EDWIN WARFIELD, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

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and to pay the cost of all such work, and assess said cost or

any part thereof against the abutting property as hereinafter

provided.

Sec. 406. Before entering upon the construction of any

Improvements

work or improvement specified herein, the said Mayor and

and notice
of hearings.

Council shall by ordinance designate the location, extent and

kind of work for improvement proposed to be done or made,

the kind of material to be used, the estimated cost

of the improvement, and the real property which

will be specially benefited thereby, and which it is

and shall fix a time and place when and where the owner or

owners of the property to be so assessed therefor can be heard

in reference thereto, notice of such hearings embodying the

substance of such ordinance shall be served personally upon

the owner or owners of said property who are residents of

said town, either by delivering to them a copy thereof or by

leaving said copy at the usual place of abode of said owner,

with a member of his household above the age of eighteen

years, at least ten days before said hearing. Owners of property

not residing within the limits of said town shall be served

with said notice by publishing the same three times in some

newspaper of general circulation in said town, the last pub-

lication to be not less than ten clays before said hearing, and

by posting a copy of said notice in a conspicuous place upon

the property of said non-resident owner.

Sec. 4oC. If after the hearing aforesaid the said Mayor and

Public health.

Council shall be of the opinion that the public health, safety

safety and

comfort to be

or comfort requires the work or improvement proposed to

provided for

be done or made, they shall provide by ordinance for the

by ordinance.

same and may charge the expense thereof or any part of such

expense against the property which they shall find to be

specially benefited thereby according to the linear frontage

of said property; and they shall also provide in said ordinance

the time and terms upon which payment of said assessment for

such work and improvement shall be made by said property

owners, and the rate of interest which shall be charged upon

the deferred payments; assessments so levied as aforesaid

shall be a lien upon the property against which they are

charged superior to all other liens from the date of the notice

of such assessment to be served upon such lot owners per-

sonally if said lot owner be a resident of the town of Takoma

Park, and if said lot owner be a non-resident of said town

to be served by publication and posting as hereinbefore pro-

vided.