THEODORE R. MCKELDIN, GOVERNOR 1621

of any city sewer or water main or any other city-owned
utility shall, upon reasonable notice, remove or adjust the
obstructions to the satisfaction of the city engineer. If
necessary to carry out this section, the city may use its
condemnation powers provided in Section 174 to remove
the obstructions.

ENTERING ON COUNTY OR STATE PUBLIC WAYS

157. The city may enter upon or do construction in,
on, or over any county public way for the purpose of in-
stalling or repairing any equipment or doing any other
things necessary to establish, operate, and maintain the
water system, sanitary sewerage system, sewage treat-
ment plant, or storm water sewers provided for in this
charter. The city 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 county public way in a condition not inferior to that
existing before.

ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY

158. The City of Frederick shall have the power to
acquire by gift, purchase, lease, or condemnation any land,
improvements, rights-of-way, sources of water, or other
property of any kind or interest therein or franchise con-
nected therewith within Frederick County, whether used

for public, quasi public, or private purposes, either in fee

or as an easement, for the purpose of establishing, operat-
ing, extending, or maintaining the water system, sanitary
sewerage system, sewage treatment plant, storm water
sewers, or refuse collection and disposal system provided
for in this charter. Any condemnation proceedings under
this section shall be carried on in accordance with the pro-
visions of Section 174 of this charter, and the activities
mentioned in this section shall be considered as public
improvement within the meaning of Section 174 of this
charter.

CONNECTIONS

159. The City of Frederick shall provide a connection,
for such charge or fee as the board of aldermen may
decide, with water mains, sanitary sewer mains, and storm
water sewer mains for all property abutting on any public
way in which a sanitary sewer, storm sewer, or water main
is laid. When any water main, sanitary sewer, or storm
water sewer is declared ready for operation by the De-
partment of Public Works, all abutting property owners