ART. 22.] HAGERSTOWN. 1975

finally order the opening, widening, extending, straightening or
closing up of any street, highway, lane, alley, square, drain or
water-course, as the case may be; and it shall be the duty of the
clerk of the mayor and council, immediately upon the passage of
such order by the mayor and council, to certify, under his hand
and the seal of the corporation, to the tax collector, the amount
of benefits so assessed against any lot or parcel of ground, who
shall forthwith enter the same on his books against the property
so assessed; the tax collector shall collect such benefits as other
taxes are collected; provided, that no property be sold for the
payment of benefits until after the expiration of six months from
the date of the passage of the order of the mayor and council in
the premises.

1884, ch. 58.

189. The notices herein provided to be given by the board of
street commissioners shall apply in all cases, whether the owners
of property to be affected by their proceeding be residents or
non-residents, infants, non compotes mentis, or laboring under
any other legal disability.

1880, ch 409.

190. The board of street commissioners shall have charge of
all repairs and improvements of the streets, alleys, highways,
lanes, squares, drains and water-courses of the town; they shall
have control of the expenditure of all money appropriated by the
mayor and council, together with the special improvement fund
provided in sections 196 and 197, and of the drainage fund pro-
vided in sections 201 and 202 of this sub-title of this article, and
of all the money credited to street repairs and improvements
derived from fines and licenses under section 171 and the levy of
ten cents as provided in section 195, shall have power to expend
said money whenever, in their judgment, the same may be needed,
with full power to make contracts and employ labor at such com-
pensation as they shall determine; and in no case shall the board
of street commissioners expend in any one year a.larger sum in
repairs and improvements than the amount appropriated therefor.

1884, ch. 58. 1888, ch. 45.

191. The said board of street commissioners shall have control
of the lighting of the town, with power to provide the material,