4. It shall and may be lawful for the said company,
their agents and servants, to enter upon the side or sides of any or
all of the public roads, bridges, streets, or highways in this Province,
through, along, across, or by which the said Electro-Telegraphic line
or any of its branches shall pass or be required to pass, and on the
same to set up, erect, and construct
such and so many posts or other works as they in their discretion may
deem necessary for making, using,and maintain the said Electric-Telegraph,
and from time to time, as often as the said Company or their agents
or servants shall think proper to break up and open any part whatsoever
of the said roads, streets, or highways, not interfering with that part
of the same appropriated for the use of carriages, wagons, or horses;
and to keep the same open during the time necessary for the setting
up, erecting, and construction of such posts or other works; provided
always, that nothing herein shall be construed to extend or permit the
setting up, erecting, or constructing of any post or work which may
in any way obstruct any of the said public roads, streets, bridges or
highways; and provided always, that the said Company and their servants
shall and do at their proper costs and charges, and without any unnecessary
delay, repair and amend the said public roads, streets, and highways
in any part where they shall be so broken up and opened as aforesaid,
to the like condition in which they were before breaking up the same.