Capital stock and calls thereon. Annual general meeting. First meeting of shareholders. Conditions precedent to commencement of bridge. Number of directors. General powers. Bridge over the Ottawa River. Railway on bridge. Connection with other railways. Agreements with other companies. 13. The capital stock of the Company shall be one million dollars, divided into shares of one hundred dollars each, and may be called up by the directors from time to time as they deem necessary, but no one call shall exceed ten per cent on the shares subscribed. 14. The annual general meeting of shareholders shall be held on the third Monday in September in each year. 15. So soon as one hundred thousand dollars of the capital stock have been subscribed and ten per cent thereon paid up, the provisional directors shall call a meeting of the shareholders of the Company for the purpose of electing directors; but the Company shall not commence the construction of the said bridge until at least twenty-five per cent of the capital stock has been subscribed and ten per cent of the amount subscribed paid up in cash, nor until the provisions of section eighteen of this Act have been complied with. 16. At such meeting the subscribers for the capital stock assembled who have paid all calls due on their shares shall choose seven persons to be directors of the Company, one or more of whom may be paid directors of the Company. 17. The Company may (a.) lay out, construct, complete, maintain, manage and use a low level bridge over the Ottawa River from a point in the said township of Nepean near the Deschênes Rapids or Remous Rapids to a point on the opposite side of the Ottawa River in the township of Hull, with the necessary approaches and with a clear span over the water channel of one hundred feet and with a head of twelve feet above high water; (b.) construct and operate lines of railway in and upon the said bridge, to be operated by electricity, or by animals or by cable or other mechanical power or by any combination of such means of operation; (c.) construct lines of railway not exceeding five miles in length from either end of the said bridge to make connection between any line of railway in the county of Carleton or in the county of Ottawa, including the lines of railway of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company, the Ottawa, Arnprior and Parry Sound Railway Company, the Ottawa and Gatineau Railway Company, the Pontiac and Pacific Railway Company and the Ottawa Electric Railway Company, or between any other electric railway or tramway in the county of Carleton or the county of Ottawa and the said bridge, and operate such connecting lines by electricity or any other motive power except steam; (d.) make any arrangements or agreements with any of the said companies or with any incorporated company bridging the Ottawa River within the limits of the county of Carleton and the county of Ottawa, for the use of the right of way of such Company for the construction of a line of railway thereon, or for the use, lease or enjoyment of the bridge of any such company or of its approaches and terminals; over the Ottawa River. (e.) unite with any one or more of the said companies to con- Other bridge struct and maintain a bridge and approaches over the Ottawa River at or near the Deschenes Rapids or Remous Rapids as aforesaid as a joint work, or for the joint working, managing or using the same, and enter into any agreement with any such company respecting the construction, management and use or lease thereof; (f) construct piers, coffer-dams and other erections in the Piers, &c. Ottawa River for the purpose of constructing the said bridge; but such coffer-dams shall be removed by the Company after the completion of the said bridge; &c. (g.) acquire by lease, purchase or otherwise any exclusive Patent rights, rights in letters patent, franchises or patent rights for the purposes of the works hereby authorized, and again dispose of the same. 18. The Company shall not commence the said bridge Plan of or any coffer-dam, pier, boom or other structure in the bridge to be approved by Ottawa River, or any work thereunto appertaining until it has Governor in submitted to the Governor in Council plans of such bridge, coffer- Council. dam, pier, boom or other structure, and of all the intended works thereunto appertaining, nor until the plans and site of such bridge, coffer-dam, pier, boom or other structure have been approved by the Governor in Council, and such conditions as he thinks fit to impose touching the said bridge and other works for the public good have been complied with; nor shall any such plans be altered, or any deviation therefrom allowed, except upon the permission of the Governor in Council, and upon such conditions as he imposes. 19. If the said bridge is constructed or arranged for the Rate of tolls use of foot passengers and carriages, or either, as well as for to be approved by Governor railway purposes, then the toll to be charged for the passage of in Council. such foot passengers and carriages shall, before being imposed, be first submitted to and approved, and may be amended and modified from time to time by the Governor in Council; but the Company may, at any time, reduce the said tolls; and a notice showing the tolls authorized to be charged shall, at all times, be posted up in a conspicuous place on the said bridge. bridge. 20. So soon as the said bridge is completed and ready for Equal rights traffic all trains and cars of all railways connecting with the in passage of same, now constructed or hereafter to be constructed, and also the trains and cars of all companies whose lines connect with the line of any company so connecting with the said bridge and approaches shall have and be entitled to the same and equal rights and privileges in the passage of the said bridge, Tolls. Disputes to be settled by mittee. so that no discrimination or preference in the passage of the said bridge and approaches, or in tariff rates for transportation, shall be made in favour of or against any railway whose business or trains pass over the said bridge; and the provisions as to tolls contained in sections two hundred and twenty-four, two hundred and twenty-seven and two hundred and twenty-eight of The Railway Act shall apply to the Company and to the companies whose business or trains pass over the said bridge. 21. In case of any disagreement as to the rights of any Railway Com- railway company whose business or trains pass over such bridge, or as to the tariff rates to be charged in respect thereof, the same shall be determined by the Railway Committee of the Privy Council, as provided in section eleven of The Railway Act, Telegraph and Company may enter upon public roads. May erect poles. 22. The Company may construct, equip, work and maintain telegraph and telephone lines along the whole length of its railway and branches, and for the purposes of erecting and working such telegraph and telephone lines, the Company may enter into a contract or contracts with any other company. 