PHILLIPS LEE GOLDSBOROUGH, GOVERNOR. 1197

graded, curbed and paved, all sidewalks, gutters, streets and
alleys within the corporate limits of said town, which, in their
judgment, the public convenience may require, and from time
to time, if necessary, to change or alter the grade of any street
or sidewalk or curb or gutter already graded, and to repave,
relay or repair the same whenever the Mayor and Council may
deem it necessary, and to collect the expense or cost of grading,
curbing, paving, laying, repairing or otherwise improving the
same, as directed in the next succeeding Section. The Mayor
and Council shall also have full power and authority to build and
install any and all sewers which the public convenience may
require, and from time to time to change, alter, repair, relay,
relocate or otherwise improve any sewer already laid whenever
they may deem it necessary and to collect the expense and cost
of the same as directed in the next succeeding Section.

SECTION 184A 21. Whenever the persons owning the prop-
erty fronting on any such sidewalks, streets, alleys, gutters or
sewers shall refuse to have such sidewalks, streets, alleys or gut-
ters paved, or such sewers laid when directed to da so by an
ordinance of the Mayor and Council within thirty days from the
date of the passage of such ordinance, then the said Mayor and
Council shall have the materials found and the work done, and
shall cause the proportion of expense chargeable to each owner
of abutting property to be ascertained in accordance with the
frontage of his property upon said street, alley, sidewalk or
sewer, and when said cost or expense shall have been ascertained,
the Mayor and Council shall have the right to recover the amount
of the same by a suit at law, or may distrain the personal prop--
erty of such owner at any time within six months from the
time when the ascertainment of the proportion of cost or ex-
pense of such owner shall have been made; and the cost and
expence so ascertained shall be a lien upon the property against
which it is charged or assessed, which lien may be enforced by a
bill in equity for a sale of the property to pay the lien assessed
or charged against it; provided, however, that at least ten days'
notice shall be given to the owner of any property of the amount
of his or her assessment, either by a personal notice or by posting;
the same upon the property, prior to the filing of any such suit,
bill in equity or proceedings to distrain.

SECTION 184A 22. In addition to the powers hereinbefore
granted, the Mayor and Council shall have full power and au-
thority, whenever in their judgment the public interests or
conditions require it, to grade, curb and pave any sidewalk,