law: The Oriental Gas Company Act No. 1857
  1. Power toĀ break upĀ
  
  streets, etc.,Ā under superintendence, and to open drains.
  InĀ the TownĀ of
  
  CalcuttaĀ and itsĀ environs, and in anyĀ other townĀ or place to which the
  
  provisions of this Act may hereafterĀ be extended,Ā by a law to be passed for that
  
  purpose, the Oriental GasĀ Company,Ā Limited,ĀĀ underĀ suchĀ superintendenceĀ
  
  asĀ isĀ hereinafterĀ specified, mayĀ open and break up the soil and pavement of
  
  the severalĀ streets andĀ bridges, and may open and break up any sewers,
  
  drains, orĀ tunnels withinĀ or underĀ such streetsĀ and bridges,Ā and lay down
  
  andĀ place within the same limits pipes, conduits, service-pipes, and otherĀ
  
  works, andĀ from timeĀ to timeĀ repair, alter, or remove the same, andĀ also
  
  makeĀ any sewersĀ that mayĀ be necessaryĀ forĀ carryingĀ offĀ theĀ washings
  
  andĀ waste liquidsĀ which may arise in the making of the Gas;Ā and, forĀ the
  
  purposesĀ aforesaid, mayĀ remove andĀ use allĀ earth andĀ materials inĀ and
  
  under such streets and bridges; and they may in suchĀ streets erectĀ any
  
  pillars,Ā lamps, andĀ other works, and do all otherĀ acts which the said
  
  Company shall from time to time deem necessary forĀ supplying GasĀ to the
  
  inhabitants of the said Town of Calcutta and itsĀ environs, orĀ other town or
  
  place as aforesaid, doing as little damageĀ as mayĀ be inĀ the executionĀ of
  
  the powers hereby granted, and makingĀ compensation for any damage which may be
  
  done in the execution of suchĀ powers.