The Village of Lyndonville is hereby authorized to own, operate, maintain, repair, and replace aqueducts together with necessary reservoirs and appurtenances for the purpose of conducting water to and distributing it through the Village of Lyndonville, the Village of Lyndon Center, and the Village of Lyndon and to supply the inhabitants of said Villages with water for domestic use and fire protection, and said Village of Lyndonville for the construction and maintenance of the necessary aqueducts, reservoirs, and appurtenances for the purposes aforesaid is authorized to dig up and occupy any common, park, street, highway, walk, or alley, provided such use of any such public way, or other property, does not unreasonably interfere with public travel.