1704 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 702

(d) The Mayor and City Council shall provide by ordinance
for giving notice to the parties to be affected by any such
work proposed to be done under the authority of this Sec-
tion, either by publication or direct written notice. All such
parties shall be given an opportunity to be heard on any such
proposal, before work thereon is begun.

(e) The. Mayor and City Council shall not do any such
work under the authority of this Section on any street, alley,
gutter, or sidewalk within ten years from the time of doing
similar work on the same street, alley, gutter or sidewalk, as
the case may be.

(f) In addition to the other powers granted by this Section,
the Mayor and City Council may require any such work on
sidewalks to be done by and at the expense of the owners of
property abutting thereon. The Mayor and City Council shall
give due notice to any such property owner, as to the work
needed to be done on his sidewalk, the materials to be used,
and the grade and width required. Any such property owner
who fails to comply with the terms of any such notice within
thirty days after receiving it shall be deemed guilty of main-
taining a nuisance and shall thereafter be subject to a fine of
from One Dollar to Ten Dollars for each additional day said
notice is not complied with. The Mayor and City Council
shall not require any work on a sidewalk, under the authority
of this sub-section, within ten years from the time of requir-
ing similar work on the same sidewalk.

(g) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent
the Mayor and City Council from constructing any sewer or
sewers, or system of sewers, and paying therefor from the
funds belonging to the City. The Mayor and City Council
shall have the authority to construct such sewers and to pay
for them from City funds, and may charge a reasonable sum
for the use of such sewers, either by an annual charge or by
a charge for the right of connection therewith in perpetuity.

(h) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent
the Mayor and City Council from grading, improving, or re-
improving any street, alley, gutter, or sidewalk, or any part
thereof, and paying therefor from funds belonging to the City.

(i) The City shall pay the entire cost of re-surfacing any
street or alley, unless the property owners abutting thereon
shall agree to the contrary.

104. LIENS, (a) Any sum of money which has been levied
against any property for such work upon any street, alley,
gutter, or sidewalk shall be a preferred lien on such property,
as City taxes are a preferred lien.