188 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 93

thereof, shall bear interest at the rate of 1 per cent, a month
from and after the time said levy is in default.

SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That said Mayor and
Common Council of Manchester shall provide for each and
every property abutting upon a street or right-of-way in which,
under this Act, a water main is laid, a water connection which
shall be extended as required, from the water main to the prop-
erty line of the abutting lot, said connection to be constructed
by, and at the sole expense of the Mayor and Common Council
of Manchester. When any water main is declared by the said
Mayor and Common Council of Manchester complete and ready
for the delivery of water, every abutting property owner, after
due notice, shall make connection of all spigots or hydrants,
toilets, with said water main within a time prescribed by the
said Mayor and Common Council of Manchester. Where the
aforesaid fixtures do not exist or are of a nature which, in the
judgment of the Mayor and Common Council of Manchester,
is improper or inadequate, satisfactory equipment shall be in-
stalled. All wells and cisterns that are found by the Mayor
and Common Council of Manchester to be polluted or a menace
to health shall be abandoned and closed. Any violation of the
provisions of this section shall be a misdemeanor punishable
under Section 16 of this Act.

SEC. 9. And be it further enacted, That before any plumb-
ing, water works construction is done in any building, or upon
any private property, within the corporate limits of the town
of Manchester, the person, firm or corporation doing the same
shall first obtain a permit from said Mayor and Common Coun-
cil of Manchester and pay therefor such reasonable sum as
the Mayor and Common Council of Manchester may prescribe.
Such work shall be done under and pursuant to such rules,
regulations and requirements as the Mayor and Common
Council of Manchester may. from time to time, formulate, and
subject to such inspection as may be deemed necessary. No
connection of any kind shall be made with any water main
constructed or maintained by said Mayor and Common Coun-
cil of Manchester without a permit and under such conditions
as said Mayor and Common Council of Manchester may au-
thorize. Said Mayor and Common Council of Manchester
shall have the right of entry at reasonable hour? to all build-
ings and premises having any connection with the water sup-
ply system under their jurisdiction, and may order and require
such changes in all water supply connections as they may deem