PHILLIPS LEE GOLDSBOROUGH, GOVERNOR. 1021

with respect thereto incurred, notice shall be given to the owners
and others of record interested in said abutting property and
an opportunity to be heard, such, hearing to be had before said
Chevy Chase Citizens' Committee, who shall decide the matters
properly before them. Any party affected by the final decision

of said Citizens' Committee made after such hearing shall have
the right to appeal therefrom within ten days to the Circuit
Court of Montgomery County; and provided, further, that upon
the petition of two thirds of the resident property owners re-
siding upon any streets, roads, or lanes to be graded, paved,
macadamized, or to have sewerage placed thereon, or otherwise
to be improved under the provisions of this Section requesting
the grading, paving, macadamizing, placing sewers, or other-
wise improving any of such streets, roads, or lanes, it shall be the
duty of said Citizens' Committee to make the assessment against
the abutting property owners, to provide the funds for the neces-

rsary work or construction to be done in accordance with the
provision hereinabove provided. And, provided, further, that
this Section shall not apply to repairs to macadamized streets,

sidewalks, crossings and gutters. And, provided, further, That
Connecticut Avenue shall for all purposes of repair, improve-
ment, grading, or paving be considered as two streets lying
parallel to one another on either side of the center line of said
Avenue.

SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That said Chevy Chase

Citizens' Committee shall not expend for material or work a sum
exceeding three hundred (300) dollars without having first ad-
vertised the specifications therefor and inviting bids for the

same, after which said Committee may purchase such material
or make contract for such work, or have such work done by

employed labor, or otherwise as it may deem best. And pro-
vided, further, that said Committee may make contracts after
due advertisement for lighting or supplying said village with
water for periods of five years, but for no longer period at a
time. And provided, further, that no member of said Citizens'
Committee shall furnish any supplies of any kind or contract
in any manner with said Citizens' Committee.

SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That the said Citizens'
Committee, subject to the approval of the Board of County Com-
missioners, may adopt such regulations with respect to dumping
of garbage, sanitation, erection of buildings, tearing up of
streets, speed regulations, care of property, removal of snow,
ice, or other police or health regulations, and provide penalties