J. MILLARD TAWES, GOVERNOR                               395

of constructing waiter or sewer house connections under the pro-
visions of Section 74-38 (Section 1573) of this Code, and may au-
thorize such connections to be made by a master plumber, registered
in the Washington Suburban Sanitary District, under the supervision
of the commission, provided all taps in installations of the commis-
sion shall be actually made by the commission at such charge as the
commission may deem reasonable; and provided further, the com-
mission may construct and make water connections of two inches or
larger and make the charge therefor, which charge shall be at actual
cost to the commission, and provided further that if said commission,
by resolution, authorizes such connections to be made by a master
plumber, [it] the commission shall thereafter, upon the application
of any master plumber, authorize said master plumber, under proper
regulations to be adopted by [it] the commission and by a written
permit, enter upon and cut into any street under the jurisdiction of
any public authority, except streets, roads, alleys, sidewalks and other
public property under the jurisdiction of Montgomery County, to
the same extent that the commission can now enter and cut into
any such street provided said master plumber shall have first posted
with the commission an indemnity bond in an amount fixed by and
with sureties approved by said commission, indemnifying said com-
mission and/or any state, county or municipal authority having juris-
diction over any such street against all loss, cost or damage which
may be incurred or sustained by reason of said master plumbers
entering and cutting into said street, and shall further deposit with
the commission in cash a sum to be fixed by the commission to cover
the cost of resurfacing said cut or cuts, and when any master plumber
has complied with the provisions of this section, he shall not be
required to have a permit from any municipal authority to enter any
state, county or municipal street or highway in the sanitary district,
except streets, roads, alleys, sidewalks or other public property under
the jurisdiction of Montgomery County, provided said master plumber
shall notify the authority having control of said street to be so
entered and cut of the time and nature of the work to be done.
Provided, however, that in Montgomery County, a master plumber
before cutting into any street, road, alley, sidewalk or other public
property under the jurisdiction of Montgomery County, shall first
secure a permit from Montgomery County, and pay such fee and
comply with such regulations as may be prescribed by Montgomery
County;

Section 74-59. (Section 1594). Right of entry upon streets and
highways.

Said commission may enter upon any state, county or municipal
street, road or alley, or any public highway, for the purpose of in-
stalling, maintaining and operating the water supply, sewerage and
drainage systems provided for under this article, and it may con-
struct in any such street, road or alley or public highway, a water
main, sewer or drain, or any appurtenance thereof, without the re-
ceipt of a permit or the payment of a charge; provided, that when-
ever any state, county or municipal highway is to be disturbed the
public authority having control thereof shall be duly notified, and
provided further that said highway shall be repaired and left by the
commission in the same, or a not inferior, condition to that existing
before being torn up, and that all cost incident thereto shall be borne
by the commission [.]; and provided further that in Montgomery