OF CITIES AND TOWNS. checks or of said Commission or by authority of the said Council, except by warrants or checks issued by "the Council of Newark," signed by the Treasurer of "the Council of Issuance of Newark," and countersigned by the Chairman of said warrants Commission during its existence, and thereafter by the President of the Council of "the Council of Newark." The Secretary and Treasurer, as aforesaid, may receive Compensation such compensation for their services rendered under the and Treasurer provisions of this Act as the Sewer Commission may determine, in addition to such salaries or compensation as allowed them by law for services performed for the Council of "the Council of Newark." Said Treasurer shall be required to give bond to the said Council in such amount as it may determine, to protect "the Council of Newark" against any loss suffered by any action of said Treasurer in handling the funds created under the provisions of this Act, or in the performance of any other official act hereunder. of Secretary in Sewer Section 5. The Sewer Commission so constituted is Powers vested hereby vested with every power necessary or proper for Commission the construction and operation of a system of sewers and disposal works in and for the Town of Newark. It shall employ such assistance as it determines necessary, and shall fix the remuneration therefor, and shall award contracts for work done and materials furnished in the execution of the work; shall determine whether such contracts have been faithfully performed, and shall have the authority to accept or reject the work done and materials furnished under such contracts. All contracts authorized by said Sewer Commission shall be executed, on behalf of the Town of Newark, by the President and Secretary of the Council of "the Council of Newark," who shall affix thereunto the corporate seal of said Town. All bills for services rendered by any employee or contractor of said Commission, for labor performed and Approv of bills Report of work done by Commission To employ assistance Vote of abutting property owners OF CITIES AND TOWNS. materials furnished, shall be approved by a majority of the members of said Commission, and such approval designated upon the face of the bills. All bills, so approved, shall be presented to the Treasurer of "the Council of Newark," who shall issue his warrants in payment therefor, and such warrants shall be signed by the Chairman of the Sewer Commission, as aforesaid. Section 6. During the regular stated meetings of the Council of "the Council of Newark" held in February of each year during the existence of said Sewer Commission, and at such other times as said Council shall request, and upon the expiration of the term of said Sewer Commission there shall be presented to said Council by said Sewer Commission a full and complete report of all the work done under the authority of this Act, all expenditures made therefor, and all receipts accepted thereunder. Section 7. The Sewer Commission shall, as soon as practicable after its organization, as aforesaid, consider plans for the construction of sewers and works for disposing of sewage, in and for the Town of Newark, Delaware, authorized by this Act. It shall employ such assistance as it deems necessary and proper to prepare plans, specifications and estimates governing the construction of the work, and shall select such plans. After such selection, such plans, specifications and estimates shall be presented by said Sewer Commission to the Council of "the Council of Newark." It shall be the duty of the Council of "the Council of Newark" within two weeks after such plans, specifications and estimates are presented to it, as aforesaid, to fix by resolution the day and time of taking the vote of the owners of the property abutting upon any street or streets, highway or highways, lane or lanes, alley or alleys in which any sewer is to be built, as hereinafter provided, and said OF CITIES AND TOWNS. Council shall cause to be exhibited said plans, specifica tions and estimates in some public place in the Town of To exhibit Newark, and all persons interested shall be given notice plans &c in one or more newspaper or newspapers published in the said Town of Newark, in at least two issues of such newspaper or newspapers that such plans, specifications and estimates are thus exhibited for their inspection, and of the day and time of taking the vote of the owners of the property abutting upon any street or streets, highway or highways, lane or lanes, alley or alleys in which any sewer is to be built. The last of said advertisements shall be at least one week prior to the day fixed for holding said election to take the vote as herein and hereinafter provided. question of Section 8. The Council of "the Council of Newark" To submit shall submit the question of building a system of sewers building sewers in any street or streets, highway or highways, lane or lanes, alley or alleys, and the works for disposing of the said sewage, in and for the Town of Newark, aforesaid, according