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(6) Do all things it deems necessary for the efficient operation and
maintenance of the above plants and systems.

Section 54-55. Placing Structures in Public Ways.

Any public service corporation, company, or individual, before be-
ginning 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 approval upon such
conditions and subject to such limitations as may be imposed by the Town.
Any public service corporation, company, or individual violating the pro-
visions of this section is 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 Town may order it
removed.

Section 54-56. 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, upon reasonable notice, shall 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 63. Any violation of an
ordinance passed under the provisions of this section may be made a mis-
demeanor.

Section 54-57. 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 equip-
ment or doing any other things necessary to establish, operate, and main-
tain the water system, water plant, sanitary sewerage system, sewage
treatment plant, or storm water sewers provided for in this charter. Un-
less required by the County, the Town need not obtain any permit or pay
any charge for these operations, but it must notify the County of its in-
tent to enter on the public way and must leave the public way in a condi-
tion not inferior to that existing before.

Section 54-58. Connections.

When any water main or sanitary sewer is declared ready for opera-
tion all abutting property owners after reasonable notice shall connect
all fixtures with the water and sewer main. The Town may require that,
if it considers existing fixtures unsatisfactory, satisfactory ones be in-
stalled and may require that all cesspools, sinkdrains, and privies be
abandoned, filled, removed or left in such a way as not to injure public
health. All wells, found to be polluted or a menace to health may be ordered
to be abandoned and closed. Any violation of an ordinance passed under
the provisions of this section may be made a misdemeanor.

Section 54-59. Private Systems.

The Town by ordinance may provide that no water supply, sewerage,
or storm water drainage system, and no water mains, sewers, drains, or
connections therewith, shall be constructed or operated by any person or
persons, firm, corporation, institution, or community, whether upon pri-
vate premises or otherwise, and may provide that cesspools or other
private methods of sewage disposal shall be operated and maintained in
such a manner that they do not and will not be likely to affect adversely