634 LAWS or MARYLAND.

of Estimates as aforesaid, of their said powers under this Act;
and any commission, board, department or officials in which, or
in whom, the general powers are exercised by the Commission-
ers for opening streets, may hereafter be vested, shall exercise,
as aforesaid, the functions by this section conferred upon said
Commissioners for opening streets, when and so often as resort
shall be had under this Act to condemnation proceedings, in
connection with any of the rights and'powers hereby authorized
or any work hereby contemplated, other than such as relates
to streets, avenues, lanes and alleys, for which provision has
just been made; in every such case to the procedure, rights and
powers, with respect to such condemnation, shall be such as
may now or hereafter be prescribed by law with regard to the
ordinary powers of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore
for the condemnation of property, except that no ordinance
shall be necessary to such proceedings, but the only prerequi-
sites thereto shall be the authorization of the Harbor Board
of Baltimore City, or such other department, sub-department,
board, commission, official or officials, in which, or in whom, the
powers and duties now exercised by said Harbor Board may
hereafter be vested, and also the approval of the Board of Esti-
mates or of such other board as may hereafter be authorized to
exercise the functions now exercised by said Board of Esti-
mates, or the procedure, rights and powers with respect to
any or all condemnations authorized by this Act may be such
as may be provided for the very purpose by any lawful ordi
nance or ordinances of the Mayor and City Council of Balti-
more, which said ordinance or ordinances the Mayor and City
Council of Baltimore is hereby fully authorized to adopt; pro-
vided provision is made therein for reasonable notice to the
owner or owners, and for appeals to the Baltimore City Court,
and the right of appeal to the Court of Appeals, by any person
interested, including the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore,
from the decisions of any commission, board, department or
officials appointed to value any such land or property or inter-
est, franchise, easement, right or privilege therein.

SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That the proceedings
under this Act, for the grading, paving and curbing of streets,
avenues, lanes or alleys, or parts thereof, or of bridges or parts
thereof, and for the establishing and fixing of the building
lines and of the width of sidewalks, after the authorization
and approval, as aforesaid, of the Board of Estimates, shall be
instituted, prosecuted and conducted by such departments, sub-
departments, board, commission or officer of the City of Balti-
more as may now or hereafter be clothed with the exercise of
rights and powers of a similar nature and bis or their procedure
and rights and powers shall be such as now or hereafter may be