556 LAWS OF MARYLAND.

given by advertisement published once a week for six consecu-
tive weeks in two of the daily newspapers in the said City, that
application shall be made for the passage of such ordinance,
which notice shall set forth clearly, in the case of laying out,
opening or extending any street, square, lane or alley, the
length or width of such street, square, lane or alley, or part
thereof to be laid out, opened or extended, and in the
case of widening or straightening shall set forth clearly
both the present and the intended width, and also the length
of any street, lane or alley, or part thereof intended to
be widened or straightened, and in case of closing shall set forth
clearly the length and width of the street, lane or alley, or any
part thereof, intended to be closed; and notice shall also be
given by filing in the office of the Commissioners for Opening
Streets on or before the first day of such publication, a map on
the scale, not smaller than fifty feet to the inch, prepared by
some competent surveyor, whose name shall be signed to the
same, which, in case of laying out, opening, extending, widening
or straightening shall show the course and the lines of the pro-
jected improvement, and also the lots and buildings thereon
which shall be taken or destroyed, in whole or in part, and
which, in the case of closing, shall show the street, lane or alley,
or part thereof, intended to be closed, and also the abutting
lots and improvements thereon. It shall be the duty of the
Commissioners to endorse on said map their names, with the
date of its being, filed in their office, and to keep the said map
where the public may have access to it, whenever said map
may be needed for the purpose of being shown at any meeting
of the City Council or of any committee thereof, they may, on
the written order or request of the President of either Branch
of the City Council or of the chairman of such committee, and
on obtaining his receipt therefor, allow the said map to be
taken from their office for that purpose, to be returned on the
following day.

829. Before any commissioners appointed by any ordi-
nance of said corporation under the two preceding sections
shall proceed to the performance of their duty, they shall give