1336 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 548

nected with any of the said systems, and to license and have
supervision over all persons undertaking to do plumbing work
within the corporate limits of Ridgely, and, provided further,
that the said Commissioners of Ridgely shall have the power
to pass ordinances and make by-laws providing for the fees or
rates, rents and charges for the use and service of sewerage,
drainage and water supply systems, which rates, rents and
charges are hereby declared to be and made liens upon the
property used or served by such coverage, drainage and water
supply systems until paid, and that the same shall be col-
lectable as other municipal or town taxes are now collectible
in the town of Ridgely as prescribed by law.

SEC. 34. The Commissioners of Ridgely shall have the
power to pass ordinances and to make by-laws, to establish
grades for the streets, gutters and sidewalks of said town and
the width thereof, and prescribe the material of which they
shall be built; to cause the sidewalks along the said public
streets and the road beds of all the public streets to be graded,
curbed, paved and repaved or improved, and to assess the costs
and expense thereof in whole or in part upon the owner or
owners of the abutting property, which costs and expenses for
said improvements shall be a lien upon the abutting prop-
erty and shall be collectible in the same manner as other
town taxes are now collectible in the town of Ridgely as pre-
scribed by law, or compel by fines or otherwise the owner or
owners of any such lot to grade, pave, repave and curb the
sidewalks in front thereof; and may provide by ordinance for
condemning, laying out, opening, extending and making new
streets or alleys, and for altering, straightening, widening,
grading, improving or closing up in whole or in part any ex-
isting street or alley, and for removing trees, posts and other
obstructions therefrom, and for laying out public squares,
parks, playgrounds, drains, sewer, water-courses; and all bene-
fits or damages done, suffered or incurred by laying out, open-
ing, and making of new streets or alleys, or by altering,
straightening, widening, grading, improving or closing up in
whole or in part any existing street or alley or laying out pub-
lic squares, parks, playgrounds, drains, sewer and water-
courses shall be determined and assessed by three disinterested
persons, or a majority of them, residents of said town, ap-
pointed by the Commissioners of Ridgely, who shall within
ten days after notification of their appointment, take an oath
before a Justice of the Peace of Caroline County or any
Notary Public, that they will faithfully and fairly and with-
out partiality or prejudice, value and assess the loss and dam-
age to be suffered and incurred by any person or persons in-
terested in said property over, through and by which the said