"to empower the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Hastings to construct additional waterworks and to acquire lands; to extend their limits for the supply of water; to confer upon them further powers with respect to their water and electricity undertakings; to empower them to purchase in certain circumstances the undertaking of the Hastings Tramway Company; to make further provision for the improvement, health, good government and finance of the Borough; and for other purposes," presented, and read the First time; and ordered to be read a Second time.