PHILLIPS LEE GOLDSBOROUGH, ESQ., GOVERNOR. 811

same, which said bills shall become a lien on the property
within said district charged therewith, and to provide for
maintenance and use of said sewers and mains.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That the County Commissioners of Montgomery county
be, and they are hereby, authorized and empowered, in order
to accomplish the purposes of this act, to construct sewers and
water mains and extensions of both in the district of Silver
Spring Park, in said Montgomery county, as said district is
defined in this act, to invite plans and specifications to be pre-
pared for such construction and extensions upon the deposit of
such sum of money by any person interested in such improve-
ments for the payment of the cost of such plans and specifica-
tions and to an amount not to exceed five hundred dollars
($500.00) or so much thereof as may be required by the County
Commissioners, the cost of said plans and specifications to be
charged to construction and included in the special tax bills
hereinafter provided for and the deposit refunded, in case the
County Commissioners shall proceed with said construction and
the issue of special tax bills as herein provided.

SEC. 2. After the preparation of such plans and specifica-
tions as the said County Commissioners may deem satisfactory,
they shall advertise in such papers published in said county, or
elsewhere, for a period not exceeding two publications in any
one daily paper, or two publications in papers issued in said
county once a week, inviting bids for the construction of said
water mains and sewers, or extensions thereof, and at some time
prior to the letting and accepting of any contract for such pur-
poses it shall be necessary for a petition to be filed in the office
of the County Commissioners, signed by at least twenty-five
(25) persons, who are voters and taxpayers resident within
the limits of said district; and thereafter the County Com-
missioners shall consider such bids as may be submitted, and
shall open all bids at one time that may be sent to them
sealed, in the presence of the Treasurer of the county; and the
County Commissioners shall have the right to reject any and
all bids, or to accept any bid which in their discretion is
deemed best to the public interest to be accepted; and they shall
thereupon enter into contract with the bidder whose bid is
accepted for the work to be performed, according to the plans
and specifications which may have been adopted and the con-
tractor shall give bond to faithfully perform his contract and
in such an amount as the County Commissioners may require.
Before letting any contract to lay a sewer or water main in