The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1914-08-28

bined, provisions for the collection and
disposal of storm, ground or surface
water.
Id The power to create or use, or
cause to be created and used, all such
instrumentalities and means within said
Prince Georges county, or in conjunc-
ton with the proper authorities thereof
of any adjacent county of the State,
including such submerged as well as
other lands as it may deem necessary
and expedient for carrying any system
or systems of sewerage Or drainage,
projected and adopted, into full effect
and operation. And the said Commlss-
Toner is hereby specifically empowered
to construct and maintain without COM
pensation to the State any part OF
system or systems of sewerage or
drainage, or of its works or appurten-
ances or of their works or appurten-
ances. over or upon any land covered
by the navigable waters of this State,
the title to which is held by the State,
and if the same be deemed advisable
by the said Commission the Governor
of Maryland is hereby authorized and
directed, upon application of the said
Commission. to execute and deliver to
the County Commissioners of Prince
Georges County such deed or de eds as
may be proper for the full confirmation
of this grant
(e) The power to incorporate with
any system or systems Of sewerage or
drainage, or otherwise utilize for the
purpose of this Act, so far as 1t may
deem necessary or expedient, any or
all existing public sewers or drains,
including storm water sewers and
drains, open bitches, natural channels
or water courses in Prince Georges
County. and any or all appurtenances,
either in their present condition or
with such repairs, notifications or
changes as said Commission may see
fit to make, and to cOnd enn, abolish,
close up or destroy in its discretion any
or all such existing public seWerGS,
drains. open bitches, natural channels
or water courses, or to alter their func-
tons or increase their burdens as it
may deem best.
(f) The power to acquire by con-
demnation, purchase or otherwise, and
to incorporate with any system or
systems of sewerage or drainage pro-
jected, constructed, established or
maintained in accordance with the
provisions of this Act, such private or
municipal systems of sewerage or drain
age existing at the time of this Act or
hereafter established, in such condition
as they may be, or with such repairs,
changes or notifications as the Comm
ission may see fit to order; or to compel
the repair change or modification or
system of sewerage or drainage with
- h. n,,ofn
condemn for use, close up or cause to
be abolished or removed in its discre-
ton any private or municipal system or
systems of sewerage or drainage, the
operation of which. in the opinion OF
the said Commission, is harmful to
public health and welfare or is public
nuisance.
(g) The. power to frame, promul-
gate and enforce reasonable rules and
regulations for the supervisors, protec-
ton, management and conduct of work
done in Connection with the construc-
ton, establishment or maintenance of
such sewerage or drainage system or
systems.
Chi The power to make and enter in
the name and on behalf of the County
Commissioners of Prince Georges
Countyyany and all contracts, agree
ments and stipulations germane to the
scope of their duties and powers under
this Act.
G) The power to enter into contract
or to cooperate with the County Com
mlssioners of Montgomery County, or
their legally authorized agents, where
the area or areas that may be served by
sewerage or drainage system or systems
is located partly in the two counties,
and it is desired to plan, construct, es-
tablish or maintain sewerage or drain
age system or systems for such area or
areas, or where for the purpose of treat
ment and final disposition of sewerage
or drainage from any system or systems
in Prince Georges County it is neces-
sary or expedient to locate part of
such system or systems within the
bounds of Mont gomery County.
I'D The power to enter into con-
tracts or cooperate with the Commiss-
toner's of the District of Columbia or
their legally authorized agents where
the area or areas that may be served
by sewerage or drainage system or
systems is located partly in Prince
Georges County and partly in the Dis
trict of Columbia and it is desired to
plan, construct, establish or maintain a
sewerage system or systems for such
area or areas; or when, for the purpose
of treatment and final disposition of
sewerage and drainage, it is necessary
or expedient to carry Sewerage or
drainage originating in one jurisdiction
into the other or through sewerage or
drainage system or systems planned,
constructed established or maintained
by the other.
lk) The power to enter into contract
or cooperate with aprivate individual,
corporation or municipality where any
system or systems or part of system
or systems of sewerage or drainage
about to be constructed by said individ-
ual, corporation or municipality may
be made to serve portions of sewer
age or drainage area or district not in
cluded within the bounds of the pro-
perty owned by said individual, cor
poratiOn or municipality.
ID The power to condemn private
property for public use according to
the provisions of the Public General
Laws of Maryland relating thereto, in
Guiding the rights to condemn land as
it is now done by railroads IN this
State
(m) The power to appoint an en-
gineer. to be known as the Sanitary
Engineer of Prince Georges County,
who shall hold Office for the period of
four years, said engineer to be a per-
son possessing the necessary technical
qualifications, having had at least five
years experience in the practice of
civil engineering and skilled in the
science of sanitary engineering. The
Sanitary Engineer shall be removable
from Office only on sustained charges
of incompetence, malfeasance or mis-
feasance in Office. The compensation
of the Sanitary Engineer shall not ex-
coed the sum of $780,. 90 per annum.
He shall! act as resident engineer of the
State Bureau of Sanitary Engineering
and shall cooperate with the said
bureau in such work as it may under
take in the coutny, rendering to it at
such times, in such manner and in such
form as it may prescribe reports on the
sanitary, sewerage and drainage condi-
tions in said county.
(n) The power to appoint or employ
such temporary professional or techni
cal experts or advisors and such agents
or employees. skilled or unskilled, as