300 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 172

in the same manner as provided for the collection of unpaid
county taxes in said county. All taxes assessed as provided in
this section shall be paid over by the Treasurer of said County
to the Treasurer of said Section 3, Chevy Chase, Maryland,
who shall devote such funds to the exclusive purpose of paying
for the special improvements herein provided for or any in-
debtedness which may be incurred therefor.

Said Chevy Chase Citizens' Committee of said Section 3 shall
have the power to pave, grade, macadamize, or otherwise im-
prove said streets, roads, or lanes or sidewalks within said vil-
lage, or have such sewerage constructed as the case may be;
provided, that before any contract for work shall be entered
into, or any obligation 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' Commit-
tee of said Section 3, who shall decide the matters properly
brought 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 Cir-
cuit Court of Montgomery County, and provided further, that
upon the petition of two-thirds of the resident property owners
owning property abutting 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 otherwise, improving of any such streets,
roads or lanes, it shall be the duty of the said Citizens' Com-
mittee to make the assessment against the abutting property
owners, to provide the funds for and cause to be performed the
necessary work or construction to be done in accordance with
the provisions hereinabove provided; 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.

Section 5. And be it further enacted. That said Chevy Chase
Citizens' Committee of said Section 3, shall not expend for
material or work, a sum exceeding three hundred ($300. 00)
dollars without having first advertised the specifications there-
for 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