982 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [Ch. 656]

unless the time shall be extended by the board, a written report
which shall set forth:

1. Whether the proposed drainage is practicable or not.

2. Whether it will benefit the public health or any public
highway or be conducive to the general welfare of the com-
munity.

3. Whether the improvement proposed will benefit the lands
in question sufficiently to warrant the probable expenditure.

4. Whether or not all the lands that will be benefited are
included in the proposed drainage district.

They shall also file with their report a map of the proposed
drainage district, showing the Iqpation of the ditch or ditches,
or other improvements to be constructed with an approximate
estimate of the cost, and the lands with the owners' names so
far as they can be learned, that will be affected thereby, and
such other information as they may have collected that will
tend to show the correctness of their findings.

SEC. 4. Be it enacted, That the Board of County Commis-
sioners shall consider this report at their first meeting. The
engineer and other two viewers being present. If the viewers
report that the drainage is not practicable or that it will not
benefit the public health, or any public highway, or be con-
ducive to the general welfare of the community, and the Board
of County Commissioners shall approve such finding, the peti-
tion shall be dismissed at the cost of the petitioners. If the
report of the viewers is favorable to the project and the Board
of County. Commissioners shall so find after hearing all the
evidence, they shall make such recommendations as they think
proper to the viewers, and direct them to make a complete sur-
vey, plans and specifications, and estimate of cost for the
tiles, drains or levees, or other improvements, and fix a time
when said engineer and viewers shall complete and file their
final reports, not exceeding sixty days, unless extended by the
commissioners in writing.

SEC. 5. Be it enacted, That the engineer and viewers shall
have power to employ such assistants as may be necessary to
make a complete survey of the drainage district, and shall
enter upon the ground and make a survey of the main drain
or drains and all their laterals. The line of each ditch, drain
or levee shall be plainly and substantially marked on the
ground. The course and distance of each ditch shall be care-
fully noted and sufficient notes made, so that it may be accu-
rately platted and mapped. A line of levels shall be run for
the entire work and sufficient data secured from which accurate