304 ARTICLE 1A.

1922, ch. 96, sec. 80.

80. The Mayor and City Council, in addition to the powers heretofore
granted as to grading, curbing, paving, repaving and repairing the streets
of said city, shall have full powers to grade, curb and pave all sidewalks
and gutters' which in their judgment and public convenience may require,
and to cause said sidewalks and gutters to be repaved or regraded or re-
paired or otherwise improved and to collect the cost thereof from the per-
son owning the property fronting on any sidewalks, curb or gutter, in the
same manner as is provided for the paving and repaving of streets in Sec-
tions 77 and 78 of this Article, and said Mayor and City Council shall
also have the same powers to file liens and enforce the same as are provided
in Sections 79 and 80 of this Article for the filing and enforcement of liens
for paving and repaving streets.

1922, ch. 96, sec. 81.

81. Said Mayor and City Council, in addition to the powers granted
in the preceding section, shall also have power to cause any sidewalks in
said city to be graded, curbed, paved or repaved, regraded or recurbed by
the owners of the property abutting on said sidewalk, upon giving said
owners of the property written notice to pave, grade, curb, repave, regrade
or recurb said sidewalks, and setting out in said written notice the material
to be used in said sidewalk, and the grade and width of the said sidewalk;
provided that no notice to repave, regrade or recurb any sidewalk shall be
given within; ten years after said sidewalk has been paved, graded or
curbed in accordance with this or the preceding section.

1922, ch. 96, sec. 82.

82. Any owner of property who fails to comply with the terms of any
notice given him under the provisions of the' preceding section within
thirty days after the receipt of such notice shall be deemed guilty of main-
taining a nuisance and shall be subject to a fine of not less than one dollar
nor more than ten dollars for each day said notice is not complied with.

PARKS.

1922, ch. 96, sec. 83.

83. The said Mayor and City Council of Cumberland are hereby au-
thorized to receive, have, hold, use and enjoy any real estate or land for
park purposes which, in their judgment, they may deem advisable in the
interest of the City of Cumberland, and for the pleasure, use and enjoy-
ment of the citizens thereof, and the said Mayor and City Council are
hereby authorized to purchase, agree and contract with the owner or own-
ers of any land which they may conceive expedient or proper to purchase
and hold for the purpose of establishing a public park or parks or adding
to or improving any land now held for park purposes in the City of Cum-
berland, or adjacent thereto in Allegany County, Maryland.