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District) Water Order Confirmation.

may be recovered out of such assessments in the same · A.D. 1924. manner as out of the assessments of the said existing special water supply districts.

5. As from the first term of Whitsunday after the Cancellation 5 commencement of this Order all agreements relating to of agreethe supply of water to any water consumer within the ments. water supply area by any local authority company or person outside the water supply area shall be cancelled and come to an end and the District Committee may 10 enter into agreements with any local authority company or person for the supply of water in bulk or otherwise.

6. Subject to the provisions of this Order the Power to District Committee may on the lands to be acquired by construct the County Council as hereinafter provided make and works. 15 maintain in the lines and according to the levels shown

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on the deposited plans and sections the works herein-
after described The works herein before referred to and
authorised by this Order are situated in the county of
Midlothian and are the following (that is to say) :-

Work No. 1.-An aqueduct conduit or line of pipes
commencing in the parish of West Calder by a
junction with the Edinburgh Corporation's aque-
duct at a point 300 yards or thereby measured
in a northerly direction from the centre of the
overflow of Crosswood reservoir and terminating
in the parish of West Calder in the service tank
near Westmains Farm Work No. 3 of this
Order which said aqueduct conduit or line of
pipes will pass from through in or into the
parishes of West Calder and Mid-Calder.

Work No. 2.-An aqueduct conduit or line of pipes
wholly situated in the parish of West Calder
commencing by a junction with the aqueduct
conduit or line of pipes Work No. 1 of this
Order at a point 300 yards or thereby measured
in a southerly direction from Hartwood House
and terminating in the service tank Work
No. 4 of this Order.

Work No. 3.-A service tank wholly situated in
the parish of West Calder in the field or
enclosure numbered 289 on the 25-inch Ordnance
Survey map of the parish of West Calder

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edition 1906 at a point 100 yards or thereby south-east of Westmains Farm.

Work No. 4.-A service tank wholly situated in the parish of West Calder in the field or enclosure numbered 400 on the 25-inch Ordnance 5 Survey map of the parish of West Calder edition 1906 at a point 350 yards or thereby measured in a southerly direction from Harwood Farm.

Work No. 5.-An aqueduct conduit or line of pipes 10 wholly situated in the parish of West Calder commencing in the service tank Work No. 3 of this Order and terminating at the north end of Watt Street Addiewell.

Work No. 6.-An aqueduct conduit or line of pipes 15
wholly situated in the parish of West Calder
commencing by a junction with the aqueduct
conduit or line of pipes Work No. 1 of this
Order at a point near the service tank Work
No. 3 of this Order and terminating at a point 20
in the public road 200 yards or thereby west of
the west end of Loganlea Row.

Work No. 7.-An aqueduct conduit or line of pipes
wholly situated in the parish of West Calder
commencing in the service tank Work No. 4 25
of this Order and terminating at the south end
of Cleugh Brae in Main Street West Calder.
Work No. 8.--An aqueduct conduit or line of pipes
commencing in the parish of Currie by a
junction with the Edinburgh Corporation's aque- 30
duct at a point 2500 yards or thereby measured
in a north-easterly direction from the centre of
the embankment of Harperrig Reservoir and
terminating in the parish of Kirknewton in the
service tank Work No. 9 of this Order which 35
aqueduct conduit or line of pipes will pass from
through in or into the parishes of Currie and
Kirknewton.

Work No. 9.-A service tank wholly situated in the
parish of Kirknewton in the north-west corner 40
of enclosure numbered 298 on the 25-inch
Ordnance Survey map of the parish of Kirk-
newton edition 1907.

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Work No. 10.-An aqueduct conduit or line of pipes A.D. 1924.
commencing in the service tank Work No. 9
and terminating in the existing service tank at
Craigpark in the parish of Ratho which aque-
duct conduit or line of pipes will pass from
through in or into the parishes of Kirknewton
and Ratho.

Work No. 11.-An aqueduct conduit or line of pipes
wholly situated in the parish of Kirknewton
commencing by a junction with the aqueduct
conduit or line of pipes Work No. 10 of this
Order at a point 300 yards or thereby measured
in a north-westerly direction from Ormiston
House and terminating in the service tank
Work No. 12 of this Order.

Work No. 12.-A service tank wholly situated in the
parish of Kirknewton in enclosure numbered 382
on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map of the
parish of Kirknewton edition 1907 at a point
450 yards or thereby measured in an easterly
direction from East Langton Farm.

