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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

year, so far as the same may have come to his knowledge,

giving the estimated value of each of such improve-

ments ; and the president of the board of commis-

sioners, shall give public notice of the making of such

report, and of the time and place, where the board will

consider the same by posting notice thereof in three con-

spicuous places in said town, at least fifteen days before

such consideration ; that at such sitting of the board, the

board shall exercise the same powers over the assessment roll,

and over the treasurer's report as is hereinbefore provided for

the year 1892 and shall have the same power as to the levy-

ing of taxes and execution of warrants therefor as herein-

before given.

166 A. The board of commissioners may, whenever they

shall be satisfied that the public health, comfort or conve-

Sidewalks,

nience require it, construct sidewalks, curbing, gutters and

streets, &c.

sewers along the streets, avenues, roads and alleys of said

town, charging one half the cost of such construction upon

each tract or piece of abutting property to be benefitted

hereby in the proportion tliat the number of front feet of

each of such pieces or tracts shall bear to the whole length

of such sidewalk, curbing, guttering, and sewering, and

may enforce the collection of such special assessment in the

same manner that the collection of general taxes may be

enforced by the title and sub-title of which this act is

amendatory.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect

Effective

from the date of its passage.

Approved March 31st, 1892.