3562

LAWS OF MARYLAND

[Ch. 865

clearly, in the case of laying out, opening or extending
any street, square, lane or alley, the length or width of
[such] THE street, square, lane or alley, or part thereof
to be laid out, opened or extended, and, in the case of
widening or straightening shall set forth clearly both
the present and the intended width, and also the length
of any street, lane or alley or part thereof intended to
be widened or straightened, and in case of closing shall
set forth clearly the length and width of the street,
lane or alley, or any part thereof, intended to be
closed[; and notice]. NOTICE shall also be given by
filing, [in the office of the Commissioners for Opening
Streets,] WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS on or
before the first day of [such] THE publication, a map on
the scale, not smaller than [fifty] 50 feet to the inch,
prepared by some competent surveyor, whose name shall be
signed to the same, which, in case of laying out,
opening, extending, widening or straightening, shall show
the course and the lines of the projected improvement,
and also the lots and buildings thereon which shall be
taken or destroyed, in whole or in part, and which, in
the case of closing shall show the street, lane or alley,
or part thereof, intended to be closed, and also the
abutting lots and improvements thereon. [It shall be the
duty of the Commissioners] THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT
OF PUBLIC WORKS SHALL [to] endorse on [said] THE map
[their names,] HIS NAME, with the date of it being filed
in [their] HIS office, and [to] keep the [said] map where
the public may have access to it[, whenever]. WHENEVER
[said] THE map may be needed for the purpose of being
shown at any meeting of the City Council, or of any
committee thereof, [they] HE may, on the written order or
request of the President of the City Council, or of the
chairman of such committee, and, on obtaining his receipt
therefor, allow the [said] map to be taken from [their]
HIS office for that purpose, to be returned on the
following day. At any time before the final passage of
[said] THE ordinance, [said] THE map and [said] THE
ordinance may be amended[, provided such] IF THE
amendment [shall] DOES not substantially depart from the
published notice, so as to substantially affect parties
who would not be warned by [such] THE notice.

21-14.

Before [any commissioners appointed by any ordinance
of said corporation, under sections 21—12 and 21—13,] THE
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS shall proceed [to the
performance of their duty, they] UNDER SECTIONS 21-12 AND
21-13 TO PERFORM ITS DUTY, IT shall give notice in at
least two of the daily newspapers in the City of
Baltimore of the object of the ordinance under which
[they propose] IT PROPOSES to act, at least ten days
before the time of [their] THE first meeting to execute