MONTGOMERY COUNTY. 3431

town for the collection, transmission and disposal of sewage from the
houses and other buildings in said town; and the said Sewerage Commis-
sion shall have the power and shall be authorized to determine when and
where and in what order, and under what streets, roads, lanes and alleys
the sewers shall be constructed or laid, and to make contracts for the
construction thereof, and shall have all power necessary and appropriate
for said purposes and for the accomplishment of all the objects pertaining
to the functions of the said commission as in this Act set forth.

1910, ch. 366, sec. 7. 1912, ch. 790, sec. 277.

447. The Mayor and council of Garrett Park, for and on behalf of the
said Sewerage Commission, shall have full power and authority to ac-
quire as the property of the town of Garrett Park, by purchase, lease, gift
or devise, or by condemnation in the manner prescribed in sections 331
to 337, inclusive, of Article 23 of the Code of Public General Laws of
Maryland, title "Corporations," sub-title "Condemnation of Property by
Corporations," any land or interest therein, in or near said town of Gar-
rett Park, which may be needed for the disposal of sewage, or for any
pipes, sewers, buildings or other works or structures needed for the con-
struction and operation of said sewerage system, or the disposal of sewage,
and that the Garrett Park Sewerage Commission shall have full power
and authority to construct said sewers in or under the beds of any streets,
road, alleys and lanes of said town, and in or under any lots or parcels
of ground belonging to or which may be acquired by the town of Garrett
Park, and the said Sewerage Commission shall have the power and au-
thority to fix a schedule of rates for furnishing sewerage to private resi-
dences and other buildings, certifying said schedule to the clerk and treas-
urer of the town.

1910, ch. 366, sec. 8. 1912, ch. 790, sec. 278.

448. The said Garrett Park Sewerage Commission is hereby author-
ized and empowered to pass such orders for the payments of moneys due
for the construction or maintenance of said sewers or to the contractor
or contractors for the construction or maintenance of the same as shall
from time to time be due or earned by the contractor or contractors in
the prosecution of said work, and also from time to time pass all neces-
sary orders for the payment for property purchased or condemned,
and for material furnished, in pursuance of the provisions of this
Act, and may, in its discretion, employ counsel and a competent engineer
to superintend the work of constructing the said sewerage system. All
contracts for the installation of said sewerage system shall be awarded
by the said Garrett Park Sewerage Commission only after due advertise-
ments of plans and specifications, said bids to be publicly opened on a fixed
day and hour and at a fixed place, in the presence of the members of the
said commission and of such bidders as may appear, and the contractor
or contractors whose bid may be accepted shall be required to give bond,
with good and sufficient surety, for the faithful performance of the con-