Chapter 153. granting certain rights and privileges to the commissioners of water works in the city of Erie, Pennsylvania
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CHAP. 153.— An Act granting certain rights and privileges to the commissioners of water works in the city of Erie, Pennsylvania.February 23, 1893. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,Erie, Pa. That the commissioners of water works in the city of Erie, State of Pennsylvania, be, and they May lay waterpipes across Government landare hereby, granted the right to lay, extend, and mantain their intake pipe from their present pumping station at the foot of Chestnut street, at Erie, Pennsylvania, across the Bay of Presque Isle to the peninsula, thence across the land belonging to the United States on the peninsula to the shore of Lake Erie, thence into the lake as far as may be Lands.advisable to secure pure water, together with the use of such land on the peninsula as may be needed for the proper laying, protection, and maintaining the pipe and the erection of all buildings necessary for the construction, care, and supervision of the work, and for maintaining the same. 473 Also the use of such land belonging to the United States as may beUse for roads granted. required for a road, or roads, to and from the main land to place of crossing; all according to such plans and specifications as may be approved by the Secretary of War, and such plans shall be executed under his direction and supervision.
Sec. 2. The right to alter, amend or repeal this act is hereby reserved.Amendment, etc. Approved, February 23, 1893.