The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-03-24

! AN ACT to authorize and empower the Mayor
and Town Council of Oakland to borrow
money on the credit of said town for the
purpose of constructing water works for
said town, to issue bonds for the pa Yment
of the same, and to levy taxes on the as
SesSable property in said town to redeem
said bonds, and pay the interest thereon.
SECTION |. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland, That Tor the purpose
OfestabliShing, constructing and maintaining
water works capable of furnishing the resi-
dents OF Oak land with good and sufficient
SUPPLY of water, the Mayor and Town Coun-
ell of Oakland be and they are hereby au-
tnOriZed and directed to borrow money on the
credit ofsaid town to an am0untnot exceeding
the sum of thirty thousand collars and to is
sue registered bonds OF said town in payment
of said sum so borrow ed. The said bonds
shall be for sums not less than one hundred
dollars nor more than one thousand dollars
each, TO be signed by the Mayor and president
Ofthe Council, and attested by the town clerk
with the corporate seal of said town thereto
affixed, and to be registered by said clerk in
separate book, to be especially provided for
the purpose, The said bonds shall be issued
at such time as the said Mayor and Town
Council shall determine, provided that the
date of issue thereof shall not be later than
the first day OF January, eighteen hundred
and nincty-nine; they shall bear interest al
q rate not exceeding four per cent. perannum,
said interest to be paid scmi-annually. begin
ming IN six months from the date of their is
sue and shall mature at such date as shall
not require the payment in any one year Of
more than enc thousand dollars of the priu-
cipal sum thereofand the said bonds shall ue
redecIuIbe at the pleasure of the Mayor and
Town Council OF Oakland at orbctore their
maturity. aud said bonds shall be issued SO
that none Ottnem Will mature before the first
day OF january, nineteen hundred ana fiji
teen.
SEC. g. And be it enacted. That the Manor
and Town Council of Oakland be and they
are hereby constituted the Water Board for
Oakland. and as such Water Board HEY are
authorized and empowered to construct and
erect water works for the said town and 10
contract for purchase in fee simple or lease
for a term otYearS. rem eWable at their pleasure
any land, real estate. spring, brook. ana
water course which they may deem cXpcdieut
and necessary for the purpose of furnishing
said town with water; ana they are hereby
vested with all fine rights and puWcrz nee s.
Sary Tor the Introduction of water into said
town. II from any cause the said Water
Board Of Oakland shall be unable 10 a2rec
with any owner of real or lease. hold estate
spring, brook. water or water course or any
other material which paltakcs Of or is part OF
cSsary for the couduiiS of said wafer and IL,
eatry into the said town, or If such owner is
under any disability or iucapacity to contract
or absent, or unknown. the said Water Board
of Oakland is hereby clothed with the mower
of condemnation under the right Of eminent
domain as provided in section lo7 Of Article
% ofthe Code ofPublic General Laws of Mary.
land. as fully as itSaid section had been herein
incorporated; and their manner and proceed
IRE in condemnation for the purposes of this
act snail in all particulars he the same rs is
provided by said section lG7 Of said Article
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Sue. $. And be il enacted, That said Water
Board is hereby authorized and empowered
to do all acts necessary and proper to the car.
rYing out the provisions of this act; and said
Board shall have full control over the said
wafer works, with the authority to employ
such superintendent, workmen or other en-
plOyees as may be necessary or proper to
carry on the same, and to purchase an sup
plies and materials needed in constructing or
conducting the same, and also to provide
rules and regulations for supplying the said
town with waterand to fix the establishment
from time TO time n schedule of rates and
charges to be made and collected for the use
of water by private consumers; and the bailiT
or tax collector shall, as in case ofother taxes,
collect said charges, which are hereby made a
lien on the real estate upon which said water
is furnished, and pay over the same to the
Treasurer, and the Mayor and Town Council
may allow him therefor such additional
compensation as they may deem reasonable.
and all moneys derry ed from water rents shall
be used first, for the payment of the current
expenses of said water works: secondly. for
the payment of the interest when due on the
bonds authorized by this act to be issued: ana
thirdly. as to any balance, to provide a sink
ing iund for the payment of said bonds at
their maturity; and the said Water Board is
hereby authorized and directed to make suit
able provisions for the protection of the prop
erty in said town from fire by providing |
suitable number of fire plugs or public hy-
drants properly adopted to that purpose and
conveniently situatedior use.
SEC. /. And be It enacted, That the title of
courses, water ways conduit pipes, machin-
cry. and all other parts thereof whatever and
property belonging and pertaining thereto
shali; when completed or acquired, vest in
the Mayor and Town Council of Oakland and |
any person who shall knowingly or willfully |
pollute any spring, stream, brook. water
course or reservoir in connection with the |
water works, so built or erected, by throwing
any impure or deleterious substance or thing |
into the same, or by swimming, bathing or |
washing themselves, or by washing clothes !
or any other unclean or impure thing therein !