1002                            LAWS OF MARYLAND                      [CH. 572

authorized by this section at the owner's expense according to
reasonable plans and specifications. If, after due notice, the owner
fails 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.

Water and Sewers

78.    Powers.

[ (a) ] The town [shall have the power] may:

[(b)] (1) [To] Construct, operate and maintain a water sys-
tem and water plant.

[(c)] (2) [To] Construct, operate, and maintain a sanitary
sewerage system and a sewage treatment plant.

[(d)] (3) [To] Construct, operate, and maintain a storm water
drainage system and storm water sewers.

[(e)] (4) [To] Construct, maintain, reconstruct, enlarge, al-
ter, repair, improve, or dispose of all parts, installations, and struc-
tures of the above plants and systems.

[(f)] (5) [To] Have surveys, plans, specifications, and esti-
mates made for any of the above plants and systems or parts thereof
or the extension thereof.

[(g)] (6) [To] Do all things it deems necessary for the effi-
cient 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 construction 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 ap-
proval upon such conditions 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] is
guilty of a misdemeanor. If any unauthorized main, conduit, pipe,
or other structure interferes with the operation of the water, sew-
erage, or storm water systems, the town may order it removed.

80.    Obstructions.

All individuals, firms, or corporations having mains, pipes, con-
duits, 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 reason-
able notice, shall remove or adjust the obstructions at their own ex-
pense 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. 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 purpose of installing or repairing any
equipment or doing any other things necessary to establish, operate,