to the plans, specifications and estimates selected by the Sewer Commission and presented to said Council, and exhibited by it, as aforesaid, to the vote of the persons owning the property abutting upon any street or streets, highway or highways, lane or lanes, alley or alleys in which said sewer is to be built, as shown by the plans, specifications and estimates presented from time to time, to the Council, and exhibited, as aforesaid. Said vote shall be taken at an election to be held on the day and at the time fixed by Council as aforesaid. Procedure of Said election shall be held, and said vote taken at the same place, and by the same officers as other Town elections are now, by law, held and conducted. Provided that not more than three elections to take the vote, as aforesaid, shall be held under the provisions of this Act, Limit to numbetween the first day of January and the Thirty-first in each year day of December, in any one year, and provided further, elections ber of elections Those entitled to vote One vote for assessment OF CITIES AND TOWNS. that no vote shall be taken under the provisions of this Act, after the First day of January, A. D. one thousand nine hundred and seventeen. Section 9. Each freeholder, male or female, owning taxable property abutting upon the street or streets, highway or highways, lane or lanes, alley or alleys in which sewers are to be built, according to the plans, specifications and estimates selected by the Sewer Commission, presented from time to time to the Council, and exhibited as aforesaid, shall have the right to cast one vote for or against the construction of the said sewer or each dollar of sewers, and the disposal plant connected therewith, for every dollar or fractional part of a dollar paid by him or her under the last Town assessment of such property, provided that he or she shall have paid all taxes heretofore levied or assessed against him or her, and shall produce a tax receipt for the same when demanded by any person entitled to vote at such election, or by any election officer holding such election. The Council of "the Council of Newark" shall cause to be prepared, prior to the holding of such election to take the vote, as aforesaid, a true and correct statement of all persons owning property abutting upon any street or streets, highway or highways, lane or lanes, alley or alleys, in which said sewer is to be built, as aforesaid, who have paid the taxes assessed against them, and the amount of such payments, and such statement shall be furnished to the officers holding such elections, and such statement shall be prima facia evidence of the qualifications of those voting at such elections, and the number of votes each person is entitled to cast. Statement of all persons owning prop erty to be prepared To proceed with constructioh should majority be cast in favor Section 10. Should the majority of votes cast at any election held as above stated, be in favor of building the sewer or sewers in any street or streets, highway or highways, lane or lanes, alley or alleys of said Town of New OF CITIES AND TOWNS. ark, as aforesaid, and the disposal works connected therewith, the Sewer Commission shall proceed, as soon as possible, after the date of such election, with the construction of the work authorized by this Act, and approved by the owners of the abutting properties. The said Commission shall have full power to determine in every case how the work shall be done, whether by contract, or by force account with the labor employed by said Commission, and shall have full and complete charge of the construction of the work, and the operation of the works so constructed during the existence of said Commission. ers to pay as Section 11. Immediately upon the completion of the Abutting owndisposal works and that portion of the system of sewers per lineal foot as may be built to provide sewerage facilities to at least seventy-five per centum of the lineal feet of property abutting upon the street or streets, highway or highways, lane or lanes, alley or alleys within the Town of Newark, authorized to be constructed, as aforesaid, the Sewer Commission shall cause to be made a true and accurate measurement of all the lineal feet of the property abutting upon any street or streets, highway or highways, lane or lanes, alley or alleys in which sewers are thus built, and a true and accurate statement of the whole cost of building such disposal works and said sewers, and said cost thereof shall, by the Sewer Commission, be apportioned alike upon each lineal foot of frontage of said property abutting upon the portion of the street or streets, highway or highways, lane or lanes, alley or alleys in which any such sewers have been built. showing lineal Section 12. The Sewer Commission shall, before levy- To prepare list ing any assessment for the cost of the work to be done as feet abutting authorized by this Act, cause to be prepared a complete list of all the property to be thus assessed, showing the lineal feet of each property abutting upon the street or |