ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR. 737

property on the other side of a street, the assessment, to be
upon the land on each side of any such street, by front foot
apportionment.

To have the power to collect any such sum or sums of money
assessed as aforesaid, in the same manner and by the same
process now provided by law for the collection of city taxes
from real and personal property by the Commissioners of
Cambridge, who shall prescribe the time and place for the
payment of any such assessment for any such improvement,
and in addition to the means already provided by law for the
collection of city taxes the said assessments may be collected
by a suit at law, either before a justice of the peace, if within
such jurisdiction, or in the Circuit Court for Dorchester
County, if the amount is within the jurisdiction of said Court,
and any judgment rendered in any suit, upon being recorded
in the Clerk's Office of Dorchester County, shall be a first
lien in priority, and take precedence over any existing lien
of any kind or character, and if necessary to enforce the said
lien by fieri facias, and sale thereunder, then the land and
property so sold shall be free and clear of any other liens or
encumbrances, except any other public taxes that may be due
and owing, and out of the proceeds of sale, such other taxes
shall be paid, if the proceeds of sale shall be sufficient therefor,
after paying the costs and the amount of the said assessment,
and interest, if any.

The said improvement or improvements may be made either
in the discretion of the Commissioners of Cambridge, or upon
petition by the owners of property on any street or streets, or
part of any street or streets, that is, it may be made, if in
the discretion of the Commissioners of Cambridge, such im-
provement is believed to be necessary, without any petition or
application by owners of property, or it may be made on ap-
plication by property owners, or it may be made both upon the
discretion of the Commissioners of Cambridge, and also peti-
tion from property owners.

If the Commissioners of Cambridge, in its discretion shall
deem it necessary to so improve any street or streets, or part
of any street or streets, it shall pass a resolution declaring
what improvement is to be made, giving a reasonable notice of
such resolution, the said resolution to provide what part of any
street or streets is to be improved, and how improved, and the
estimated cost thereof, showing how much of said costs will be
paid by the city and how much will be paid by the property on
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