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eliminate improper use of water. In order to prevent waste of
water, said President and Commissioners of Northeast 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 pri-
vate or semi-public water supply installation intended for the
use of two or more buildings or premises shall be constructed
in said town of Northeast without the person, firm or corpora-
tion doing the work having first obtained a permit from said
President and Commissioners of Northeast and paid a reason-
able charge therefor, and such plants shall then be installed,
maintained and operated under such rules and regulations as
said President and Commissioners of Northeast may require or
devise. Any violation of any of the provisions of this Section
shall be a misdemeanor, punishable under Section 16 of this
Act.

SEC. 10. And be it further enacted, That for every water
connection, as provided under Section 8, said President and
Commissioners of Northeast shall make such charge as they
shall determine to be reasonable, which charge shall be uniform
throughout the town of Northeast, subject, however, to revision
annually by the President and Commissioners of Northeast.
Said charge shall be paid by all property owners at the Office
of the President and Commissioners of Northeast 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 Sec-
tion 7. One-half of the revenue, above actual cost, derived
from such charges, shall be retained by the President and Com-
missioners of Northeast and as a contingent fund for repairs,
replacements or any extraordinary expense in the maintenance
and operation of the water supply system under their control.
The remaining half shall be applied by the President and Com-
missioners of Northeast to the payment of the bonded debt as
hereinafter provided.

SEC. 11. And be it further enacted, That all sums collected
by the President and Commissioners of Northeast for benefits