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that at any time the Mayor and Council of Mt. Airy may, in its discretion,
expend by day labor for construction work am amount not exceeding
$1,000 without advertising or receiving bids. The Mayor and Council
of Mt. Airy may purchase the necessary pipe, fire hydrants, valves,
specials, tanks, pumps, motors, engines, or such like equipment if, in its
discretion, it deems it advisable, and may advertise as aforesaid for bids
for the construction of said system in parts, or as a whole, using said
equipment as in its judgment may be deemed advisable. All such con-
tracts may be protected by such bonds, penalties and conditions as the
Mayor and Council of Mt. Airy may require, all of which shall be en-
forceable in any court having jurisdiction.

1924, ch. 126, sec. 7.

596. The Mayor and Council of Mt. Airy for the purpose of assessing
benefits for the construction of said water supply system, shall divide all
properties binding upon a street, lane, alley or right-of-way, in which
a water main is to be laid, into four classes, namely: agricultural, small
acreage, industrial or business, and residential or sub-division property.
Immediately upon the commencement, of the water supply project, the
Mayor and Council of Mt. Airy is empowered and directed to fix and
levy a benefit charge upon all properly abutting upon said water main,
in accordance with the classification, and shall, in writing, notify all
owners of said properties into which class their respective properties fall
and the charge determined upon, naming also in said notice a time and
place when and ait which said owners will be heard. Such notice may be
mailed to the last known address of the owner, or served in person upon
any adult occupying the premises, or in the case of vacant or unimproved
property, posted upon the premises. The classification of and benefit
assessed against any property as made by the M'ayor and Council of Mt.
Airy shall be final, subject only to revision by it. The Mayor and Council
of Mt. Airy may change the classification of properties from time to time,
as said properties change in the uses to which they are put. Said benefits
shall be levied for water supply construction upon the number of front
feet abutting upon the street, lane, alley or right-of-way in which the
water main is placed; provided, however, that no lot shall be assessed on
more than one side, that corner lots in this class shall be assessed on that
frontage towards which the building does or would naturally face, and
that all lots in this class shall be assessed for their full frontage even
though a water main may not extend along the full length of any bound-
ary; and, provided, further, that in the case of irregular shaped lots and
shallow lots fronting on more than one street, the Mayor and Council of
Mt. Airy may determine upon for assessment, and may assess, such
length of frontage as it deems reasonable and fair. Front foot benefit
charges for water supply construction shall be uniform for each class of
property throughout the town. The amount of the charge per front foot
for each class of property for water mains shall be determined from time
to time by the Mayor and Council of Mt. Airy as costs and conditions