FRANK BROWN, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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dition to the usual standing committees of said town council,

appoint two members of said council, who together with

himself as chairman, shall constitute one of the regular

Standing

standing committees of said town council, to be known as

com-
mittees

the committee on water works, and it shall be the duty of

said committee to establish water rates and charges, and to

exercise a constant supervision over all said water works

and all the property and business connected tlierewith, and

the running and operating of the same, and over the superin-

tendent thereof and all other servants, agents and employees

of said town , who may be appointed, hired or employed in

and about the same, as hereinafter directed, and 'shall at

each meeting of said council make due report to the same of

their conduct in relation to all said business, and shall make

all such recommendations in relation to the property and

business of said water works they may deem proper, all of

which shall be subject to the approval, disapproval, or action

of the mayor and councilmen of said town.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That the first regular meeting

of the mayor and councilmen, after the election of officers on

the first Monday in April, 1892, and annually thereafter

said mayor and councilmen shall elect some suitable and

competent person to serve for one year from his said appoint-

ment as superintendent of said water works, whose duties

Superin-
tendent —

shall be to have the full control, custody, possession, care

his duties

and management of all the property and business belonging,

or in any way pertaining to said waterworks, and the repair,

running, operating and conduct of the same, and the making

of connections to serve the patrons of said works with water,

and he shall quarterly during his term of office make out all

water bills against water takers in the name of the mayor

and councilmen of said town, and place them in the hands

of the bailiff of the town for collection, and he shall perform

all other services in relation to the property and business

of sairl water works, which may be directed by said com-

mittee on water works, or said mayor and couucilmen, and

shall in the performance of all the aforesaid duties, be sub-

ject to the orders and control immediately of said committee,

and ultimately of the mayor and councilmen, and sliall be

removable at the pleasure of the mayor and councilmen for

or without cause, and in case of the removal, death or res-

ignation of superintendent, said mayor and councilmen shall

appoint a successor for the unexpired portion of his term,

and they shall annually at the time of his appointment fix

his salary or the rate of compensation to be paid him, and

the time thereof.

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That on and after the said first

Monday in May, 1892, all the rights, powers and duties con-