THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 22ND SEPTEMBER, 1905.
the cousent of such Department, Company, per- sons or person, or in any other manner than such Departmeut, Company, persons or person shall approve, until good and sufficient mains, pipes, valves, syphons, plugs, tubes, wires, standards, poles or apparatus, and other works necessary or proper for continuing the supply of water or gas, or telegraphic, telephonic, electric lighting or other communication as sufficiently as the same was supplied by the mains or pipes, valves, syphons, plugs, tubes, wires, standards. poles or apparatus proposed to be removed or displaced, shall, at the expense of the Promoter, have been first made and laid down in lien thereof and be ready for use to the reasonable satisfaction of the surveyor or engineer of such Department, Company, persons or person, or, in case of disagreement between such surveyor or engineer and the Promoter, in such manner as the Director of Public Works, or other fit and proper person specially appointed by the Goy- ernor in Council, shall direct,
(4.) All alterations to be made under this scetion shall be made with as little detriment and inconve- nience to such Department, Company, persons or person as the circumstances will admit of and under the superintendence of such Depart- ment, Company, persons or person, or of their or his surveyor or engineer.
(5.) The Promoter shall not lay down any such mains or pipes, vaives, syphons, plugs, tubes, wires, standards, poles or apparatus contrary to the regulatious of any Ordinance relating to water, gas or other companies, or to telegraphs. (6.) The Promoter shall make good all damage doue by him to property belonging to or controlled by any such Department, Company, persous or person, and shall make full compensation to ull parties for any loss or damage which they may sustain by reason of any interference with such property or with the private service pipes or wires of any person supplied by any such De- partment, Company, persons or person with water or gas or electric light unless such. Depart- ment, Company, persons or person shall, by or by reason of their or his own defanit, neglect or omission, have contributed to or assisted in the doing, happening or bringing about of such loss or damage.
(7.) If by any such operations as aforesaid the Promo- ter interrupts the supply of water or gas or electric light in or through any main, pipe or wire for a period exceeding twelve consecutive hours he shall be liable to a penalty not ex- eceding one hundred dollars for every day or portion of a day after the expiration of sucha period of twelve hours during which such supply shall be so interrupted.
sewers, &c.
[13.] [16] When the tramway or any works connected there- For proter-
with interferes with any sewer, drain, water-course, or tion of sub-way, or in any way affects the sewerage or drainage of the Colony the Promoter shall not commence the construction of the tramway or works until he shall have given to the Director of Public Works fourteen days' previous notice in writing of his intention so to do, and shall have left with such notice all necessary particu- lars relating thereto, nor until the Director of Public Works shall have signified his written approval of the same, unless he do not signify his approval, disapproval or other directions within fourteen days after service of the said notice and particulars as aforesaid; and the Promoter shall comply with the directions of the Director of Publie Works in the execution of the said works, and shall provide by new, altered or substituted works, in such manner as the Director of Public Works shall require, for the proper pro- tection of, and for preventing injury or impediment to the sewers, drains, water-courses, sub-ways, sewerage or drain- age hereinbefore referred to by or by reason of the tramway, and shall save harmless the Director of Public Works against the expense occasioned thereby; and all such works shall be done by or under the superintendence of the Di- rector of Public Works at the cost and expense of the
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