The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-03-10

AN ACT TO authorize ana 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 pay ment
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 % Maryland, That for the purpose
ofestablishing, constructing and maintaining
water works capable of furnishing the resi-
dents OF Oaklan with good and sufficient
SUPPLY of water the Mayor and Town Coun-
Gil OF Oakland be and they ere hereby au-
thoriZed and directed to borrow money on the
cred OF said town to an amount not exceeding
the sum of thirty thousand dollars and to is
sue registered bonds OF said town in payment
of said sum so borrow ed. The said bonds
shall he 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. 10 be especially provided for
the purpose The said bonds shall be issued
at such time the said Mayor and Town
Council shall determine. provided that the
date of issue thereof snail not be later than
the fl st day of January, eighteen hundred
and ninety they shall bear interest at
n rate not exceeding four per cent. perannum,
said interest to be paid semi 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 prin-
cipal sum thereof and the said bonds shall be
redeemabe at the pleasure of the Mayor and
Town Council of Oakland at or before their
maturity. and said bonds shall be issued so
that none of them will mature before the first
day of January, nineteen hundred and tif-
teen.
SEC. Q And be it enacted, That the Mayor
and Town Council of Oakland be and they
are hereby constituted the Water Board for
Oak land and as such Water Board they
authorized and empowered to construct and
erect water works for the said town and 70
contract purchase in fee simple lease
for term Of years. ren ewabl at their pleasure,
any land, real estate, spring. brook, and
water course which they may deem eXpedient
and necessary for the purpose of furnishing
said town with water and they are hereby
vested with all the rights and powers nee s.
sary for the Introduction of water into said
town If from any cause the said Water
Board of Oakland shall be unable to agree
with any owner of real or lease hold estate,
spring. brook. water or water course or any
other material which partakes of or is part of
reality or for any right OF way they find nee
essary for the cOnduits of said wafer and its
entry into the said town. or if such owner is
under any disability or incapacity to contract
or absent. or unknown. the said Water Board
of Oakland is hereby clothed with the power
of condemnation under the right of eminent
domain, as provided in section l67 of Article
% ofthe Code ofPublic General Laws of Mary
land, as fully as ifsaid section had been herein
Incorporated; and their manner and proceed
ure in Condemnation for the purposes of this
act shall in all particulars he the same as is
provided by said section 1877 of said Article
rs.
SEC3 And be it 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
water works. with the authority to employ
such superintendent, wOrkmen or other EN-
pOyees as may be necessary or proper to
carry on the same, and to purchase all sup
plies and mat erials needed in constructing or
conducting the same, and also to provide
rules and regulations for supplying the said
town with water, and to fix the establishment
from time to time a schedule OF rates and
charges to be made and collected for the use
of water by private consumers; and the bailiff
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 deriN ed from water rents shall
be used first. for the payment of the current
expenses of said wafer works; secondly. for
the payment of the interest when due on the
bonds authorized by this act to be issued; and
thirdly. as to any balance, to provide n sink
ing fund for the payment Of said ho0 DIS ut
their maturity; and the said Water Board is
hereby authorized and directed to make suit
able provisions flr the protection of the prop
erty in said town from fire by providing a
suitable number Of fire plugs or public n.y.
drants properly adopted To that purpose and
conveniently situated for use.
SEC l. And be 1t enacted That The title OF
said water works, ard all lands, estates, water
courses, water ways. conduit pipes, machn-
cry. and all other parts thereof Whatever, and
property belonging and pertaining thereto
shall, when completed or acquired, vest in
the Mayor and Town Council of Oak land.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 d eleterious subs lance or thing
into the same, or by swimming. bathing
washing themselves, or by washing clothes
or any other unclean or impure thing therein