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Supply of water to be kept for cleansing sewers, drains, &c. and for other public purposes.
Fire-plugs.
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37. In all the pipes to which any fire-plug shall be fixed the undertakers shall provide and keep constantly laid on, unless prevented by frost, unusual drought, or other unavoidable accident, or during necessary repairs, a sufficient supply of water for the following purposes; (that is to say,) for cleansing the sewers and drains, for cleansing and watering the streets, and for supplying any public pumps, baths, or washhouses, that may be established for the free use of the inhabitants, or paid for out of any poor rates or borough rates levied within the limits of the special Act; and such supply shall be provided at such rates, in such quantities, and upon such terms and conditions, as may be agreed upon by the town commissioners and the undertakers, or in case of disagreement, as shall be settled in England or Ireland by two justices, and in Scotland by the sheriff, until in either case an inspector shall have been appointed, and after the appointment of such inspector, by the inspector so appointed.
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