Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1894-06-22

DE paid only from such revenue and within
one year from the date of their issue and
such certificates may be issued In pursuance
Of an ordinance duly passed without submit
ting the question to vote of the taxpayers.
26. The county commissioners of Montgom.
cry and Prince Georges counties shall annu.
ally pay 10 the mayor aud council Of Takoma
Park that proportion Of the total amount lev
led for the repair Of roads in said counties,
which the real estate in said town, within the
limits OF said respective counties bears to the
total amount of property assessed in said re-
spective counties, and the amounts so paid to
the mayor and council Of Takoma Park shall
be used by them in the repair and mainte-
nance Of the streets OF said town.
%. The council may appoint annually a
scavenger and prescribe his duties and fx his
compensation, which shall be paid by spe-
cial tax for that purpose, to be imposed on
the occupants of the respective buildings and
collected rs other taxes are collected; provided
nevertheless that the owner or owners OF
property shall be responsible for said tax in
case the same cannot be collected from the oc-
cupants thereof; and the council may pass
suitable ordinances to enable said scayenger
to remove all filth from the town, and may
require of said scavenger bond for the
faithful performance of his duties; provided,
however, that said special tax shall not exceed
one dollar per month on any one house to be
paid by the owner or occupant thereofas afore-
said.
49, The council shall keep and annually
publish q tabular atatenent Of the receipts
and expenditures Of the funds Of the corpora
ton and such other matters connected with
the government and regulation of town af-
fairs as they may deem necessary and proper.
80 The council shall have the power to lay
water pipes or construct sewers, and they
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out, opening, widening, strengthening or clos
ing up in whole or in part any street, lane or
alley within the limits Of the town, which in
their opinion the public welfare or conven-
fence may require; to provide for ascertain
ing whether any, and what amount in value
of damage will be caused thereby, and what
amount Of benefit, if any win accrue thefeby
to the owner or possessor of any ground or
improvements within or djaceut to the town,
for which such owner or possessor should be
compensated or should pay compe nsation
and TO provide for assessing and levying,
either, generally upon the whole assessable
property of the town, or, specially, on the
property of persons benefited, the whole or
any part of the amount Of damages and ex-
penses which they shall ascertain will be
incurred in locating, opening, extending,
widening, strengthening or closing up the
whole or any part of any street, lane or alley
in the town, and for the collection thereof
to provide for granting appeals TO the Circuit
Court for Montgomery or Prince Georges
counties, as the case may be, from decisions
Of any commissioners, whom they are en-
powered to appoint by ordinance to ascertain
the damages which will be caused or the
benefits which will accrue to the owners or
possessors ofground or improvements by loca-
ting, opening, extending, widening, straight
ening or closing, in whole or in part any
street, lane or alley within the town, and for
securing 10 every such owner or possessor,
the right, on application within q Reasonable
time, to have decided by jury trial whether
any damage has been caused or any benefit
has accrued 10 him, and to what amount; TO
provide for paying over the amount of COM
pensation adjudged to each person entitled,
or investing 1t, in the discretion of the cor
poration, in some stock or otherwise, bearing
an interest not exceeding six per cent. per
annum, for the use of any such person who,
because Of their infancy, absence from the
town, or any other cause, may be prevented
from receiving IL, before any street, lane or
alley, in whole or in part, shall be so opened,
extended, widened. straig htened or closed
up; TO provide for the amounts adjudged 10
be paid by the owners or possessors, who may
be benefited by the opening, widening. ex-
tending Strengthening or closing up, In whole
or in part, any street, lane or alley in the
town, and to enact and pass all ordinances
from time to time which shall be deemed
necessary and proper to exercise the powers
and effect the objects herein above specified.
80 A. Before the, council shail pass any
ordinance under the preceding section, notice
shall be given of any, application for the
passage of such ordinance once week for
four successive weeks in newspaper of gem
eral circulation in said town and by notices
posted IN at least five prominent places in said
town and before any commissioners appoint
ed by any ordinance Of said corporation under
this and the preceding section, shall proceed
to the performance of their duty, they shall
give notice in newspaper Of general circula-
tion in said town and by notices posted at
public places in said town Of the object of
the ordinance under which they propose 10
act, at leasttwo weeks before the time of their
first meeting TO execute the same.
81. Whenever any work of any nature is
to be performed, the estimated cost Of which
exceeds three hundred dollars, which esli-
mate shall be entered on the mimi ties of the
council, notice, ftwo weeks shall be given,
by posting in some conspicuous places in the
town, and publication, at least four times
during that period, In some newspaper OF
general circulation In the town, that bids will
be received for said work. The council may
reject any or all bids and advertise anew.
When such contract Is awarded il shall be by
ordinance duly passed.
Sec. 2. And be II enacted, That this act
shall take effect from the date Of its passage.
Approved April 6, 1894. at s5l