The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-02-24
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and Power Plant, and there snail
be no lighting at municipal expense
of the streets, alleys, squares, lanes,
highways or other public places in
said City, except by electrical or
other appliances owned, operated
and maintained by said City. Elec-
tricity produced or distributed by
said plant shall not be delivered or
sold by the City of Hagerstown to
any consumer, other than one of its
own departments or agencies, out
side of the taxable or corporate
limits of the City of Hagerstown.
The head of the department of the
City government charged with the
operation and maintenance of said
plant shall be a permanent officer
chosen under the established merit
system.
76 The City of Hagerstown is here
by authorized and empowered to
acquire land, either improved or
unimproved, within the limits of
Washington County, Maryland, by
purchase lease or condemnation, and
if by condemnation, then such pro-
ceedings shall be instituted under
the general laws of the State of
Maryland, and to erect new build
ings, or change or alter such build
ings thereon as may be necessary
or advisable, and to purchase and
contract for all other things neces-
Sary for the operation, management,
maintenance, enlargement, and i'm
provement of the municipal light
and power plant.
n. All sums of money collected
from consumers of electricity pro-
duced by the light and power plant of
the City of Hagerstown shall be en-
tered to the credit of a separate ac-
count to be known as the light and
power fund land the sum of money so
received shall constitute part of a
separate fund to be known as the
light and power fund.
rs. The Council of the City of Ha-
gerstown is hereby authorized to
levy annually on all property liable
to taxation in said City an amount
sufficient to pay the interest and Ten
Thousand Dollars ($1000O) of the
principal on all bonds heretofore
issued to set up said electric light
and power plant, and to provide for
the sum of money necessary to pay
the costs and expenses of maintain
ing and operating said light and
power plant in the event that the
revenues derived therefrom shall
not be sufficient for said purposes.
70. If the revenues derived from
the payment by consumers for the
use of electric current shall at any
time exceed the sum of money neces-
sary to pay the costs and expenses
of operating and maintaining said
plant and making reasonable repairs,
extensions and engagements there
of, the sum of money remaining on
the first day of April, in each year
may be appropriated by said Coun-
Gil toward the payment of the inter
est on said bonds issued to set up
said plant, and for the redemption
of said bonds when due and payable,
or to the purchase in the open mar
ket of any of said bonds, and said
bonds when so paid or purchased,
shall forthwith be cancelled.
so. In addition to the powers ex-
pressly conferred by this Act, the
Council of Hagerstown shall have
such other powers as are incident
thereto, or as are a necessary con-
sequence of the powers herein con-
ferred, which shall include the right
t opass all ordinances, not incon-
sistent with the powers granted by
this Act, that may be deemed neces-
sary for the protection and preser-
walton of said electric light and
power plant, or any portion thereof,
and to attach reasonable penalties
thereto for violation thereof, to
formulate and enforce all rules and
regulations necessary for the proper
conduct of the business of said cleo
trio light plant, and from time to
time to repeal, alter and amend said
ordinances and such rules and reg
ulations.
81. The City of Hagerstown is
authorized and empowered to sell
and convey, lease, or otherwise law
fully dispose of the whole or any
part of any real estate and personal
property within and/or without the
corporate limits of said Hagerstown
and owned by said Hagerstown that
in the opinion of the Council is not
needed for municipal purposes; pro-