888 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 357

authorized, when in its judgment it is deemed expedient or
necessary, to plan, design, construct, maintain and operate a
system for the control and disposition of surface waters, in-
cluding storm water drainage, within the limits of the Town
of Cheverly, and for such purpose, said Mayor and Town
Council is given all of the power and authority, including the
right to condemn, heretofore given it by law, in the construc-
tion and maintenance of its roadways, alleys, curbs, side-
walks and gutters, and the right and authority to negotiate
with any public agency and to make contracts with such
agency, including the Washington Suburban Sanitary Com-
mission.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the Mayor and
Town Council shall prepare, as soon as it deems it expedient,
a comprehensive general plan for the control and disposition
of surface waters within the limits of the said Town of
Cheverly, and shall thereupon divide said Town into drainage
areas or sections determined, as near as may be, by topogra-
phy or the natural flow of surface waters*

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That the said Mayor
and Town Council may determine, upon petition or its own
motion, that one or more areas within the Town limits of
Cheverly, in the interest of the public health, welfare and
safety, is in need of a storm water or surface water drainage
system. After having made said determination, the Mayor
and Town Council shall advertise in not less than two issues
in any newspaper published in the County which has a general
circulation in the Town of Cheverly, that the Mayor and
Town Council has determined to construct in the area de-
termined upon, or a part thereof, a drainage system, giving
in said advertisement the approximate cost and the general
area affected, and advising those interested that a hearing
will be held by the Mayor and Town Council at a time and
place named in said advertisement at which all interested
parties will be heard. The Mayor and Town Council shall
be prepared to exhibit at such hearing a plan for said drain-
age area or a part thereof, including the length and size of
pipes and the approximate cost and the specific area to be
affected by any tax or assessment levied for the construction
of said system. If, after such hearing, the Mayor and Town
Council determine that the public health and welfare requires
the construction of said system, it shall thereupon proceed
with such construction, either by contract, publicly advertised
or by its own force, or under its own supervision, as it deems
desirable and more economical.