ARTICLE 22. - WARWICK WATER FACILITIES IN WEST WARWICK
Part of the Code of Ordinances of West Warwick, RI.
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Sec. 1. - Acquisition authorized.#
The city[town] of Warwick is authorized and empowered to acquire land and easements by negotiations, purchase, condemnation, or otherwise to accommodate the construction of public water works facilities within the territory of the [T]own of West Warwick, for the purpose of providing a connecting water main from the city[town] of Warwick to a connection in the proposed Providence water supply board aqueduct in the vicinity of Wakefield street, so called, in the town of West Warwick.
(Laws 1966, ch. 34, § 1)
Sec. 2. - Construction, maintenance authorized.#
Said city is further authorized and empowered to construct, own, maintain and operate public water works facilities in public ways, or public property, or in private ways or private property within the territory of the Town of West Warwick for the purpose outlined in section 1 above.
(Laws 1966, ch. 34, § 2)
Sec. 3. - Authority declared additional.#
The authority herein granted shall be in addition and auxiliary to authority granted said city by Chapter 1121 of the Public Laws, 1927 and all acts in amendment thereof and in addition thereto.
(Laws 1966, ch. 34, § 3)
Sec. 4. - Applicability of general laws.#
In exercising the authority granted herein said city is authorized and empowered to exercise all the powers and authority conferred upon towns by the provisions of Chapter 15 of Title 39 of the General Laws of Rhode Island 1956 [G.L. 1956, § 39-15-1 et seq.], as amended, entitled "Water Supply."
(Laws 1966, ch. 34, § 4)
Sec. 5. - Liability for damages.#
The City[Town] of Warwick shall be liable in damages for injuries or damages occasioned by the laying or repairing of water pipes or water mains in the highways or roads of the Town of West Warwick, but it shall not be liable for the failure or neglect of the Town of West Warwick to repair or maintain its highways or roads after the completion of repairs to such highways or roads by the City[Town] of Warwick following the laying or repairing of water pipes or water mains in such highways or roads.
(Laws 1966, ch. 34, § 5)
Sec. 6. - Tax exemption.#
The City[Town] of Warwick shall also be exempt from local taxes on all pipelines and other waterworks appurtenances hereinafter located or installed in the Town of West Warwick for purposes of providing water supply lines to the Warwick water supply system.
(Laws 1966, ch. 34, § 6)
Sec. 7. - When act effective; repealer.#
This act shall take effect upon its passage and all acts and parts of acts inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed.
(Laws 1966, ch. 34, § 7)