Delaware Code (Titles 8, 9, 25, 30)
9 Del. C. § 4701
Acquisition of land; construction and operation of incineration plant; definitions
# (a)
The county government may acquire land or any interest therein at any place within the County that it deems advisable and may construct and operate upon the land so acquired an incineration or garbage disposal plant or plants. The county government may enter into contracts and agreements with persons, firms or corporations relative to the purchase of the land and to the building, constructing and equipping of an incineration or garbage disposal plant or plants and may require from such persons, firms or corporations proper security for the faithful performance of the work to be done. The county government may engage the services of competent architects and engineers in connection with the construction of the plant or plants and shall award any contract to the lowest responsible bidder with the right to reject any and all bids.
# (b)
The words “garbage disposal plant or plants” wherever used in this chapter include incineration, sanitary landfill, garbage grinding plants, composting for disposal of garbage, or any other means of garbage disposal which shall conform with reasonable standards of sanitary engineering.
Amendment history
56 Del. Laws, c. 103, § 14
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In this title (40 sections)
- 9-4642 · Contents of notice of sale — Rejection of proposals
- 9-4643 · Proposals opened publicly
- 9-4644 · Private sale to public agencies
- 9-4645 · Form of bonds
- 9-4646 · Form of notes
- 9-4647 · Execution of bonds and notes
- 9-4648 · Bonds and notes redeemable prior to maturity
- 9-4649 · Interest rates
- 9-4650 · Application of proceeds
- 9-4651 · Bonds and notes negotiable
- 9-4652 · Reconversion of fully registered bonds
- 9-4653 · Reissuance of bonds or notes lost or destroyed
- 9-4654 · Reissuance of defaced or partially destroyed bonds or notes
- 9-4655 · Certain agreements forbidden
- 9-4656 · Payment of bonds and notes
- 9-4657 · Appropriation may include engineering and other costs
- 9-4658 · Validity of bonds not dependent on preliminary proceedings
- 9-4659 · Legal effect of debt statement
- 9-4660 · Short period of limitations
- 9-4661 · Construction of chapter with other laws
- 9-4701 · Acquisition of land; construction and operation of…
- 9-4702 · Acquisition of land by purchase
- 9-4703 · Powers of county government as to operation of plant;…
- 9-4704 · Power to borrow money and issue bonds
- 9-4705 · Terms of bonds
- 9-4706 · Execution and record of bonds
- 9-4707 · Sale of bonds
- 9-4708 · Principal and interest payments; taxes
- 9-4709 · Deposit and use of proceeds of sale of bonds
- 9-4720 · Definitions
- 9-4721 · Petition to establish garbage collection district
- 9-4722 · Public hearing
- 9-4723 · Creation of garbage collection district
- 9-4724 · Contracts for garbage collection authorized
- 9-4725 · Award of contracts
- 9-4726 · Levy and collection of garbage collection tax
- 9-4727 · Administration of funds
- 9-4728 · Annual rebidding on contracts [Repealed]
- 9-4729 · Continuation and termination of contracts; consolidation of…
- 9-4730 · Annual budgeting