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consist of but one town lot, whether improved or not, it
shall be offered as a whole. If such property consists of a
tract of land not sub-divided into town lots, then only such
portion thereof, to be determined before the sale and de-
scribed in the advertisement, as in the judgment of the
Treasurer, shall be sufficient to pay the amount properly
chargeable against the delinquent owner, shall be sold. )

On the day of sale the Treasurer shall, at the time and
place designated in his notice, offer for sale by public auc-
tion to the highest bidder, the real estate advertised or
posted in the name of each delinquent taxpayer, to pay the
taxes, penalties and costs due from said delinquent tax-
payer, and shall continue the sale from day to day until the
taxes are paid on each lot and parcel, or until each piece of
property has been sold. If such property consists of a tract
of land not sub-divided into town lots, then only such por-
tion thereof, to be determined before the sale and described
in the advertisement, as in the judgment of the Treasurer,
shall be sufficient to pay the amount properly chargeable
against the delinquent owner, shall be sold, and the costs
of making such determination by the Treasurer are hereby
declared to be proper costs within the meaning of and as
set forth in sub-paragraph (I) of this Section.

965-A. (958-A) (A). The Council is authorized and
empowered whenever in its judgment, the public health,
safety, or comfort requires it, to grade, construct, recon-
struct, pave or otherwise improve any street, sidewalk,
alley and public highway, or parts thereof, at such time
and to such extent and of such materials and in such man-
ner as shall be provided by ordinance and to lay water
mains and sewers in said town and to pay the costs of all
such work and assess said cost, or any part thereof, against
the abutting property as hereinafter provided in this
section.

Whenever a petition in writing, duly signed by the own-
ers of at least 2/3 of the front footage of all of the prop-
erty abutting upon any such proposed public improvement,
within a duly approved sub-division of record shall be filed
with the Council praying for the construction of any public
improvement herein mentioned, the Council shall, after
having given the notice prescribed in the next following
Section, hold a public hearing upon the matter of such peti-
tion, and shall, at the next regular meeting of the Council
after said public hearing, or as soon thereafter as may be
convenient, render its decision thereon granting or denying