882 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 356

tion of borrowing capacity, notwithstanding any borrowing
power heretofore authorized by the General Assembly of
Maryland, and any sums outstanding incident to any hereto-
fore authorized bond issues shall be included in the determi-
nation of the limitations authorized in this section.

207. The Mayor and Town Council of Cheverly, Maryland,
are hereby authorized to do all acts not specifically men-
tioned herein which may be necessary to issue and sell said
bonds or certificates of indebtedness, provide for the pay-
ment thereof and the interest thereon, and to arrange for
construction of the roadways, alleys, curbs, sidewalks, gutters
and storm water sewers as provided for herein. The bonds
or certificates of indebtedness hereunder shall be the direct
obligation of the Mayor and Town Council of Cheverly, Mary-
land, and the said corporation shall be responsible therefor.

208. The Mayor and Town Council of Cheverly, Maryland,
shall have the power to assess against the abutting property
and collect from the owners thereof the cost of constructing
roadbeds, alleys, curbs, sidewalks, gutters and street improve-
ments, including the costs of street and public alley inter-
sections, all construction costs including that for drains and
culverts where necessary, excavation, preparation of prelimi-
nary plans, advertising for bids, and all costs for the prepara-
tion of ordinances pertaining to the improvements of any
such street, cost for verification of title and cost for prepara-
tion of assessment collection rolls to be supplied for the use
of the Town Treasurer.

209. The Mayor and Town Council shall levy against each
parcel of land abutting roadbeds, alleys, curbs, sidewalks,
gutters and street improvements, an assessment for a share
of the total cost of such improvements equal to the proportion
thereof, that the number of feet in said parcel abutting on
said improvement bears to the total assessable frontage on
the part of said street so improved, provided however, that
where the property abutts on two or more streets, where such
improvements are made or about to be made, the Mayor and
Town Council of Cheverly shall have full power and authority
to adjust assessments to be made against such lots for the
cost of improvements herein authorized abutting such lot or
lots to such an amount as shall be just and equitable said
adjustment, however, not to exceed fifty per cent (50%) of
the total feet of said lot abutting on said improvements, and
the costs of improvements thus exempted shall be included
in the assessment to be made against the abutting property
included in the project, and such adjustments as made by the