The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-01-27
Water Works Amendment
 Adopted By Committee
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 veyaEces assignments. releases and transfers Of said property and interest
 to said city. The Superior court, by Its final decree. may determine the time and manner of carrying into eff feet the award of the arbnrators, in- cluding the payment by the city, and may issue execution accordingly.
 Tn case the city shall take over the property the company, under the pro- visions of this act. the corporate fran- chise and rights of the company shall continue in the company unimpaired for all purposes of enforcing the col1ec- tion of claims and demands, either by the company or against it and for all purposes of property closing up the
 business and affairs of the compan and distributing it's assets.
 Whenever, after either of such pro-
 ceedings above described, 1t shall be
 with which to pay for said water works, so purchased or condemned, 1t shall be lawful for said city to issue bonds or other certificates of indebted ness sufficient in amount to pay for said water works and property appur- tenant thereto, which shall be known as Water Works Bonds" Said bonds have such rate of interest and be pay able at such times as said common council may determine. Said common council also may make such provis- ions as to the manner of the sale of said bonds the price at which they may be sold, the funds which shall be set aside for their redemption and the fund is to be determined, and the man. ner of caring for and investing the same.
 After said water works have been so acquired, said common council, by or shall establish the rates to be paid by consumers of water supplied by said city and the dates when such water bills shall be due and payable and in default of payment said un- paid water bills may become a lien on the property where said water has been supplied by following the proce- dure now provided for the collection of the expenses of sprinkling streets in said city. All liens for overdue water bills shall be enforced in the manner provided for the foreclosure of other liens for overdue taxes and assess ments.
 Immediately after said water works shall have been acquired, the mayor shall appoint four water commission CTS, two from either dominant political party in said city, and two of which shall hold their offices until, and for two years from, the first day of Jan- uary succeeding their appointment and until their successors shall be appoint ed and qualified: and two who shall hold their offices until the first day of January succeeding their appointment and for four years from the said first day of January and until their sue cessors shall be appointed and quali- fed. At the expiration of said terms of office, and biennially thereafter, during the month of December, the mayor in the same manner shall ap- point two others for term of four years respectively from the first day oe January succeeding their appoint ment
 'Said commissioners shall have full charge of all property acquired or held by said city as 6 part of said water works system and may appoint such persons as they may deem necessary for the care of said system said per- sons so appointed to receive such com pensation as may be prescribed by said common council.
 Nothing therein contained shall be construed as a waiver of the rights of the state to invoke any penalty of for feiture of the charter and franchises which said Bridgeport Hydraulic Conn., pany may have incurred, or to which 1t may be subjected.