HERBERT R. O'CONOR, GOVERNOR. 1873

benefit and future interest of the abutting property owners,
provided, however, that at least 51% of said property owners
representing at least 51% of the front footage affected petition
said Mayor and Council for said construction, and otherwise
as provided in Section 20 hereof, sidewalks, curbs, gutters and
streets, including the grading of said streets, and drainage
facilities in the Town of College Park, the streets and side-
walks including curbs to be of such width as may be deter-
mined by the Mayor and Common Council and of a width suffi-
cient for the needs of said streets; and the Mayor and Common
Council shall assess at any time as the said Mayor and Com-
mon Council shall deem proper and after 10 days' notice to the
owners of the land abutting said improvements, the entire
costs thereof, including incidental costs, together with the
costs of street and public alley intersections; provided, how-
ever, that when property fronts and abutments on two or
more streets where such improvements are made or are about to
be made, the abutting front feet along the side or sides of said
property (the term "sides of said property" used in connection
herewith shall mean the two longest sides of said property)
shall be computed for the purpose of assessment hereunder as
one-half of the total front feet on the side or sides of the prop-
erty abutting on the street or streets improved, which assess-
ment for sidewalks, curbs, gutters, roadbed, and street im-
provements, or for all or any, shall be a lien upon such abut-
ting property and shall be payable all cash or in 20 equal
installments, one installment to be paid every six months from
the date of said assessment, together with interest not to ex-
ceed the rate of six (6%) percent per annum and the owner
of the property assessed or anyone in his behalf shall at any
time have the right to anticipate the payment or part or all
installments of the assessment not then due, together with
interest accrued. Any assessment or part thereof remaining
due and unpaid for more than one year shall be enforced n s a
tax in the same manner as taxes due the Town of College Park
are enforced, as now provided by law. The Mayor and Com-
mon Council shall have the power to make all necessary regu-
lations to carry out the objects and purposes of this section and
the Mayor and Common Council shall have full power to ad-
just assessments against particular properties made pursuant
to this section where it is proved to the satisfaction of said
Mayor and Common Council that the assessment is, or the pro-
posed assessment would be, unjust and inequitable, anything
in this section to the contrary notwithstanding; provided,
however, that before the Mayor and Common Council shall
make any adjustments of assessments hereunder, at least four
affirmative votes shall be cast and recorded in the minutes for
such adjustments.