PHILLIPS LEE GOLDSBOROUGH, GOVERNOR. 489

is located of one-half of one per cent, to each upon the amount
of each contract, all be approved by written order of the
County Commissioners and shall be included with the cost of
the work in special tax bills provided for hereafter. Provided
that the authority hereby conferred is limited with respect to the
amount that may be charged under this Act against any piece or
parcel of property binding or abutting on any sewer or water
main and not more than one hundred and fifty feet in depth,
constructed hereunder, and such charge shall not exceed the
amount of fifty cents a front foot by a depth of one hundred
and fifty feet for water mains, or eighty cents a front foot for
a depth of one hundred and fifty feet for sewers and the charge
shall be assessed proportionally and upon all property in said
Silver Spring Park District binding or abutting on water mains
or sewers constructed hereunder, and if any piece or parcel
of ground binding or abutting on a main or sewer is more
than one hundred and fifty feet in depth it shall be regarded
and charged with reference to other sewers or mains constructed
hereunder as constituting another and separate piece or other
and separate pieces or parcels of property for the depth or
depths of one hundred and fifty feet, but no piece or parcel
of ground shall be charged under this Act unless it binds or
abuts upon a street or road or right-of-way in which such sewer
or main is constructed and subject to the general regulations
and charges for use, can be served by such water main or sewer
and where a corner lot binds or abuts upon two streets or roads
or rights-of-way which contain sewers or water mains, the front
feet shall be computed for the purpose of the charges which
may be imposed under this Act as one-half of the total number
of front feet in such corner lot measured on two sides and the
part of any water main or sewer so omitted as against a corner
lot shall be charged to the other pieces of property binding or
abutting on the same. Provided, further, however, that the com-
pensation to be allowed the inspector, which shall not be in ex-
cess of the amount to be agreed upon by the County Commis-
sioners, after such conference aforesaid, may include the cost
of plans and specifications. It shall be the duty of the inspector
to carefully observe the progress of the work under the con-
tract and report to the County Commissioners from time to
time; and to represent and faithfully protect the interest of
the County Commissioners and of the special taxpayers in said
district during the performance of any contract, and he may
order when so authorized by written order of the County Com-
missioners changes in the contract and work, and County Com-