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thereof, may make application for the condemning, opening,
grading and constructing of any street or avenue, or part
thereof, under the provisions of any of the sections of this
sub-title of this article, they may set forth that they desire
to increase the width of said street or avenue, and the manner
in which they propose to increase the same; and in condemn-
ing, opening, grading and constructing said street or avenue,
or any portion thereof, all such proceedings shall and can be
had and taken in the matter as are provided for in the case
of condemning, opening, grading and constructing any street
or avenue, or part thereof, under the provisions of any of the
sections of this sub-title of this article.

400. In condemning, opening, grading and constructing any
street, or avenue or part thereof, under the provisions of any
of the sections of this sub-title of this article, the examiner or
examiners shall assess the gross amount of such damages, the
probable cost of opening, grading and construction, and the
probable amount of cost and expense of the proceedings in the
matter, including the per diem of the examiner or examiners, in
such proportions as may be fair and equitable, as benefits
upon all the grounds in Baltimore county or adjacent thereto,
which shall, in the opinion of the examiner or examiners, be
benefitted by the condemnation, opening and grading of said
street, or avenue, or any part thereof.

401. Whenever any street or avenue, or portion thereof, or
thoroughfare is in course of being condemned, opened, graded
and constructed under the provisions of any of the sections of
this sub-title of this article, and it shall be necessary to erect
any bridge or culvert over any water course over which the
same may pass, and the Highways Commission, upon appli-
cation being made to them, shall be of the opinion and consider
that the public convenience requires the building and erection
.of such bridge or culvert, they shall appropriate and set aside
such sum as may be necessary therefor and convenience may
require.

402. It shall be the duty of the Highways Commission
to cause all buildings binding on any of the paved streets,
paved roads and paved avenues of Baltimore county, within
two miles of Baltimore city, to be regularly and consecutively
numbered, the said numbers to begin at the point on said
streets nearest to the city of Baltimore, if such streets, roads
and avenues shall extend from or near any boundary line of
said city outward; but on any streets which run parallel to
any boundary line of said city, the numbers shall begin at
such point as the Highways Commission shall select; the
said numbers shall be established and placed by the Highways