PHILLIPS LEE GOLDSBOROUGH, GOVERNOR. 893

not be detrimental to a suitable and adequate supply of water
to the inhabitants of the Town of Hancock and corporations,
firms and establishments doing business therein or for protec-
tion of property in said town from fire, and provided further
that the terms upon which water shall so be supplied outside
of said corporate limits of said town of Hancock shall be ad-
vantageous to the said Burgess and Commissioners of Hancock

and yield a reasonable profit thereto, from a commercial stand-
point in the conduct and operation of said water works or system
of water works.

241R. The Burgess and Commissioners of Bancock are au-
thorized and empowered to locate, design, adopt, plan, con-
struct, operate and maintain sewers, a sewerage system, sani-
tary sewers, a system of sanitary sewerage, drains, or a drainage
system, and from time to time to repair, exteyad, enlarge or im-
prove the same, for the purpose of providing the inhabitants of
Hancock with the benefits attending the use and operation of
the same, and to this end may contract for, purchase in fee
simple or lease for a term of any number of years, exceeding
the term of fifteen years, if deemed desirable, any land or real

estate, situate either within or without the corporate limits of
Hancock, as may be necessary or proper to carry out the afore-
going purposes; may lay pipes, or conduits, and purchase all
supplies, machinery, appliances and materials necessary or
proper for effecting the aforegoing purposes; may employ all
necessary labor, and in general do and perform all acts and
incur all expenses necessary and proper to carry out and effect
said purposes; or they may, in their discretion, let out the
whole, or any part of the work, supplies, appliances, machinery
and materials to a contractor or contractors, as said Burgess and
Commissioners of Hancock may deem to the best interest of the
town of Hancock, and said Burgess and Commissioners are
authorized and empowered to employ engineers, superintend-
ents and foremen, and other persons of skill and special knowl-
edge, in the designing, construction, maintenance, operation,
repairing, extension, enlargement and improvement of the said
sewers, sewerage system, sanitary sewers, system of sanitary
sewers, drains or drainage system; and the said Burgess and
Commissioners are authorized and empowered to make connec-
tion therewith, and allow the same to be made, with the houses
and buildings of the inhabitants of Hancock and of any corpo-
ration, firm or establishment doing business therein, upon such
terms, and subject to such rules and regulations as said Burgess