366                               Laws of Maryland                       [Ch. 287

and the Commission may sue, or file a bill in equity to enforce said
liens against the owner of record at the time said levy was made,
or the owner of record at the time said suit is filed or any owner of
record between said dates, and publication thereon shall be notice to
all persons having any interest in said property.

Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That the Commission shall
provide for each and every property abutting upon a street or right-
of-way in which under this Act a water main or sewer is laid, a
water service pipe and/or meter or sewer connection, which shall
be extended as required, from the water main or sewer to the property
line of the abutting lot; said service pipe or connection with sewer
shall be constructed by and at the sole expense of the Commission,
but subject to a reasonable charge for said connection as provided
in Section 11 of this sub-title, which said charge shall be paid by all
property owners at the office of the Commission before the actual
connection with any pipe or private property is made. When any
water or sewer is declared by said Commission complete and ready
for the delivery of water or the reception of sewage, every abutting
property owner, after due notice, by the County Health Department,
if it shall determine that the existing water or sewerage system on
said abutting property is a potential threat to health, shall make
a connection of all spigots or hydrants, toilets and waste drains with
said water main or sewer within the time prescribed by the [Com-
mission] Health Department. [Where the aforesaid fixtures do not
exist, or are of the nature which, in the judgment of the Commission
is improper or inadequate, satisfactory equipment shall be installed
by the owner on the premises consisting of at least one water closet
and one sink or wash basin, both of which shall be properly con-
nected with the sewer of said Metropolitan Commission.] All cess-
pools, sink drains and privies located on properties connected to
[water mains or] sewers provided by the Commission shall be
abandoned, closed and left in a sanitary condition so that no odor
nor nuisance shall arise therefrom[.]; and any wells or other source
of water supplying the property which shall have a water connec-
tion to water mains provided by the Commission shall immediately
be disconnected therefrom. Any violation of the provisions of this
section shall be a misdemeanor punishable under Section 21 of this
sub-title.

Sec. 11. And be it further enacted, That the Commission shall
make such charge as it shall determine to be reasonable for every
water and sewer connection as provided in this Act, based upon the
width and surface of the street, road, alley or right-of-way in which
the connection is made [; provided, however, that the connection
charge on either side of the street, road, alley or right-of-way shall
be uniform]. All of the revenue above actual cost derived from
such charges shall be retained by the Commission as a fund for re-
pairs, replacements or any [extraordinary expense] expenses in the
maintenance and operation of the water supply, sewerage or drain-
age systems under its control.

Sec. 12. And be it further enacted, That all sums collected by the
Commission for benefits levied against the property in accordance
with Section 8, as amended, of Chapter 991 of the Acts of 1943, for
water supply, sewerage or drainage construction shall be set aside
as a separate fund to be known and designated as the "Metropolitan