282 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 167

which may be necessary, together with a statement show-
ing the abutting property owners, the frontage of each
property, and the respective proportions which the front-
age of each property bears to the total frontage of the
streets, roads, lanes, sidewalks, curbs, gutters and/or
crossings so to be improved, and allocating the total cost of
the improvement among such properties in proportion to
said frontage; provided, that in computing said total cost
of any improvement the cost of improving intersections or
crossings of streets, roads or lanes and all proper inci-
dental expenses, including expenses incident to the issuance
of bonds for such improvement as provided in Section 116
hereof shall be included as a part of such total cost so to
be apportioned.

(d) If such proposition be approved by the Board of
County Commissioners, said Board shall thereafter assess
the total cost of such improvement against the properties
abutting on the streets, roads, lanes, sidewalks, curbs,
gutters and/or crossings so to be improved in the respective
proportions which the frontage bears to the total frontage
of the streets, roads, lanes, sidewalks, curbs, gutters
and/or crossings to be so improved, and each assessment
shall thereupon become a lien upon such abutting prop-
erty, and said Board shall thereupon give 10 days' notice
of each such assessment and opportunity to be heard there-
on to the owner of such abutting property who shall have
a right to appeal therefrom within 10 days to the Circuit
Court of Montgomery County. Such assessments shall be
due and payable in not more than six annual installments,
as nearly equal as may be, the first installment thereof to
become due and payable the first day of July next succeed-
ing the making of such special assessment, as hereinbe-
fore provided, and shall be collected in the same manner
provided by law for the collection of county taxes in said
county, and shall be subject to interest from the first day
of the following September until paid at the rate of six per
cent per annum. Any person shall have the right to an-
ticipate the payment of any or all installments not then
due. Any assessment or part thereof remaining due and
unpaid shall be collected in the same manner provided by
law for the collection of delinquent taxes.

(e) All money so received by the County Treasurer
on account of such special assessments and interest thereon
shall upon order of the said Board of County Commission-
ers be paid over to the said Treasurer of Section 4, Chevy
Chase, and shall be treated as a special fund, which said
fund shall be kept as a separate account and fund, together