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	and condemned, opened, graded and constructed in
	any portion of the territory of Baltimore county in
	which streets and avenues have already been laid off
	or may hereafter be laid off under the provisions of
	this act, the owner or owners of a majority of front
	feet of ground bounding on such proposed alley, may
	make application to the County Commissioners of
	Baltimore county, in the same manner as for the
	condemning, opening, grading of any street or ave-	Make appli-
	nue or part thereof, and the width of the proposed	cation.
	alley and the location of the same must be set forth
	in said application, and after said application is pre-
	sented to the said county commissioners, all proceed-
	ings which can be had and taken for the condemna-
	tion, opening, gradijg and construction of any street
	or avenue, or portion thereof, under the provisions of
	this act, shall be had and taken for the condemnation,
	opening, grading and construction of such proposed
	alley.
	SEC. 17. Whenever the owner or owners of a ma-
	jority of front feet of ground bounding on any street
	or avenue, or any portion thereof, may make appli-
	cation for the condemning, opening, grading and
	constructing any street or avenue, or part there-
	of, under the provisions of this act, they may set
	forth that they desire to increase the width of said	What to set
	street or avenue, and the manner in which they pro-	forth.
	pose to increase the same, and in condemning, open-
	ing, grading and constructing said street or avenue,
	or any portion thereof, all and such proceedings
	shall and can be had and taken in the matter as is
	provided for in the case of condemning, opening,
	grading and constructing of any street or avenue,
	or part thereof, under the provisions of this act.
	SEC. 18. And be it enacted, That in condemning,
	opening, grading and constructing any street or ave-
	nue, or part thereof, under the provisions of this
	act, the examiner or examiners, as the case may be,
	shall assess the gross amount of such damages, the	Assess gross
	probable cost of opening, grading and construction,	amount.
	and the probable amount of cost and expense of the
	proceedings in the matter, including the per diem of
	the examiner or examiners, as the case may be, in
	such proportion as may be fair and equitable as