23. With the consent of the municipal council having jurisdiction over the roads and streets of any city, town, or municipality, the Company may, by its servants, agents or workmen, enter upon any public road, highway, street, bridge, watercourse, navigable or non-navigable water or other such places in any city, incorporated town, village, county, municipality, or other place, for the purpose of constructing, erecting, equipping, working and maintaining its lines of telegraph and telephone, and lines for the conveyance of electric power along, across, over and under the same; and may erect, equip, and maintain such and so many poles or other works and devices as the Company deems necessary for making, completing and supporting, using, working and maintaining the system of communication by telegraph and telephone and for supplying power; and may stretch wires and other electrical contrivances thereon; and, as often as the Company, its agents, officers or And break up workmen think proper, may break up and open any part whatsoever of the public roads, highways, streets, bridges, watercourses, navigable and non-navigable waters and other like places, subject, however, to the following provisions, that is to And stretch wires. roads. Travel not to be obstructed. Height of wires. say : (a.) The Company shall not in the construction or operation of its lines interfere with the public right of travelling on or using such public roads, highways, streets, bridges, or watercourses, and other like places, and shall not do any unnecessary damage, nor in any way obstruct the entrance to any door or gateway or free access to any building erected in the vicinity; (6.) The Company shall not affix any telegraph or telephone wire less than twenty-two feet above the surface of the street or road, nor shall the Company, without the consent of the municipal council having jurisdiction over the roads or streets of the municipality, erect more than one line of poles along any street or road; (c.) In all municipalities the poles shall be as nearly as Kind of poles. possible straight and perpendicular, and shall, in cities, be painted, if so required by any by-law of the council; or wires (d.) Whenever, in case of fire, it becomes necessary for its Cutting poles extinction or the preservation of property, that the poles or in case of fire. wires should be cut, the cutting under such circumstances of the poles or any of the wires of the Company, under the direction of the chief engineer or other officer in charge of the fire brigade, shall not entitle the Company to demand or to claim compensation for any damage thereby incurred; damages. (e.) The Company shall be responsible for all damage which Liability for its agents, servants or workmen cause to individuals or property in carrying out or maintaining any of its said works; (f.) The Company shall not cut down or mutilate any shade, Trees. fruit or ornamental tree; (g.) In all municipalities the opening up of streets for the Approval of erection of poles, or for carrying the wires under ground, shall municipality. be subject to the direction and approval of such engineer or other person as the council appoints for that purpose, and shall be done in such manner as the council directs; the council may also direct and designate the places where the poles are to be erected in such municipality; and the surface of the streets shall in all cases be restored as far as possible to its former condition by and at the expense of the Company; be required to carry wires (h.) No Act of Parliament requiring the Company, in case Company may efficient means are devised for carrying telegraph or telephone wires under ground, to adopt such means, and abrogating the under ground. right given by this section to continue carrying lines on poles through cities, towns or incorporated villages, shall be deemed an infringement of the privileges granted by this Act, and the Company shall not be entitled to damages therefor; (i.) No person shall labour on the work of erecting or Workmen to repairing any line or instrument of the Company, without wear badges. having conspicuously attached to his dress a medal or badge on which shall be legibly inscribed the name of the Company and a number by which he can be readily identified; saved. (j.) Nothing in this section contained shall be deemed to Private rights authorize the Company, its servants, workmen or agents, to enter upon any private property for the purpose of erecting, maintaining or repairing any of its works, without the previous assent of the owner or occupant of the property for the time being; removal of (k.) If in the removal of buildings or if in the exercise of Temporary the public right of travelling on, or using any public road, lines in cerhighway or street, it becomes necessary that the said wires or tain cases. poles be temporarily removed by cutting or otherwise, it shall be the duty of the Company, at its own expense, upon reason 61 able able notice in writing from any person requiring the same, to remove such wires or poles, and in default of the Company so doing, it shall be lawful for any such person to remove the same at the expense of the Company, doing no unnecessary Notice to the damage thereby; and such notice may be given either at the office of the Company or to any agent or officer of the Company in the municipality wherein such wires or poles are required to be removed, or in the case of a municipality wherein there is no such agent or officer of the Company, then either at the head office or to any agent or officer of the Company in the nearest or any adjoining municipality to that in which such wires or poles require to be removed. company. Undertaking divided into sections. Section one. Section two. Section three. bridge section. 24. The Company may divide its undertaking into sections, as follows: (a.) A line from a point at or near the westerly limit of the city of Ottawa, in the township of Nepean, or in the village of Hintonburgh, in the county of Carleton, to the Ottawa River at or near the Deschênes Rapids, or at or near the Remous Rapids, in the said township, which shall be designated and known as section one; (b.) A line from a point at or near the Ottawa River, in the township of Hull, in the province of Quebec, opposite the Deschênes Rapids or the Remous Rapids, in the township of Nepean, to the village of Aylmer, and thence to the village of Coulonge, which shall be designated and known as section two; (c.) A line from a point at or near the Ottawa River, in the township of Hull, in the province of Quebec, opposite the Deschênes Rapids or the Remous Rapids, in the township of Nepean, to some point in the city of Hull, which shall be designated and known as section three; Section four or (d.) The bridge over the Ottawa River, with its approaches, appurtenances and any lines of railway constructed thereon, and any lines of railway connecting the said bridge with any other railway with which the Company is by this Act authorized to make connection, and not forming part of any of the lines designated as sections one, two and three, and the said bridge and lines of railway thereon and connecting therewith, shall be designated and known as section four or "the bridge section." Restrictions as to sections 25. The line of railway described in paragraph (a) of the two and three. next preceding section of this Act and the bridge described in paragraph (d) of the said section shall be completed before the Company shall avail itself of the powers granted it by this Act to construct the lines of railway described in paragraphs (b) and (c) of the said section. Amount of bonds, &c., limited. 26. The Company may issue bonds, debentures or other securities to the extent of twenty thousand dollars per mile of its railway, branches and extensions, and such bonds, deben |