510 LAWS OF MARYLAND.

or alley, or portion thereof, under the provisions of this sub-
title of this article, can and shall be had and taken for the
condemnation, opening, grading and construction of any street
or avenue, or part of any street or avenue for such a thor-
oughfare.

391. All streets and avenues, or parts of streets and avenues
that may be condemned, opened, graded and constructed, shall
be condemned the full width as laid off; but if the owners of
a majority of front feet of ground bounding and fronting
thereon should desire the same "to be opened, graded and
constructed of a less width, they may set forth that fact in
their application to the Highways Commission, and desig-
nate the width which they may desire the same to be opened,
graded and constructed; but the road bed of any street or
avenue, or part thereof, shall not be less than thirty feet in
width at any point, except where it may connect with bridges
and culverts of a less width; and after any street or avenue,
or part thereof, shall have been condemned of the full width,
and opened, graded and constructed of a less width than con-
demned, and the owners of a majority of front feet of ground
bounding and fronting on such street or avenue, or any portion
thereof, shall desire to widen, open, grade and construct the
same of the full width as condemned, they may make applica-
tion to the Highways Commissioners, in writing, setting forth
the fact and designating the street or avenue, or portion of
the same, which they may desire to be widened, opened,
graded and constructed; and when said application is pre-
sented, the Highways Commission shall appoint one exami-
ner or three examiners, in the manner hereinafter provided
for, whose duty it shall be to widen, open, grade and construct
said street or avenue, or portion thereof, in accordance with
said application and the provisions of this sub-title of this
article; and all proceedings which can be had and taken for
the condemnation, opening, grading and construction of any
street or avenue, or portion thereof, under the provisions
of this sub-title can and shall be had and taken, so far as the
same may be practicable, for the widening, opening, grading
and construction of such street or avenue, or any portion
thereof.

392. Whenever the owners of a majority of front feet of
ground bounding and fronting on any street, avenue or alley,
or portion thereof, which may be condemned, opened, graded and
constructed under the provisions of this sub-title of this arti-
cle, or which may have been heretofore condemned, opened,
graded and constructed according to law, may desire to have
the same macadamized, graveled, shelled, paved or curbed,