2918 ARTICLE 13.

1927, ch. 254, sec. 8.

144. For the purpose of providing funds and maintaining, repairing
and operating their sewerage system and sewage disposal plant, including

overhead expenses and property depreciation allowance, said Commission
shall be empowered and directed to make such sewerage service rates as
they may deem adequate and necessary, chargeable against all properties
laving a connection with town sewer. Said rates shall be uniform
throughout the town for each class of property. Bills for the amount of
the charges as above specified shall be sent semi-annually to each property
served and shall thereupon be payable at the office of the Commission; and
if any bill shall remain unpaid after thirty days from date of sending it
shall be considered as in arrears; and if not paid within sixty days after
being sent out, it shall be collectible against the owner of the property
served in the same manner as other debts are collectible in said town.

1927, ch. 254, sec. 9.

145. Whenever the plans and specifications for said sewerage system
shall have been completed and said Commission shall have decided, after

opportunity for a hearing has been given, to proceed with the construction,
they shall advertise by notice in such manner as they may deem proper
for bids for the construction of said system or any portion thereof in parts
or as a whole, as in their judgment may appear advisable. The contract
shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder, or the Commission may reject
any or all bids, and if in their judgment the prices are unreasonable, they
may re-advertise the work or any part of it, or may do any part or all of
the work by day labor, provided that at any time the Commission may, in
their discretion, expend by day labor for construction work an amount not
exceeding $2,500 without advertising or receiving bids. The Commission
may purchase the necessary pipe, specials, tanks, pumps, motors, engines
or such like equipment, if in their discretion they deem it advisable, and
may advertise as aforesaid for bids for the construction of said system or
any portion thereof in parts, or as a whole, using said equipment as in
their judgment may be deemed advisable. All such contracts shall be pro-
tected by such bonds, penalties and conditions as the Commission may re-
quire.

1927, ch. 254, sec. 10.

146. Whenever it shall be deemed necessary by the Commission to
take or acquire any land, structures or buildings or any stream bed or
water way, either in fee or as an easement, within or without the town
of Bel Air, for the construction, extension or maintenance of any sewer
or appurtenance thereto or for any sewerage disposal plant or part thereof,
tank or pumping station, the commission may purchase the same from the

owners, or failing to agree with the owner, owners, tenants, lessors or
other persons interested therein may condemn the same as now or as may
be hereafter provided for condemnation of land under Article 33* of the
Code of Public General Laws of Maryland.

*"33A" evidently intended.