Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-09-20


property to be condemned and heard said tes-
timony, they shall without delay ascertain
and determine the compensation which ought
to be made by said corporation to the party
owning or being interested In said property
to be condemned, and shall thereupon reduce
their inquisition to writing and sign and seal
the same, and it shall then be returned by
the Sheriff to the clerk of the Circuit Court
Tor Allegany county, shall be filed by the
clerk of said Court, and shall be confirmed by
said Court at the term next succeeding the
ming thereof with said clerk unless sufficient
cause to the contrary be shown and when
confirmed shall be recorded by said clerk at
the cost OF said corporation, and if any OBJ
Jectlons be filed to such confirmation they
snail stand for hearing within the first ten
days OF the ilrst term of court after said in
cushion Is returned and if said inquisition
Is set aside, said court may direct another in
QUESTION to issue as is practiced in other con-
domination cases.
SEC. 10. Aud be ienactcd, That every such
lnqusltion shall describe the property taken
and the bounds of the lands condemned, and
the quantity or duration of the interest CON
demned for the corporation, and such valua-
ton when paid or rendered to the owner of
said property or his attorney, shall enttle said
corporation to the estate and property so val
leu as lnIiy as II the same had been conveyed
by the owner thereof.
SEC. IL. And be IL e1dcttd, That the Commits
| nlssloners hereinbefOrc named or a majority
OF them are hereby authorized and empower
ed to do all acts necessary and proper to the
carrying out of the provisions of this Act,
whether such powers are specifically herein
mentioned or not, and the Mayor and Coun-
cllmcn of said Town are hereby authorized
and empowered to pass all Ordinances neces-
sary or proper on their part to the carrying
out of the provisions hereof, and any corpora
ton owning any rights, privileges, property or
franchises necessary or proper to be purchased
| DE SAID t'Dm mlSSlDnprS order tn this
Act into effect, is hereby authorized and en-
powered to sell and dispose Of grant and con-
vey such rights, privileges, property or fran
chlses to said Commissioners for said Mayor
and Councilmen of FroStburg.
SEC. II. And be ii enacted, That it shall be
| unlawful for any person or persons to wilfully
pOllutc any stream, brook, spring reservoir,
Water-courSc or other source, or any means of
water supply of said Town through the works
50 built, erected, purchased or improved by
the Commissioners under this Act, by throw
ing any dead animal or other impure sub
stance into the same, or by swimming, bath
ing or washing themselves, or by washing
clothes, or the skins of dead animals or any
other impure thing therein or by committing
any nuisance in or so near said water as To
pOllute the same, and it shall also be unlawful
! for any person to desgnedly injure the said
water works or any part thereof or obstruct
the passage of water therein, and it shall be fur
Their be unlawful for any person not being
water-renter at the time to NEEDLE with the
water i'll said water works, or with the pipes,
hydrantS or other parts thereof and any per-
son offending against any ofthe provisions of
this Section shall be liable to fine of not lcss
than five or more than fifty dollars for each
offence, to be recovered by the Mayor and
| Council of said Town before a justice of the
peace rs other fines are recoverable
SEC. ID. And be it enacted That the title to
said water works, and all lands, estates, water
ways, conduit pipes, machinery, and all other
part or parts thereof whatsoever and all prop
erty belonging or pertaining thereto, shall on
the completion thereof vest in the Mayor and
Counclmcn of said Town.
SEC. IA. And be ii eadcted That the persons
named in Section four of this Act shall CON
tinue after the completion of said works to act
as Commission for the care and arrangement
of said works to be known as the Water Com
miSsioners of Frostburg, and rs such shall!
have possession Of full control over said works,
with authority to employ such superintend-
ents collectors workmen, servants and other
employees as may be necessary or proper to
carry on the same, and to purchase all sup
plies and materials needed in conducting the
same, and with power to provide rules and
regulations for supplying the citizens of said
| Town with water, and to fix and establish,
and from time to time to alter and amend Il
| schedule of rates or charges to be made and
| collected for the use of said water and to col,
| lect said charges (Which are hereby made Il
lien on the real estate upon which said water
| is turniShed) and out OF the moneys SO collect
| ed to provide for the payment of the expenses
OF running said works, provided that i'll ali
| suits or actions proper and necessary to be
| brought for injury or damage to said works OF
| for the collections of water rents, such suits
| shall be brought in the name of the Mayor
| and Council of said Town, and said Water
! Commissioners are Empowered to use the name
| of said corporation IN bringing the same; and
provided further, that said Water Commits
sioners are hereby authorized, empowered and
required to make suitable provision for the
protection of the property in said Town from
| fire by providing an ample number of fire
| plugs, or public hydrants properly adapted to
the purpose and conveniently situated for
| Use.
SEC 10 And be 1t enacted, That said Water
| Commissioners are hereby required to keep an
accurate account oftheir receipts and disburse-
ments in conducting said works and to render
a report thereof annually to the Mayor and
| Councilmen of said Town, and if at the end
of any fiscal year there shall remain in their
| hands surplus of receipts after paying all ex-
| penses such surplus shall be paid into the
| treasury of said Town for the general purposes
| thereof, and if there shall i'll any year or years
| be a deficiency or failure of receipts to meet
expenses the Mayor and Councilmen of said
| Town are authorized directed and required to
levy the same as other taxes are now levied
| upon the aSsessuble property of said Town,
| Water Commissioners and for the purpose OF
! meeting any immediate demands the said
| Water Commissioners are authorized from
| time to time to borrow money i'll sums not
! exceeding one thousand dollars and to pledgc
| the credit of said Town for the repayment OF
the same.
SEC. lG. AMI be 1t enacted, That said Water
! Commissioners shall serve without compensa-
| ton, and shall not become bidders for the do
ing of any work or furnishing of any supplies
| required to be done or furnished i'll the cree
| ton, extension or improvement of said water
| works or the conducting of the same when
| completed, nor shall they or any of them be
| interested directly or indirectly in any con
| tract made with said board Tor the doing y!
work for or furnishing supplies to said board
| provided however, that said board may ap-
point q person who may or may not be one OF
| themselves as secretary and treasurer of said
| board whose duty it shall be to keep correct
| record of the receipts and disbursements afore-
| said and to receive all sums of money due ana
owing said board, and to pay the same out
| upon the order of said board or a majority
| thereof, upon a written draft or order signed
| by the president of said board (Which presi-
dent shall be elected by said board from their
own number at the time of organization, ana
! annually thcreafter) and it shall also be the
duty Of such secretary and treasurer to keel
and preserve all books, papers and other NOV
able property connected with or belonging tC
said works, and the said board are authorized
| to pay such secretary and treasurer reasona.
bic compensation for his services, and take
! from him q bond in such penalty as they may
deem prOper, conditioned for the proper dis