tor a period not exceeding thirty days, unless the said penalty and costs are sooner paid. 26. The Comiiany shall have jiowor from time to time to make rules and regulations for the general maintenance or mana omcnt, anil for tlio collection oi the water rent, and for fixing the t,.ne and times when, and the places where the sftmo shall be payable, and in case of default in payment to enforce payment by shutting off the water, or by suit at law before any court of comjietent jurisdic- tion, or both. Certftin sections of 27. The 'v was-in-- a socciai rcsolniion ''"'•'•'''■■,'••. "iO"i'tlio '. ' . I .-< I ic';;iihitior),H cull- Ml manner hi-reinal'tcr mcntionuil, alter ail or any ol tin; rci,nilalions ut'nvA in saiil Tabio of tho Company contained in the said 'I'ahlc A, or make new ':i'o made by special resolution shall he deemed to he regulations of the; Comiumy ol' the samo validity as if they had heen originally containeil in the said Tahlo, and shall bo bulijoet in like manner to bo altered or modified by an^' subsc(inent special rc.-oiution. 80. A resolution jiassed by the tJomjiany shall be dcetned to bo .S|in.ial it ,.,iiitions spceial whenever a resolution has been passed by u majority of not ''"" 1"'=''^''' les.s than three-fourths of such mem1)ors of the ('oinpany h>v tho time being entitled, according to the regulations ol tho Com[)any, to vote, as may be present in person, or liy proxy (in cases whoro by tho regulations of tho Company proxies are allowed) at any general meeting, of which notiee specitying the intention to propo.sc siieh resolution has been duly given, and hucIi ro^olnlion has been eonfirmed by a majority of such members tor the time being enti- tled, according to the regulations ol the Coinpany, to vote, as may be present in person or by proxy, at a sub.sei|uent general meeting, of which notice has been duly given, and held at an interval of not less than fourteen days, nor more tlian one month from the date of the meeting at which such resolution was passed. At any meeting mentioned in this scctioiij unless a jioll is demanded by at least five members, a declaration of the Chairnnin that the resolution has been carried sliall bo deemed conclusive; evidence of the fiict, without proof of the number or proportion of the votes roeonled in lavour of or against the same. Xotices of any meeliiig shall, for tho purposes x„tii.cj of iiKctin"to of this .section, be deemed to l)o duly given and tiie meeting to be ^'^ M'^"-"- duly held, whenever sucli notiee is given and meeting luM in man- ner prescribed by tho regulations of tiic C/'ompany. Tn computing the majority under this section, when a poll i.s c„,uiting votes. demanded, reference shall be had to tlio number of votes to wliieli each member is entitled by the regulations of the Cyonijiany. In default of any regulations as to voting, every menil)er shall votc^ ami votuis. have one vote ; and in dcfinltofany regulations as to summoning general meetings, a mooting sliall lie luld to lie