Vesting of water works in municipality.

(1) All public reservoirs, tanks, cisterns, springs, fountains, wells, pumps, pipes, taps, conduits, aqueducts and other water works (not vested in Government) connected with the supply of water to the municipality whether made at the cost of the municipality or otherwise and all bridges, buildings, engines, work materials and other things connected therewith and all lands (not being private property or property vested in Government) adjacent and appertaining to the same, shall vest in the municipality and be subject to its control. (2) The municipality shall maintain all existing water works intended for supply of water and it may close any such existing works and may construct any new water works or execute any new water supply scheme for the supply of drinking water to the public. (3) All public drains, pipes and drainage works and materials and things, appertaining thereto shall vest in the municipality and the municipality shall so far as the funds at its disposal provide sufficient system of public drains throughout the municipal areas.