Chap. 0435 An Act authorizing the department of mental health to acquire land in the town of wrentham for the purpose of providing an additional water supply for the wrentham state school.

Be it enacted, etc., as follows:

Section 1. The department of mental health, for the purpose of acquiring an additional supply of pure water for domestic and other purposes at the Wrentham state school, may, in the name and on behalf of the commonwealth, take by eminent domain under chapter seventy-nine of the General Laws, or acquire by purchase, gift or otherwise, and hold such lands and interests in land in the town of Wrentham as are necessary for wells and the protection thereof and for a pipe line from such wells to said school; may install wells, erect buildings and other structures, make excavations, procure and operate machinery, construct, lay and maintain aqueducts, conduits, pipes, pole lines and other works under or over any lands, water courses, railroads, railways, and public or other ways, and along such ways, in said town, in such manner as not unnecessarily to obstruct the same, and for the purpose of constructing, laying, maintaining, operating and repairing such conduits, pipes and other works, and for all other proper purposes of this act, said department may dig up or raise and embank lands, highways or other ways, in such manner as to cause the least hindrance to public travel on such ways; provided, that said department shall not enter upon, construct or lay any conduits, pipes or other work within the location of any railroad corporation, except at such time and in such manner as it may agree upon with such corporation, or in case of failure so to agree, as may be approved by the department of public utilities; and provided further, that all water for domestic purposes and lands necessary for preserving the quality of such water shall be taken or acquired only with the advice and approval of the department of public health.

Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon its passage.

Approved May 10, 1950.