396                               LAWS OF MARYLAND                        [CH. 258

to comply with the order within a reasonable time, the town may do
the work, and the expense shall be a lien on the property and shall be
collectible in the same manner as are town taxes or by suit at law.

WATERS AND SEWERS

78.    (Powers.) (a) The town shall have the power:

(b)   To construct, operate and maintain a water system and water
plant.

(c)     To construct, operate, and maintain a sanitary sewerage
system and a sewage treatment plant.

(d)    To construct, operate, and maintain a storm water drainage
system and storm water sewers.

(e)    To construct, maintain, reconstruct, enlarge, alter, repair,
improve, or dispose of all parts, installations, and structures of the
above plants and systems.

(f)    To have surveys, plans, specifications, and estimates made for
any of the above plants and systems or parts thereof or the extension
thereof.

(g)    To do all things it deems necessary for the efficient operation
and maintenance of the above plants and systems.

79.    (Placing Structures in Public Ways.) Any public service
corporation, company, or individual, before beginning any construc-
tion of or placing of or changing the location of any main, conduit,
pipe, or other structure in the public ways of the town, shall submit
plans to the town and obtain written approval UPON SUCH CON-
DITIONS AND SUBJECT TO SUCH LIMITATIONS AS MAY
BE IMPOSED BY THE TOWN. Any public service corporation,
company, or individual violating the provisions of this section shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor. If any unauthorized main, conduit,
pipe, or other structure interferes with the operation of the water,
sewerage, or storm water systems, the toivn may order it removed.

80.   (Obstructions.) All individuals, firms, or corporations having
mains, pipes, conduits, or other structures, in, on, or over any public
way in the town or in the County which impede 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. If necessary to carry
out the provisions of this section, the town may use its condemnation
powers provided in Section 95.

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ANY VIOLATION OF AN
ORDINANCE PASSED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
SECTION MAY BE MADE A MISDEMEANOR.

81.   (Entering on county public ways.) The town may enter upon
or do construction in, on, or over any county public way for the pur-
pose of installing or repairing any equipment or doing any other
things necessary to establish, operate, and maintain the water sys-
tem, water plant, sanitary seiverage system, sewage treatment plant,
or storm water sewers provided for in this charter. The UNLESS
REQUIRED BY THE COUNTY, THE town need not obtain any