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earth, timber, stone or other material which they may need or require in
the building, extending or improving said water-works, and to make any
such purchase for such price as may be agreed upon, and the title to any
such land, real or leasehold estate, spring, brook, water-works, water or
water-course, earth, timber, stone or other material shall vest in the
Mayor and Councilmen of said town.

1890, ch. 130, sec. 9.

258. The said Water Board are hereby authorized to contract with any
person or persons for the furnishing of any machinery, water-pipe or other
material necessary to be used in building, extending or improving the said
water-works in said town, and they are also authorized to make all neces-
sary and proper contracts with any person or persons for furnishing labor
for said purposes, and may in their discretion let out the whole of the
said work to such contractors or contractors as they deem best, or may
hire and employ workmen by the day and purchase material in such
greater or lesser quantities as they may deem most conducive to the in-
terest of the town, and they are authorized to employ one or more com-
petent engineers, superintendents and foremen to lay out and supervise

said work.

1890. ch. 130, sec. 10.

259. If the said Water Board cannot agree with the owner or owners
of any real or leasehold estate, spring, brook, water or water-course, earth,
timber, stone or other material, or with the owner or owners of any real
or leasehold estate or land through which they may find it necessary to
have a right of entry or passage for the purpose of conveying water into
said town; or if the owner of such real or leasehold estate, spring, brook,
water or water-course, earth, timber, stone or other material is under any
disability or incapacity to contract, or absent from the county, or unknown,
it shall be lawful for said water board to apply to any justice of the peace

of Allegany County, who shall thereupon issue his summons under his
hand and seal, directed to the sheriff of said county, requiring him to sum-
mon a jury of twenty inhabitants of said county, not interested in the
property to be valued, to meet on or near the land or other property to be
valued, on a day named in said summons, not less than fifteen nor more
than thirty days after the issuing of the same, for the purpose of condemn-
ing such property.

1890, ch. 130, sec. 11.

260. If at the time named in said summons any of said jurors sum-
moned do not attend, the sheriff shall immediately summon as many jurors
as may be necessary with the jurors in attendance to make up the full
number of twenty jurors, and from them each party, or his agent, or if
either be not present in person or by agent, the sheriff, for him, may strike
off four jurors, and the remaining twelve jurors shall act as a jury of
inquest of damages; and the sheriff shall, before the jury shall proceed to