1418 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 589

character and kind of work to be done, which said determina-
tion shall be final and conclusive as to the kind and character
of the street improvements, unless a majority of the owners
abutting the proposed improvements and chargeable with the
cost thereof shall, in one week from said meeting, file with the
Town Council a petition in writing signed by said majority
of owners asking for a different kind of sidewalk, curb, gutter
and street improvements, or any of them, in which event the
Town Council shall forthwith adopt the sidewalk, curb, gutter
or street improvement, or all, in said petition requested, in-
stead of the one theretofore selected by them, and thereafter,
as soon as practicable, begin, and with all possible expedition
complete, said proposed improvements. If a majority of the
owners abutting the proposed improvements, and chargeable
with the cost thereof, shall within the time above specified,
file with the Town Council a petition in writing, signed by
said majority of owners, asking that the proposed improve-
ments be made by contract, said improvements shall be made
by contract.

(E) To effectuate the improvements named in the preced-
ing sections, the Town Council of Morningside is hereby
authorized and empowered to borrow from time to time on
the faith and credit of the town, a sum sufficient to pay the
costs thereof, and to issue bonds or certificates of indebted-
ness therefor, which shall be payable within ten years from
date of issuance in twenty equal semi-annual instalments
with interest not to exceed the rate of six per centum per
annum, payable quarterly, but in no case shall the total
amount of such bonds or certificates of indebtedness exceed
a total of seven per centum of the assessed valuation of the
said Town of Morningside.

(F) The Town Council shall have the power to assess
against the abutting property and collect from the owners
thereof, whether they be leasehold owners or owners in fee
simple, the cost of roadbeds, sidewalks, curbs, gutters and
street improvements, or any or all, constructed under the
provisions hereof, including the cost of street and public
alley intersections, and all costs for the preparation of ordi-
nances pertaining to the improvement of any such street,
cost for verification of titles, for service of notice to owners
of abutting property as required by law, cost for prepara-
tion and sending notices to such abutting owners, and cost
or preparation of assessment collection rolls to be supplied
for the use of the Treasurer of said town; provided that be-
fore any assessment is levied hereunder, notice in writing of
the proposed assessment shall be sent to all owners of prop-