(3.) The Company shall not remove or displace any of the mains or pipes, valves, syphons, plugs, tubes, wires, standards, poles or apparatus, or other works belonging to any such Department, Company, persons or person, or do anything to impede the passage of water or gas, or the telegraphic, telephonic, electric lighting, or other communication into or through such mains or pipes, valves, syphons, plugs, tubes, wires, standards, poles or apparatus, without the consent of such Department, Company, persons or person, or in any other manner than such Department, 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 Company, have been first made and laid down in lieu 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 Company, in such manner as the Director of Public Works, or other fit and proper person specially appointed by the Governor in Council, shall direct.
(4.) All alterations to be made under this section shall be made with as little detriment and inconvenience to such Department, Company, persons or person as the circumstances will admit of and under the superintendence of such Department, Company, persons or person, or of their or his surveyor or engineer.
(5.) The Company shall not lay down any such mains or pipes, valves, syphons, plugs, tubes, wires, standards, poles or apparatus contrary to the regulations of any Ordinance relating to water, gas or other Companies, or to telegraphs.
(6.) The Company shall make good all damage done by them to property belonging to or controlled by any such Department, Company, persons or person, and shall make full compensation to all 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 Department, Company, persons or person with water, gas or electric light unless such Department, Company, persons or person shall, by or by reason of their or his own default, 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 Company interrupt the supply of water or gas or electric light in or through any main, pipe or wire for a period exceeding twelve consecutive hours they shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars for every day or portion of a day after the expiration of such period of twelve hours during which such supply shall be so interrupted.
20. When the tramway or any works connected therewith interferes with any sewer, drain, water-course, or subway, or in any way affects the sewerage or drainage of the Colony of Hongkong, the Company shall not commence the construction of the tramway or works until they shall have given to the Director of Public Works fourteen days' previous notice in writing of their intention so to do, and shall have left with such notice all necessary particulars relating thereto, nor until the Director of Public Works shall have signified his written approval of the same.
necessary; and any difference as to the neces-
sity of any such lowering or alteration shall be settled in manner provided by this Ordinance for the settlement of differences between the Company and Departments, Companies or per-
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(3.) The Company shall not remove or displace any of the mains or pipes, valves, syphous, plugs, tubes, wires, standards, poles or apparatus, or other works belonging to any such Department, Company, persons or person, or do anything to hopede the passage of water or gas, or the telegraphie, telephonic, electric lighting, or other communication into or through such mains or pipes, valves, syphons, plugs, tubes. wires, standards, poles or apparatus, without the consent of snch Department, Company, per- sous or person, or in any other mauser than such Department, Company, persons or person shall approve, until good and sufficient maius, 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, ut the expense of the Company, have been first made and laid down in lieu 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 Company, in sneh manier as the Director of Public Works, or other fit and proper person specially appointed by the Gov ernor in Council, shall direct.
(4.) All alterations to be made under this section shall be made with as little detriment and in- convenience to such Department, Company, persons or person as the circumstances will admit of and under the superintendence of such Department, Company, persons or person. ur of their or his surveyor or engineer. (5.) The Company shall not lay dowu any such mains or pipes, valves, syphons, plugs, tubes, wires. standards, poles or apparatus contrary to the regulations of any Ordinance relating to water gas or other Companies, or to telegraphs. (6.) The Company shall make good all damage done by them to property belonging to or controlled by any sneh Department, Coinpiny, porsons or persou, and shall make full compensation to ul! 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 Ar gas or electric light unless such Department, Company, persons or person shall, by or by reason of their or his own default, 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 operatious as aforesaid the Com- pany interrupt the supply of water or gas or electric light in or through any main, pipo or wire for a period exceeding twelve consecutive hours they shall be liable to a penalty not ex- cealing one hundred dollars for every day or portion of a day after the expiration" of suel period of twelve hours during which such supply shall be so interrupted.
20. When the tramway or any works counceted there. For proter. with interferes with any sewer, drain, water-course, or sub- tion of way, or in any way affects the sewerage or drainage of the sewers, etc. sail Colony of Hongkong, the Company shall not com- mence the construction of the tramway or works until they shall have given to the Director of Public Works fourteen days' previous notice in writing of their 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 bis written approval of the same. 6
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