Chapter 677. Authorizing the Secretary of War to transfer and convey to the Portland Water District, a municipal corporation, the water pipe line including the submarine water main connecting Fort McKinley, Maine, with the water system of the Portland Water District, and for other purposes
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Chap. 677: Authorizing the Secretary of War to transfer and convey to the Portland Water District, a municipal corporation, the water pipe line including the submarine water main connecting Fort McKinley, Maine, with the water system of the Portland Water District, and for other purposes. Chapter 677 45 Stat. 699 1928-05-22 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
Digitization Vendor 2025-01-24 70 1 public Chapter 677.— An Act Authorizing the Secretary of War to transfer and convey to the Portland Water District, a municipal corporation, the water pipe line including the submarine water main connecting Fort McKinley, Maine, with the water system of the Portland Water District, and for other purposes. May 22, 1928.[[S. 3057](/us/bill/70/s/3057).][[Public, No. 465](/us/pl/70/465).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the Secretary Fort McKinley Military Reservation, Me.Conveyance authorized of Government-owned water pipe line of, to Portland Water District.of War be, and he is hereby, authorized to transfer or cause to be conveyed to the Portland Water District, a municipal corporation of Portland, Maine, organized and existing under the laws of the State of Maine, the Government-owned water pipe line, including the submarine main connecting the Fort McKinley Military Reservation located on Great Diamond Island, Maine, with the water system of the said Portland Water District on the mainland and to enter into a contract with the said Portland Water District Contract for furnishing potable water to Fort McKinley, etc.for the furnishing of potable water to Fort McKinley, upon such terms as the Secretary of War may deem expedient, including payment to the said Portland Water District of an annual charge, payable quarterly, for the nutting of the water line in good condition and the relocation of the submarine main so as to furnish at all seasons of the year ample supply of potable water to the Fort McKinley Military Reservation, and that said annual charge to be Annual charge.agreed upon and the rates to be paid for the water furnished shall be paid from appropriations heretofore made and to be made for “Water and Sewers at Military Posts”: *Provided,* That before *Proviso.*Obligation required of Portland Water District.exercising the authority conferred by this Act, the Secretary of War shall require and receive from the Portland Water District, of Portland, Maine, the execution and delivery of an obligation in such terms and with such surety as shall satisfy the Secretary of War that the Portland Water District will at all times in the future maintain a good and sufficient water line to Fort McKinley, and will furnish by means of said water line, an abundant supply of suitable water for use for all purposes at Fort McKinley, at fair and reasonable prices.
Approved, May 22, 1928.
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Authorizing the Secretary of War to transfer and convey to the Portland Water District, a municipal corporation, the water pipe line including the submarine water main connecting Fort McKinley, Maine, with the water system of the Portland Water District, and for other purposes
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