The Monitor., 1890-04-25

may authorize such street or avenue, OF speel-
fed part thereof, to be graded ana graVeieu ~
n snecified manner and within specineu
time. and it, at The end of the time so specined
bv such council. The owners OF the properly
on such = rect pr avenue, or part theIeol sniil'
have negI ed to grade ana glaVel .ne s,is,
or any part hereof. it shall be lawful TOR sucn
borough con ell to cause the same 10 De
graded and siaveled at the expense 81 oi s.'ni and
borough aud the costs of such grazing anu
graveling may be assessed by sucn polouBn
against each property adjoining such giaulhS
and grayeing to the extent to which each OF
such properties is severally benefited by such
grading and graveling.
81 And be 1t enacted, That the street com
miftee of each such borough shall, upon the
completion of any grading ana gfaVehng pei
formed by such borough in pursuance OF tne
preceding section make an assessiileii, VI in
several amounts which each OF such ADJOINING
properties have been benefited by sucn stieet
improvement, and file such assessments WIN
the clerk OF such borough, whereupon lhe
same shall become a lien upon the iand SO SO as as
sessed: and If any such assessment shall re-
main unpaid by the owners OF me laua 80 as
sessed for the space of thirty days after the
same is so filed with said borough clerk, IL
shall be lawful for such borough councli 10
forthwith cause such lands to be sold for the
payment of such assessments, in the same
manner as land is now sold by law for taxes.
81. And be it enacted, That the borough
councils of all boroughs Incorporated, or mere
after to be incorporated, under the provisions
of this act, shall have power, by ordinance, 10
regulate, establish and enforce the Observance
OF building lines in their respective bofoughs,
providing said act shall in no wise interfere
with such building lines as may have hereto
fore been established.
33 And be it enacted, That 1t shall be lawfui
for the inhabitants of any portion OF this state,
embracing an area of not more tlan TWO
square miles and taxable real estate OF not less
than one hundred thousand dollars, ana Win.
in which area resides, during any portloh OF
the year, a population Of not less than TWO
hundred and which may now be subject 10
any existing form of municipal government,
10 accept OF the provisions OF this act ana be-
come subject to all the rights, privileges,
powers and liabilities therein speciiied, by
comply wing with the provisions and require
ments OF the first, second third ana iourth
sections of this act, provided that this section
shall not be construed to permit the division
of any existing municipality.
81 And be it enacted, That upon the accept
ance by the inhabitants of any municipality
in this state OF the provisions of this Act or
their incorporation hereunder, the former
municipal corporation shall be dissolved, and
all the property and rights of property held
by the former corporation shall instantly vest
in the new corporation so created, and the
new corporation so created shall be bound by
and subject to all the agreements, contracts,
obligations and liabilities of the former cor
poration, and all taxes and other municipal
assessments of such dissolved corporation
shall be enforced by such new corporation as
If the same had been legally and properly as
sessed by the said new corporation.
80. And be it enacted, That this act shall
take effect Immediately
ADDroyed March IL, 1890.