240 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 90

parts of the city; but nothing in this section shall interfere
with the title of the County Commissioners to said lots, or
their control over the same.

86. The said Mayor and City Council of Cumberland are
hereby authorized to buy, receive, have, hold, use and enjoy
any real estate, land, buildings, or other property for the pur-
pose of conducting or establishing a market within the limits
of said city, should they deem such action advisable; and they
are further authorized to purchase, lease, acquire by contract
or otherwise, any market or any buildings or other property
necessary or useful for the establishment or maintainance of a
market, to sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of said market or
space or stalls in said market, and to do everything necessary or
useful in the conduct of said market.

87. For the purpose of carrying out the authority con-
ferred by the preceding section the Mayor and City Council of
Cumberland are hereby authorized to expend any amount they
deem necessary; provided said amount shall not in any event
exceed the sum of $100, 000. 00. This authority to supersede,
only so far as markets are concerned, the provisions of Section
1 of this Act restricting the purchasing power of said Mayor
and City Council to $10, 000. 00.

88. The Mayor and City Council of Cumberland shall have
the power to sell and furnish electric light and power to the
citizens of Cumberland, for domestic and manufacturing pur-
poses, upon such terms as the Mayor and City Council shall
prescribe, to erect such plant and buildings, purchase and in-
stall machinery and appliances as may be required and to any-
thing necessary to effectuate the object and purposes of this Act.

89. Before the City of Cumberland shall be liable for dam-
ages of any kind the person injured, or someone in his behalf,
shall give the Mayor or City Clerk notice in writing of such
injury within thirty days after the same has been received,
stating specifically in such notice when, where and how the
injury occurred, and the extent thereof. The City of Cumber-
land shall never be liable on account of any damage or injury
to person or property arising from or occasioned by any public
street, highway or grounds, including accumulations of snow or
ice, or any public work of the city unless, the specific defect or
the accumulation of snow or ice causing the damage or injury
shall have been actually known to the Mayor or City Engineer
by personal inspection for a period of at least twenty-four