The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1900-06-08

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deemed guilty of mis(lemeanor, and
on conviction thereof, be subject to a
fine of not less than twice the amount
; so diverted or msapplied.
SECTION 6. And be it enacted, That
the money so arising from the sale of
said bonds (Which bonds shall be sold
either at auction, or by sealed bids,
after due advertisement thereof, to the
highest responsible bidder, and shall
not be sod for less than par value)
shall be paid to the Commissioners of
Hyattsvile in their corporate capacity,
and be by them deposited Immediately
in the name of the Commissioners of
| Hyattsvilc in some safe and well-known
banking institution in the city Of
| Washington, and in case they fail or
omit so to deposit said moneys as afore-
directed, they each shall be held guilty
of misdemcanor, and upon conviction
of said otfense be fined in such sum, or
be imprisoned, or both fined and inn
prisoncd. as the court may see fit.
SECTION I. And be it enacted, That
| the fund realized from the sale of the
bonds, or any of them, shall be applied
to the purposes of this Act and no 9th
cr, and shall be paid out 10y check or
warrant, on the order of the Commits
sioncrs, drawn 10y the Treasurer and
signed by him, the Treasurer, and at
tested by the Clerk of the Commission
ers and endorsed by tie holder Of the
warrant. The said Commissioners are
authorized and empowered to sell so
many Of such bonds, and no more, rs
shall realize sufficient money to pay
the contract price of said water works,
and such other price for notifications,
changes, or enlargements, as may de-
establishment of such works, as may
be first permitted and accepted by the
Commissioners and agreed upon be-
tween them and the contractor, in
writing, provided the sum total of all
contracts and expenditures shall not
exceed thirty thousand dollars.
And the bonds not sold and issued
shall be Cancelled. as aforesaid, and be
publicly destroyed, and an entry in ink
to that effect and of the date thereof be
made in the books aforementioned op-
| posite the numbers of the bonds so de-
stroyed. And the Commissioners shall
be empowered to adopt in writing such
orders for the payment of moneys due
and payable to the contractors for the
construction and establishment of the
water works, not in conflict with the
provisions of this Act, as from time to
time shall be earned 10y said contractor
in the prosecution of the work, the
payment of property purchased or con-
demned, and for material and labor fur
nshed in pursuance of the provisions
of this Act.
The Commissioners shall employ a
competent water works engineer to
prepare the plans and specifications for
the said water works and to supor;n-
tend and to pass upon in his p,ls,n
the kind, quality and character of all
material and labor used in the con-
struction and maintenance of said wa
ter works, and compensate him there
for in such sum of money, to be paid
in such portions and at such times as
they shall order, first to be agreed upon
in writing, by and between him and
them, provided such compensation or
portions thereof so agreed upon or 9TH
erwise paid to him shall not exceed in
the total five per centum of the actual
costs of the said water works. The
plans and specifications shall be the
property of the Town of Hyattsvilie,
and be filed in the office of the Com
missioners and be open to inspection
and examination hy any person inter
ested, under the care Of their clerk
The Commissioners shall invite scaled
proposals for the construction and
establishment of such water works by
advertisement in some newspapers for
a reasonable length Of time, provided
such advertisement appears in three
successive issues of the Engineering
News" a publicatian published in the
city of New York, State of New York
for at least two weeks before any pro-
posal or proposals shall be opened and
considered. The proposals shall be in
sealed envelopes, addressed to the
President of the Commissioners of lly-
attsville, Prince Georges county,
Maryland, and bear on its face the in
scription: ''Proposal for Construction
of Water Works. The proposals shall
be opened in the office Of the Commits
sioncrs by the clerk of the Town Com
missioners in their presence and such
other persons, if any, who choose to be
present, on the day and at the hour
named in the advertisement for the
proposals. Said proposals shall set
forth the amount Of money for which
the parties proposing will construct
and establish such water works, or any
specified part or portion thereof, ac-
cording to the plans and specifications
prepared by the engineer aforesaid, or
according to any plan or specification