1036 LAWS OF MARYLAND [CH. 551

lished in the Town of Laurel once in each of three suc-
cessive weeks, giving notice in said advertisement that on
a day and place to be named therein, not later than one
month from the date of the first insertion therein, a public
hearing shall be held. After which the Mayor and City
Council may, if they deem such improvements a public con-
venience or necessity, by proper ordinance or resolution
determine to construct, operate or maintain said public
improvements or municipal functions, provided the whole
cost thereof, including all incidental costs, shall be levied
against the property within the said district which shall
be known as "Fairlawn" District of said town; provided,
further, that any part of said improvement district may,
upon the petition of property owners representing fifty-one
per cent (51%) of the front footage affected, have new
streets, gutters, curbing and sidewalks constructed, re-
paired or reconstructed, and water and sewer lines ex-
tended in said streets. Payment of the cost of the con-
struction, reconstruction, maintenance or repair of streets,
gutters, curbing or sidewalks and the extension of water
and sewer lines in said streets shall be by a levy against
the properties benefited, by a special assessment on a front
foot basis; provided, however, that the Mayor and City
Council may allot a sum not exceeding thirty-five cents
(35¢) per hundred derived from the general taxes col-
lected within said "Fairlawn" District to the costs of such
improvements. Municipal functions such as street lights,
garbage or trash removal, shall be paid for out of special
and general taxes levied and collected. ]

852-B (1). The Mayor and City Council of the Town of
Laurel may, if they deem public improvements in the form
of construction, reconstruction, extension, repair or mainte-
nance of streets, sidewalks, curbs, water mains, storm
water drains, gutters, sewers and all appurtenaces con-
nected with the above named public improvements, a public
convenience or necessity in the "Fairlawn" District, de-
termine, by proper ordinance or resolution, to construct,
reconstruct, extend, operate, maintain and repair such
public improvements. Any such ordinance or resolution
shall provide for the payment of the maturing principal of
and interest on the bonds issued by the Mayor and City
Council, as hereinafter provided for, for the public im-
provements to be constructed, reconstructed, extended, re-
paired or maintained under the provisions of this section,
by special assessments, which the Mayor and City Council
are hereby empowered and directed to make, against all
properties in said "Fairlawn" District which are benefited