1786 ARTICLE 7.

and Common Council of Manchester may, from time to time, formulate,
and subject to such inspection as may be deemed necessary. No connec-
tion of any kind shall be made with any water main constructed or main-
tained by said Mayor and Common Council of Manchester without a
permit and under such conditions as said Mayor and Common Council of
Manchester may authorize. Said Mayor and Common Council of Man-
chester shall have the right of entry at reasonable hours to all buildings
and premises having any connection with the water supply system under
their jurisdiction, and may order and require such changes in all water
supply connections as they may deem necessary to eliminate improper
use of water. In order to prevent waste of water, said Mayor and Com-
mon Council of Manchester shall have the right of entry at reasonable
hours to all buildings or premises having any connection with the water
supply under their jurisdiction, and may order and require such changes
in all plumbing, water works or water connections as they may deem
necessary to eliminate leakage or loss of water. No private or semi-
public water supply installation intended for the use of two or more build-
ings or premises shall be constructed in said town of Manchester without
the person, firm or corporation doing the work having first obtained a
permit from said Mayor and Common Council of Manchester and paid
a reasonable charge therefor, and such plants shall then be installed,
maintained and operated under such rules and regulations as said Mayor
and Common Council of Manchester may require or devise. Any viola-
tion of any of the provisions of this section shall be a misdemeanor pun-
ishable under Section 206 of this subtitle.

1924, ch. 93, sec. 10.

200. For every water connection, as provided under Section 198, said
Mayor and Common Council of Manchester shall make such charge as
they shall determine to be reasonable, which charge shall be uniform
throughout the town of Manchester, subject, however, to revision annually
by the Mayor and Common Council of Manchester. Said charge shall be
paid by all property owners at the office of the Mayor and Common Coun-
cil of Manchester before the actual connection with any pipe on private
property is made; or any owner so desiring may so pay one-fourth of
said charge, in which case the balance shall be paid in three equal annual
installments, such deferred payments to bear interest at the rate of 6 per
cent, and to be payable at the same time, in the same manner, and subject
to the same penalties and methods of collection as the front-foot benefit
charges provided under Section 197. One-half of the revenue above
actual cost derived from such charges shall be retained by the Mayor and
Common Council of Manchester and as contingent fund for repairs, re-
placements or any extraordinary expense in the maintenance and opera-
tion of the water supply system under their control. The remaining half
shall be applied by the Mayor and Common Council of Manchester to
the payment of the bonded debt as hereinafter provided.