The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-02-24

d tiidI the lily pIOpOSSS W SELL tcuSG
or otherwise dispose of, as the case
may be, certain property, describing
it, used in the operation of or in con-
nection with the municipal electric
light plant, said notice to be publish
ed not more than three months before
the election at which the question of
such proposed sale, lease or other
disposition of said property is to be
voted on as hereinafter provided
for: said Council shall then have the
question of such proposed sale lease,
or other disposition of said property
submitted to the vote of the duly
qualified voters of said Hagerstown
at the next general municipal cleo
ton thereafter; and if a majority of
the duly qualified voters voting on
said question shall vote "For" the
! proposed sale, lease, or disposition
of said property, as the case may be,
then said Council shall have the
power and authority to make the
proposed sale, lease, or other dis
position of the property described
in the said published notice; but if
a majority of the duly qualified vot-
ers voting on said question shall
vote Against" the proposed sale,
lease, or disposition of said prop
erty, as the case may be, then it
shall be unlawful for the City, and
said City shall not have any power
or authority, to make the proposed
sale, lease, or other disposition of
said property.
80. There is hereby created and
continued Board of Public Works,
formerly known as the Board of
Street Commissioners, consisting of
three members. The three members
of the Board of Street Commission
ers in office at the time of the adop-
ton of this charter shall constitute
the Board of Public Works and shall
continue in office and each shall
serve out the term of his appoint
ment On or before the first day of
March in each and every year, or
as soon thereafter as practical, the
Mayor, with the advice and consent
of the Council, shall appoint one
person as a member of such board
to serve for a term of three years
or until his successor is appointed
and qualified The Board of Public
Works shall possess and be charged
with the exercise of any and all
powers of the City of Hagerstown
incident to the full control, opera
ton, management, maintenance, re-
pairs and improvements of the fol-
lowing:
(a) The Municipal Electric Light
and Power Plant.
(b) The streets, alleys, highways
lanes, squares, storm water and
other drains, and water courses OF
the Clty OF 1agefStOWn.
And the said Board shall possess
and be charged with the exercise of
any and all powers of the City OF
Hagerstown incident to the full con-
troll, supervision and management
of the police of the City of Hagers-
town.
83. The City of Hagerstown is
hereby authorized to own and oper-
ate its water system; the Council is
authorized and empowered to pass
all ordinances necessary to provide
for the operation, management
maintenance, enlargement and i'm
provement of said water system, and
to acquire property for use in said
water system by purchase, lease OF
condemnation; provided that con-
domination proceedings shall be in
Stituted under the general laws Of
the State of Maryland.
The City is hereby authorized
to furnish water to any person, firm
corporation, or municipality any
where in Washington County.
"a. The Council shall set all water
rates, rents, and charges, and au-
thorization by the Council shall be
necessary for all engagements and
extensions of said water system.
IS. To provide the sum of money
necessary to pay the costs and ex-
penses of conducting and operating
said plant, in the event that the
revenues derived therefrom shall
not be sufficient for said purposes
the Council is hereby authorized anc
empowered to levy annually a tax
on the assessable property in Hag-
erstown in an amount sufficient tc
meet said deficiency.
&c. In addition to the powers ex.
pressly conferred by this Act, the
Council of HagerstoWn shall have