PHILLIPS LEE GOLDSBOROUGH, GOVERNOR. 495

Subdivision of Silver Spring Park; then northeast along the
line of Easly's Sub-division of Silver Spring Park to the Schri-
der property, and then southwest generally along the west line
of the Schrider property to the Blair road; thence east along
the Blair road to Mississippi avenue, and thence southeast along
Mississippi avenue to a point one hundred and fifty feet south-
east of the Blair road along a line one hundred and fifty feet
south of Blair Road to Chesapeake Avenue; then southwest along
a line of one hundred and fifty feet southeast of Chicago avenue
to Philadelphia avenue, and thence north along Philadelphia
avenue to Chicago avenue; thence southwest along Chicago ave-
nue to the main tracks of the Metropolitan Branch of the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad, and thence northwest along the east
side of the said main tracks to the place of beginning.

SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That said County Com-
missioners shall have the power and authority in any year
hereafter to. levy a tax, and collect the same as other taxes in
said County are levied and collected, upon the real property
embraced within said district of Silver Spring Park for the
maintenance of the water mains and sewers which may have
been constructed as aforesaid, but not in excess of twenty (20)
cents on each hundred dollars of the county assessment of such
realty for such maintaining of water mains and twenty (20)
cents on the hundred dollars of the County assessment for main-
tenance of sewers, and said Commissioners are charged with the
duty of maintaining such water mains and sewers and of pro-
tecting the same from trespass and injury and of making and
enforcing regulations for tapping or connecting with said water
mains or sewers, and may provide for proper rates and charges
and fees for such connections and use and for connecting the
same and may require the installation of water meters or any
other basis for water rents, and no person shall be permitted to
make such connection without making a contract to restore to its
original condition any road, street or pavement which may be
disturbed in so doing.

SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That before contracting
as aforesaid for the construction of any such water mains or
sewers, the County Commissioners shall contract for a water
supply to be furnished and used through such water mains
and with any person, association of persons, firm, corporation,
or municipal corporation, within or out of this State, for a per-
iod not to exceed six years, and shall have power to apply all or
any part of the rent, charges and fees herein provided for in