§ 199. Proceedings for lateral sewers, drains or water mains. 1.\nPowers of town board. Whenever a sewer, drainage or water district shall\nhave been established by the town board and a trunk system of sewers,\ndrains or water mains shall have been constructed therein or contracted\nfor, the town board, upon a petition, or by a resolution adopted on its\nown motion, and in the manner hereinafter provided:\n (a) May construct lateral sewers, drains or water mains, respectively,\nin or along any portion of any street or highway or easement acquired\nfor such purpose, in any sewer or drainage district or in any water\ndistrict in which the expense of establishing the district and of\nproviding improvements therefor must be apportioned and assessed,\npursuant to section two hundred two of this chapter, upon the several\nlots or parcels of land deemed benefited, in proportion to the amount of\nbenefit which the improvement conferred upon the same.\n (b) May construct lateral water mains in or along any portion of any\nstreet or highway or easement acquired for such purpose, in any water\ndistrict in which the expense of establishing the district and of\nproviding improvements therefor must be assessed, levied and collected,\npursuant to section two hundred two of this chapter, from the several\nlots or parcels of land within the district in the same manner and at\nthe same time as other town charges.\n (c) May construct lateral water mains in or along any portion of any\nstreet or highway or easement acquired for such purpose, in any water\ndistrict in which the expense of establishing the district and of\nproviding improvements therefor was apportioned and assessed, prior to\nJanuary first, nineteen hundred thirty-four, upon the several lots or\nparcels of land included in said district in proportion to the area of\nsuch lot or parcel of land to the total area of the district.\n 2. Petition or resolution and hearing thereon. Such petition for the\nconstruction of lateral sewers, drains or water mains shall be signed by\nthe owners of real estate fronting or abutting upon either side of the\nstreet, highway or easement, or portion thereof, in which it is proposed\nto construct the improvement, to the extent of at least one-half of the\nentire frontage on both sides of said street, highway or easement, or\nportion thereof. If the proposed improvement will serve the property on\nonly one side of a street, highway or easement, or portion thereof, such\npetition shall be signed by the owners of real property fronting or\nabutting upon the side to be served of said street, highway or easement\nto the extent of at least one-half of the entire frontage on such side\nof said street, highway or easement, or portion thereof. If any of such\nreal estate shall be owned by persons residing in or along such street,\nhighway or easement, or portion thereof, the petition shall not be acted\nupon by the town board unless such petition shall be signed by resident\nowners owning not less than one-half of the aggregate frontage owned by\nresident owners residing in or along such street, highway or easement,\nor portion thereof specified in such petition; provided, however, that\nif such petition shall be signed by the owners of at least eighty per\ncent of the aggregate frontage on such street, highway or easement, or\nportion thereof specified in such petition, then the foregoing\nrequirement as to the signatures of resident owners shall not apply\nthereto. Such petition shall be signed by the petitioners, and\nacknowledged or proved in the same manner as a deed to be recorded, or\nauthenticated in the manner provided by the election law for the\nauthentication of nominating petitions, and shall state the maximum\namount proposed to be expended for the improvement. A resolution adopted\npursuant to subdivision one of this section shall state the improvement\nproposed, the maximum amount proposed to be expended and the area\nbenefited. When any su
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