1560 LAWS OF MARYLAND [CH. 538

lic way in Carroll County or Frederick County which im-
pede the establishment, construction, or operation of any
town sewer or water main shall, upon reasonable notice,
remove or adjust the obstructions at their own expense to
the satisfaction of the Town of Mount Airy. If the use of
the powers in this section shall involve a taking, in the
constitutional sense, of the franchise or right in the exer-
cise of which the obstruction had its origin, the Town of
Mount Airy shall have the power to condemn an easement
in the right or franchise. If necessary to carry out the
provisions of this section, the town may use its condemna-
tion powers provided in Section 94. Any violation of the
provisions of this section shall be a misdemeanor.

ENTERING ON COUNTY OR STATE PUBLIC WAYS

79. The Town of Mount Airy may enter upon or do
construction in any county public way for the purpose of
installing or repairing any equipment or doing any other
things necessary to establish, operate, and maintain the
water system, sanitary sewerage system, sewage treatment
plant, or storm water sewers provided for in this charter.
The town need not obtain any permit or pay any charge
for these operations, but it must notify the county of its
intent to enter on the public way and must leave the public
way in a condition not inferior to that existing before.
When the town desires to enter on any state public way
for the purposes aforesaid, it must first comply with the
provisions of Section 21 of Article 89B of the Code of Pub-
lic General Laws of Maryland (1939 Edition).

CONNECTIONS

80. The Town of Mount Airy shall provide a connec-
tion with water and sanitary sewer mains for all property
abutting on any public way in which a sanitary sewer or
water main is laid. When any water main or sanitary
sewer is declared ready for operation by the Town of Mount
Airy, all abutting property owners after reasonable notice
shall connect all fixtures with the water or sewer main.
The town may require that, if it considers existing fixtures
unsatisfactory, satisfactory ones be installed and may re-
quire that all cesspools, sinkdrains, and privies be aban-
doned and left in such a way as not to injure public health.
All wells found 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.