FRANK BROWN, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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drain or water course within the limits of the town, to be laid,
opened, extended, widened, straightened or closed up, in whole
or in part, the board of street commissioners shall give at least
ten days' notice in one or more newspapers of the town, of
their purpose to lay out, open, extend, widen, straighten or
close up the street, highway, lane, alley, square, sewer, sanitary
sewer, drain or water course so directed to be laid out, opened,
extended, widened, straightened or closed up, and of the day,
hour and place of their meeting for said purpose; and the said
board of street commissioners shall meet at the time and place
mentioned in the notice given by them, and proceed to exer-
cise the powers and perform the duties assigned to and required
of them, and to ascertain whether any and what amount in

Notice

Required.

value of damages will be caused thereby, for which the owner
or occupant of any right or interest claimed in any ground or
improvements ought to be compensated, over and above the
amount in value of benefit which will thereby accrue to such
owner or occupant, and ascertain what amount of benefit will
thereby accrue to any lot or parcel of ground within or adja-
cent to said town, or to the owner or occupant thereof, and
which said lot or parcel of ground or the owner or occupant
ought to pay.

Benefits and
damages.

185. Whenever the board of street commissioners shall
have proceeded to execute the powers conferred in the preced-
ing section, they shall have prepared an explanatory map
which shall contain a correct description of the street, high-
way, lane, alley, square, sewer, sanitary sewer, drain or water-
course so laid out, opened, extended, widened, straightened or
closed up by them, with each separate lot or parcel of ground
deemed to have sustained damages or received benefits, and
shall give at least ten days' notice in one or more newspapers
of the town, that they will meet at a time and place mentioned
in said notice, to determine the amount of damages to be
awarded to the owner or occupant of any lot or parcel of
ground which will sustain damages, and any lot or parcel of
ground which will be benefited; they shall meet at the time
and place mentioned in said notice, and within threes days,
inclusive of the day of meeting, shall determine the amount of
damages to be awarded to all owners and occupants, and the
amount of benefit assessed to any lot or parcel of ground, and'
transmit their decision with the explanatory map to the clerk
of the mayor and council, who shall file the same and record
such decision in a book to be kept for that purpose.

To prepare a
map.