The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-03-12


left in as good condition as before it
was so taken up; and privilege is
hereby granted to said F. T. Martin,
his successors and assigns, to lay,
maintain and replace said sewer lin es
and sewerage system as fully as may
be requisite for the successful installa-
ton of said sewerage system; and all
such rights, privileges and authority
as are necessary to the construction,
maintenance and operation of COM
plete system of sewerage are hereby
granted to and conferred upon the
said Martin, his successors and as
signs, whether the same are herein
specifically named or not.
Y. The rates to be charged for
the use of said sewers and for tapping
and connecting to the sewer lines
shall not exceed those hereinafter
named and set forth, that is to say;
For tapping the main sewer, any
size of tap, FiDe Dollars, the person
having the work done to pay for all
labor and all material used, except
the "T'' joint.
For houses occupied as dwellings
the rate fol the use of said sewers
shall be one Dollar per annum for
each room in such house, occupied by
one family; but a minimum rate of
SiC Dollars per annum may be
charged for sewerage for any pur-
pose.
For offices, stores, shops, barber
shops, bar-roOms and all other bust
ness places, the rate shall be Si.C DOL
lars per anuum, and an additional
charge of one Dollar per annum for
each person over two, employed
therein.
VI. No person may connect his
premises with said sewerage system
until the owner of the property to be
connected shall have executed an
agreement in writing providing for
the use of said sewerage for a term of
at least two years, and providing for
the payment of the sewerage rates at
regular intervals in advance, and for
the keeping of said sewers. so far as
the part thereof extending from the
connected premises to the main sewer
is concerned, free from obsUl uctions
and from all other material except
sewage alone, and with such other
reasonable conditions as may be
proper. And no person, firm or cor
poratiOn shall have the right to con-
meet with said sewerage system with
out the permission in writing of said
f. Il. Martin, his successors or as
signs.
VII. The Mayor and Town Coun-
Gil of Oakland, Maryland, shall have
the right, at any time after the said
sewerage system shall have been in
operation for the term of ten years,
so purchase the same at the end of
any calendar year upon a six per
cent, basis; that is, by paying to the
owners of said system of sewerage in
cash or it's equivalent sixteen and
two third times the net income from
said sewerage system for the pre-
ceding year, ending on the 31st day
of December next preceding the date
of such purchase.
VIII. The sewers and connections
comprising said system of sewerage
shall be exempt from taxation by The
Mayor and Town Council of Oakland,
Maryland, for town purposes for
period of ten years after the date of
the installation of said sewerage
system.
TX. For the enforcement of pay.
ment of rates for sewer privileges the
SGilN l. L Ia Oh bltl, lllo 6NitNCOoOlC anu
assigns, may make and enforce such
uniform rules and regulations as are
just and proper, and may disconnect
any premises from which the rates
charged have not been received, and
may enforce such other regulations
and conditions as may be useful in the
premises and for the purposes afore
said, in addition to the remedies pre-
scribed by law. The Mayor and
Town Council of Oakland, Maryland,
will enact and enforce all such ordin-
ances as may be necessary to prevent
the unlawful and unauthorized use of
said sewers and to fully protect the
property of said F. r. Martin, his
successors and assigns, comprising
said system of sewerage.
X. A further condition upon which
the rights and privileges hereunder
are granted is this, to-wit: That the
said F. Il. Martin, his successors and
assigns, shall, within twelve months
from the first day of April, 1908, act
ually commence the construction of
said sewerage system in good faith in
the said Town of Oakland, and that
they shall, without unreasonable de-
lay, proceed to extend their sewers to
all points in said Town of Oakland
from which sewage can be taken with
profit.
XII. The sewerage from said Town
of Oakland may be emptied into the
river flowing through said town,
known as the Little Youghiogheny
River, that part of the sewage coming
from the portion of said Town of Oak
land lying north and west of the
tracks of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad being emptied as low down
the said river as practicable, and in
no event above the bridge which
leads from the station to the hotel of
said Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company, and that part of the sew
age coming from the other portions of
said Town of Oakland being emptied
at some point below the present mill
dam. The bed of the run, called
Castell's run, may be used as a right
of way for said sewerage system to
the said river, but no sewage shall
ever be emptied into said run.
MI. The said F. 7. Martin, his
successors and assigns, shall save
harmless the said Town of Oakland
from all suits, actions, loss, damage,
costs, charges, expense and liability
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