ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR.                  609

curb, glitter and street improvements, or all or any, in any
street in said town, it shall thereupon notify, as far as prac-
ticable, each owner of land abutting upon said street proposed
to be improved, by depositing said notice in the United States
Postoffice, addressed to such owner's last known address, set-
ting forth that on a certain day to be named therein, which day
shall be not less than one week after the mailing of said notices,
that the Mayor and Common Council of Hyattsville will meet
to consider the kind and character of roadbed, sidewalk, curb,
gutter and street improvements, or all or any, to be laid, and
notifying said owner to appear at said meeting, and express his
views on the question, if he so desires; that at said meeting
the Mayor and Common Council of Hyattsville shall hear any
suggestions of said owners and immediately thereafter, or with-
in a reasonable number of days, shall determine the character
and kind of work to be done, which determination shall be final
and conclusive.

540. That to effectuate the construction of roadbeds, side-
walks, curbs, gutters and street improvements mentioned in the
preceding section, and to pay, liquidate and retire the now
existing certificates of indebtedness or promissory notes of the
Mayor and Common Council of Hyattsville given to pay the
cost of roadbeds, sidewalks, curbs, gutters and street improve-
ments heretofore constructed, the Mayor and Common Council
of Hyattsville are hereby authorized and empowered to borrow
from time to time, on the credit and faith of the town, a sum
or sums of money which shall not, however, exceed in amount
at any time the total sum of eight per centum of the assessed
valuation of all property of whatsoever nature subject to assess-
ment by the Mayor and Common Council of Hyattsville, and
to issue bonds or certificates of indebtedness therefor; which
shall be payable on or before ten years from the date of issu-
ance, with interest not to exceed the rate of six per centum
per annum, payable semi-annually. The funds derived from
the sale of said bonds or certificates of indebtedness shall be
deposited by the Mayor and Common Council of Hyattsville,
through its treasurer, in some safe banking institution in the
State of Maryland, to be determined by it, and be subject to
the check of the treasurer of said town, countersigned by the
Mayor. Out of said funds shall be paid only the property ex-
penses for the negotiation, sale and liquidation of said bonds

or certificates of indebtedness heretofore issued or to be issued
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