GEORGE HOWARD, ESQ. GOVERNOR.

1831.

are hereby authorised and required to widen Gay street,

CHAP 292.

formerly Bridge street, in said city, thirty feet on the north

west side theieof, from High street eastwardly, to the city

line, and said street when so widened, is hereby declared a

public street and highway, of the width of tweny-nine and

Declared a high

a half feet, from High street to the east line of Union street,

way

(now Potter street,) and shall be subject to the like rules

and regulations as other public streets of the city, the foot-

ways of which shall be of such width as the city commis-

sioners shall fix and determine.

Sec. 2 And be it enacted. That the Mayor of the city of

Method of ascer-

Baltimore shall, on or before the first day of April, eighteen

taming damages
and benefits

hundred and thirty-three, appoint five disinterested freehol-

ders, assessors, who having first taken an oath before some

justice of the peace, for the city of Baltimore, to decide

without favor, affection or partiality, shall proceed forth-

with to value and assess the damages which may be sus

tained by the respective owners of the lots of ground upon

which the said street shall be so widened, and also to desig-

nate the property to be benefited thereby, taking into con-

sideration all the advantages and disadvantages, which dam-

ages they shall apportion amongst the owners of the pro-

perty benefitted, and make return of their proceedings, or

Proceeding direc-

or before the first day of July, eighteen hundred and thirty

ted.

three, including all necessary and reasonable costs and ex-

penses incurred, or to be incurred in virtue of this law, un-

der their hands and seals, to the Register of the city of

Baltimore, who shall file and keep the same in his office.

Sec. 3. Jlnd be it enacted, That the damages when so va-

The damages
made a lein on

lued and assessed, from time to time, shall be a lien upon

property

the property so ascertained and determined to be benefitted

until their respective proportions of said damages shall have

been paid.

Sec 4 And be it enacted, That the assessors aforesaid

Compensation to

shall be entitled to receive two dollars per day, as a com

assessors.

pensation for their services, in performing the duties re

quired of them by this act.

Sec. 5. And be it enacted, That the city collector of Bal

Authority to col-

timore, be, and is hereby authorised to collect the said dam-

lect

ages, costs and expenses, in the same manner, that the city

taxes of said city are authorised to be collected, and in case

of neglect or refusal to pay, he shall proceed to make th

same by public sale of the property of the person or per-

Proceedings di-
rected

sons so neglecting or refusing, ascertained and determined

to be benefitted as aforesaid, or so much thereof, as shall

be necessary, he giving at least thirty dayp notice of the

time and place of such sale previous thereto, in two or more

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