Power to water the Streets.
XVIII. And, in order that the said Streets, and other publick Passages and Places, may be properly watered, be it further enacted, That the said Commissioners shall have full Power and Authority to cause such Number of Wells and Pumps to be dug, sunk, and made, in any of the said Streets, or other publick Passages or Places, as they shall think proper, and from Time to Time to alter the same as they shall see Occasion; provided that no such Well or Pump shall be sunk or made so as to injure any House or other Building, or any Vault or Cellar under any of the said Streets, or other publick Passages or Places: And it shall be lawful for the said Commissioners, if they think proper, to agree with the Owner of any private Ground, either within the Limits of this Act or elsewhere, or with any Water Company, for supplying Water, or for sinking or making any Wells or Pumps for the Purposes of this Act, at or for such Sum of Money or annual Rent, as the said Commissioners shall judge reasonable.