398                               LAWS OF MARYLAND                        [CH. 258

or sewage disposal systems operated by the town, shall have the
right of entry, for access to water or sewer installations, at all rea-
sonable hours, and after reasonable advance notice to the owner,
tenant, or person in possession, upon any

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MAY, BY ORDI-
NANCE, BE MADE a misdemeanor.

88.    (Pollution of Water Supply.) No person shall do anything
which will discolor, pollute, or tend to pollute any water used or to
be used in the town water supply system. Any violation of the pro-
visions of this section shall be a misdemeanor.

89.    (Contracts for Water.) The town, if it deems it advisable,
may contract with any party or parties, inside or outside the town,
to obtain water or to provide for the removal of sewage.

90.    (Charges.) The town shall have the power to charge and
collect such service rates, water rents, ready-to-serve charges, or
other charges as it deems necessary for water supplied and for the
removal of sewage. These charges are to be billed, and collected by
the clerk-treasurer, and if bills are unpaid within thirty days, the
service may be discontinued. All charges shall be a lien on the prop-
erty, collectible in the same manner as town taxes or by suit at law.

91.   (Exception.) The provisions of this sub-title shall not extend
to any town located in a sanitary district or special tax area or dis-
trict authorized to discharge the powers provided in this sub-title,
as to the particular powers included in the authorization.

SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS

92.     (Power: Special Assessments.) The town shall have the
power to levy and collect taxes in the form of special assessments
upon property in a limited and determinable area for special benefits
conferred upon such property by the installation OR construction,

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AND PAVING of public ways and sidewalks or
parts thereof, and to provide for the payment of all or any part of the
above projects out of the proceeds of such special assessment. The
cost of any project to be paid in whole or in part by special assess-
ments may include the direct cost thereof, the cost of any land ac-
quired for the project, the interest on bonds, notes, or other evidences
of indebtedness issued in anticipation of the collection of special
assessments, a reasonable charge for the services of the administra-
tive staff of the town, and any other item of cost which may reasonably
be attributed to the project.

93. (Procedure.) (a) The procedure for special assessments,
wherever authorized in this charter, shall be as follows:

(b) The cost of the project being charged for shall be assessed
according to the front foot rule of apportionment or some other equit-
able basis determined by the council.