(1)All public tanks, reservoirs, cisterns, wells, tube-wells, aquaducts, conduits, tunnels, pipes, taps and other water-works, whether made, laid or erected at the cost met from the Municipal Fund or otherwise, and all bridges, buildings, engines, works, materials, and things, connected therewith or appertaining thereto, and any adjacent land (not being private property) appertaining to any public tank, which is situated within the municipal area, shall vest in the Municipality.