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visable, and may advertise as aforesaid for bids for the con-
struction of said system in parts, or as a whole, using said
equipment as in their judgment may be deemed advisable. All
such contracts may be protected by such bonds, penalties and
conditions as the President and Commissioners of Northeast
shall require, all of which shall be enforceable in any court hav-
ing jurisdiction.

SEC. 7. And be it further enacted, That the President and
Commissioners of Northeast for the purpose of assessing bene-
fits for the construction of said water supply system, shall di-
vide all properties binding upon a street, lane, alley or right-of-
way, in which a water main is to laid, into four classes, namely:
agricultural, small acreage, industrial, or business, and sub-di-
vision property. Immediately upon the commencement of the
water supply project, the President and Commissioners of
Northeast are empowered and directed to fix and levy a benefit
charge upon all property abutting upon said water main, in
accordance with the classification, and shall in writing notify
all owners of said properties into which class their respective
properties fall and the charge determined upon, naming also in
said notice a time and place when and at which said owners will
be heard. Such notice may be mailed to the last known address
of the owner, or served in person upon any adult occupying
the premises, or in the case of vacant or unimproved property,
posted upon the premises. The classification of and benefit
assessed against any property as made by the President and
Commissioners of Northeast shall be final, subject only to revi-
sion at said hearing. The President and Commissioners of
Northeast may change the classification of properties from time
to time, as said properties change in the uses to which they are
put. Said benefits shall be levied for water supply construc-
tion upon the number of front feet abutting upon the street,
lane, alley or right-of-way in which the water main is placed;
provided, however, that no lot can be assessed on more than one
side, that corner lots in this class shall be assessed on that
frontage towards which the building does or would naturally
face, and that all lots in this class shall be assessed for their
full frontage even though a water main may not extend along
the full length of any boundary, and provided, further, that in
the case of irregular shaped lots and shallow lots fronting on
more than one street, the President and Commissioners of
Northeast may determine upon for assessment, and may assess,
such length of frontage as they deem reasonable and fair. Front