(1) Any corporation chartered or authorized to build or operate, or operating, a street railway, whether by steam, electricity, or otherwise;
(2) Any corporation chartered or authorized to manufacture or furnish, or furnishing gas, electricity, or other substance for the lighting of the streets or public places of any town or city, or for the use or consumption by the inhabitants of such town or city; or
(3) Any corporation chartered or authorized to supply, or supplying, any town or city or the inhabitants thereof with water;