§ 85. Construction across and along canals, rivers and creeks. No
pipe line shall be constructed upon or across any of the canals of this
state, except by the consent of and in the manner and upon the terms
prescribed by the, commissioner of transportation, unless constructed
upon a fixed bridge across such canal, and with the consent of the
person for whose benefit such bridge is constructed and maintained, or
upon such a bridge over the canal, at the crossing of a public highway
or street, with the consent of the public officers having the
supervision thereof, or of the municipal authorities of any village or
city within whose limits such bridge may be, nor shall the pipes of any
such corporation be laid through or along the banks of any of the canals
of this state, nor through or under any of its rivers or creeks, unless
such pipes shall be encased, so as to prevent leakage, in such manner as
shall be approved by the commissioner of transportation.