Work No. 13.-An aqueduct conduit or line of pipes
commencing in the parish of Kirknewton by a
junction with the aqueduct conduit or line of
pipes Work No. 11 of this Order at a point
near the service tank Work No. 12 of this Order
and terminating in the village of Pumpherston
in the parish of Mid-Calder at a point in the
public road opposite the public school which
aqueduct conduit or line of pipes will pass from
through in or into the parishes of Kirknewton
and Mid-Calder.

Work No. 14.-An aqueduct conduit or line of pipes
wholly situated in the parish of Kirknewton
commencing in the filter house at Selm Muir
Reservoir and terminating in the service tank
Work No. 9 of this Order.

Work No. 15. An aqueduct conduit or line of pipes
wholly situated in the parish of Currie com-
mencing by a junction with the Edinburgh
Corporation's aqueduct on the embankment at
Harlaw Reservoir near the sluice-keeper's house
and terminating in the service reservoir or tank
Work No. 16 of this Order.

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Work No. 16.-A service reservoir or tank situated
in the parish of Currie at a point 220 yards or
thereby measured in a northerly direction from
Balleny House in the field or enclosure num-
bered 527 on the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map 5
of the parish of Currie edition 1913.

Work No. 17.-An aqueduct conduit or line of pipes
wholly situated in the parish of Currie com-
mencing by a junction with the aqueduct
conduit or line of pipes Work No. 15 of this 10
Order at a point on the public road 190 yards
or thereby measured in a north-westerly direc-
tion from Balleny House and terminating in
the existing tank about 40 yards north of
Mansfield Cottages.

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Work No. 18.-An aqueduct conduit or line of pipes. wholly situated in the parish of Currie commencing in the service reservoir or tank Work No. 16 of this Order and terminating in the Edinburgh to Lanark Road at a point 500 yards 20 or thereby measured in a north-easterly direction from Ravelrig House.

7. In addition to the waterworks by this Order authorised and in connection therewith the District Committee may upon or in the lands delineated on the 25 deposited plans and described in the deposited books of reference or upon or in any other lands acquired for the purposes of this Order make erect and maintain all such embankments dams weirs intake weirs by-wash channels bridges roads accesses approaches wells tanks 30 gauges filters filterbeds sluices outlets drains aqueducts culverts channels cuts mains pipes rams hydraulic and other engines machinery buildings and other works and conveniences as may be necessary or convenient in connection with or subsidiary to the waterworks or of 35 any of them or necessary for conducting distributing inspecting maintaining repairing cleansing managing and using the same but nothing in this section shall exonerate the District Committee from any action or other proceeding for nuisance in the event of any nuisance 40 being caused or permitted by them.

8. Subject to the provisions of this Order the County Council may purchase acquire hold enter upon appropriate

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take and use such of the lands shown on the deposited A.D. 1924. plans and described in the deposited book of reference

as may be required for the purposes of the works herein- water before described. supply.

9. Subject to the provisions of this Order the County Power to Council in addition to the other lands which they are by County this Order authorised to acquire may enter upon take Council to acquire hold and use for the purposes of erecting thereon a ram additional or rams or an hydraulic pumping engine or engines the land for 10 following lands shown the deposited plans and pumping.

described in the deposited book of reference (that is to say) Certain lands containing one acre or thereabouts in the parish of West Calder forming portion of the enclosures numbered 1335 1336 and 1345 on the 25-inch 15 Ordnance Survey map edition 1906 of that parish situate on the east and west sides of the stream known as the Woodmuir Burn and lying to the south of the public road near Blackhill Farm.

10. The District Committee may in constructing Limits of 20 the works by this Order authorised deviate laterally from deviation. the lines and position thereof as shown on the deposited plans to the extent of the limits of lateral deviation shown thereon and where on any road no such limits are shown the boundaries of such road shall be deemed 25 to be such limits and the District Committee may also deviate vertically from the levels of the various works as shown on the deposited sections to any extent not exceeding five feet upwards and to any extent downwards Provided always that except for the purposes of 30 crossing over a stream no part of any pipe shall be raised above the surface of the ground unless and except so far as is shown on the deposited sections Provided further that the District Committee shall not construct any embankment or retaining wall of any reservoir of 35 a greater height above the general surface of the ground than that shown on the deposited sections in the case of the corresponding embankment or wall and five feet in addition.

11. Persons empowered by the Lands Clauses Acts Power to 40 to sell and convey or dispose of lands may if they think grant fit subject to the provisions of those Acts and of this servitudes &c. by Order grant to the county council any servitude right agreement. or privilege (not beng a servitude right or privilege of

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