Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-06-01
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AN ACT providing for the relocation and
Strengthening Of Water street and extern
sion of Green street, in the city of Cum
berland, and for the grading, re-curbing
and re paving Thereof
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland, That J. Smith
Johnson, Ferdinand Williams and Richard
Bender be and they are hereby appointed
commissioners, with power and authority
to relocate and straighten that portion of
Water street, in the city Of Cumberland,
lying between Washington and Green
street, In said city.
SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the
eastern side of said street. as relocated,
Shall commence at point in front of the
building of Morris A. Healey, where it is
intersected by the line of the southern side
of Washington street, and shall run from
said point with line at right angles to
Washington street until it reaches the
southern line of Green street extended, and
the western line of said street as relocated
shall commence at the northeastern corner
Of the law office of A. f. Blackerston and
shall run from said point at right angles to
Washington street until it reaches the
northern line of Green street extended.
SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That the
commissioners herelnbefore named shall
have power to assess all damages sustained
by and benefits accruing to any one, all
parties through whose property said
street shall pass, and provide for the pay
mcnt by said city Of such proportion of
said damages and costs as they may deem
proper.
SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That if any
party interested shall be dissatisfied with
the report of said commissioners in their
assessment of either damages or benefits,
such party may appeal theretrom to the
Circuit Court of Allegany county at any
time within thirty days after said commits
sioners shall have reported their proceed
ings to the Mayor and City Council of
Cumberland, and if no such appeal shall
be taken within said time, the said pro-
ceedings of said commissioners shall be
final, and their report shall be recorded in
the CleIk's office of the Circuit Court of
Alleganv county, and if such appeal be
taken it shall stand for trial at the next
term of the Circuit Court for Allcgany
county, and shall be tried by jury, if any
party thereto shall desire, and the report
of said commissioners shall be final, eX-
cept as the same may be changed by the
finding of the jury or court las the case
may bel upon any such appeal or appeals
SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That in all
cases where land now fronts on side street
as at present located, and whereby the
change of location herein provided for
said street shall be moved away from such
land, leaving portion of the old bed of
said street, between said land and the
new bed Of said street, said portion of the
old bed of said street shall vest in fee sim
pie in the owner of the land so fronting on
the old street, the intention of this act be-
ing to bring forward to the new line of sad
street the frontage of all lots fronting on
the old line Of said street, and said com
missiOncrs in assessing damages and bCne-
fits to such land owner shall take into con-
sideration such acquisition of property.
SEC 6. And be it enacted, That said
commissioners shall lay out and extend
Green street from Its present eastern term
| mus eastwardly until the southern side
thereof intersects with the eastern side of
Water street as located uuder the provi-
sions of this bill, and the northern side
thereof intersects the western side of
| Water street as SO located.
| SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That all the
provisions of the third, fourth and fifth
sections ofthis act shall have full force and
| application TO the extension of said Green
| street, as well as to the relocation of said
| Water street.
SEC. s. And be it enacted, That SAID con-