Chap. 172.—An ACT to enable the city of Norfolk to furnish water to the
Jamestown exposition company at Sewell’s Point, in Norfolk county, Vir-
ginia, by the extension of the city water mains or by leasing or purchasing
a part or the whole of the property of the Norfolk county water company.

Approved March 14, 1906.

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1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That for the
purpose of furnishing an adequate supply of water to Jamestown expo-
sition company, at Sewell’s Point, Norfolk county, Virginia, the city of
Norfolk may extend its water mains from said city to said grounds of
said Jamestown exposition company in Norfolk county, Virginia; and in
the event the acquisition of the right of way to effect said purpose cannot
be agreed upon between said city of Norfolk and such owners of property
whose holdings may interfere in such undertaking, the said city shall
have all the rights of eminent domain conferred by the statutes of the
State to accomplish its ends.

And the said county of Norfolk, through its properly constituted au-
thorities, may grant to said city, without ‘compensation, the right to use
so much of any public road or highway as may be necessary to carry into
effect the object intended to be accomplished by this act, imposing only
on said city such reasonable restrictions as may be necessary to restore
the highway or road so used, to such condition for travel as existed before
it was disturbed by said.city in laying its pipes or mains.

And the said city of Norfolk, if in its judgment the same shall be
deemed expedient or necessary in order to furnish a supply of water to
the Jamestown exposition company, is hereby authorized to lease or pur-
chase from the Norfolk county water company all or part of its property
and plant upon such terms as may be agreed upon by the said city of
Norfolk and the said Norfolk county water company, and in the event of
so leasing or purchasing the city of Norfolk shall have all the rights,

. privileges and franchises of the said Norfolk county water company.

And the said city of Norfolk is hereby authorized to make such terms
with the said Jamestown exposition company for the furnishing of said
water supply for said exposition as the said city of Norfolk may deem
proper.

2. Because of the nearness of the exposition period an emergency exists,
and this act shall be in force from its passage.