Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1891-04-10

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the purpose aforesaid in the name OF tle 80 =
town Of Milford in the same manner alis,
subiecf to the same conditions and proeeeo-
80 as are row provided by law IN the Char
ter Of the said town of Milford iof cohuS go, ~
inc and taking lands, or the purpose Of Jay
inc out. opening, extending OF widening Aly
street road SQUARE lane or alley IN saiu
town The said Light aud Water Soiniilis
sioners shall grant to all persons whonso-
ever. the privilege of using the light ana
water conveyed aud distributed oy tneuh Z,
said town, in such manner anu on sueu
terms and conditions as to them may $50.
lust and proper, and snail pass anu aeo =
snch rules and regulations touching the saia
;oltt and Water. its distribution through
ne said town and the streets thereof, the reg
ulatiou of the use of water in case OF nre, ana
the general management and control OF INC
Light and Water supply as to them, me salu
Iieht and Water COMMISSIONERS hall az any
time seem most expedient.
SECTION VI-That the said Light and
Water Commissioners OF the salo Town %
Milford, be aud they are hereby directed aug
required to apply all the water ienss ailu
other revenues which may De deIlVeu lon lon
the Water Works and the revenue from
Light. provided for by this Act,to paying the
expenses of properly keeping up ana oper,
atine said works as directed by this ACT, anu
shall pay over the surplus, if any retnaln 10
the Town Council of the said town OF MI,
ford. to be used for the redemption OF saiu
bonds in the manner provided Tor IN thls
Act, and if at any time the ieVsnu e S
shall be insufficient, for conducting ana %
Grating the said Light and Water WORKS DC
fore the same shall become selfsustaihing,
then said LIGHT and Water Commissioners
shall have authority and are hereby empow-
cred to craft upon the said Town Council 20
meet such deficiency, and said Town Soun,
Gil shall honor the same out of special iund
which NAV have been laid and collected ioi
that purpose. provided however, that Tor
the purposes Of street illumination the Town
Council shall pay annually to the Llgnt auu
Water Commissioners the sum OF htleen
hundred dollars (sI5oo) payable moh'Niy
out of the general funds OF the toWn'
SECTION VII.-That any person, or per
sons desieuedlv or negligently injuring the
said Water Works, or any parts thereon q
obstructing the passage of water to or from ron,
the same, or in any manner polluung tue
water required for said Water WORKS, az Us
source. or at any point below said source, or
shall desipnedlv or negligently iujure the
machinery, apparatus, appliances, pores
wires or lamps of the electric plant, shaIi ioI
every offense forfeit aud pay to the 1o"n
Council of Milford, fine not exceeding one
hundred dollars, TO DC AENvNNlNeA -
Council of the Town of Milford before the
Alderman of said town. or any Justice OF the
Peace residing in Kent or Sussex counties,
and fhe said Town Council Of Milford shall
have power to impose fines and penalties Tor
file enforcement of all such ordinances as
they shall make touching the protection Of
the Light and Water Works provided ior Dy
this Act
SECTION VIII.-That before the Provis'
ions of this Act shall go into effect, the sum
or sums ofmouey proposed to be borrowed
~ raised under this act, shall be submitted
to a vote of tile freeholders aud ground rent
leaseholders of the town, aud be approved
bv A majority Of the votes cast at special
election which the said Council OF Milford
ie hereby authorized to call at such time
as it shall deem necessary but in case the
PROPOSAL to borrow the aforesaid sum OF
money shall not be approved by MAJOR
itv of the votes cast at such special elecuoni
the Town Council shall, on the application
of twenty resident treeholdefs OF sala IoWn,
call another election /; provided six months
shall have elapsed since any preceding cleo
ton for the same purpose was held and at
every such election each freebooter or
ground rent leaseholder within the town OF
Milford, being a resident thereof, shall nave
a ripht to cast one vote for eYery dollar and
fractional part of a dollar of tax levied
against his or her real, or ground rent lease
hold estate at the time of holding such cleo
ton, and any female having a right to vote
may vote personally or by proxy as sne
NAV elect Notice Of such election shall be
oivep bv the Secretary of said town Coun-
ell of Milford by public notice, posted in at
least ten public places in the town Of Mil
ford, at least ten days before the time ofsuch
election.
SECTION IX.-That the faith Of the said
town of Milford is hereby pledged for the
payment of the bonds authorized to be issued
under this Act; and Chapter ia, Vol. 10,
entitled an Act to allow the Town Council oil
Milford to issue bonds for certain purposes
Dassed at Dover, April goth, 1887, is hereby
repealed. This Act shall be deemed and
taken to be a public Act and shall be pub
Iished as such.