Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1894-06-08


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 to 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-
the mayor and council Of Takoma Park shall
be used by them in the repair and mainte-
nance of the streets Of said town.
70. The council may appoint annually u
scayenger 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 as other taxes are collected provided,
nevertheless that tho 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 scavenger
to remove all filth from the town, and may
require of said scavenger O 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 thereof as afore-
said.
30. The council shall keep and annually
publish tabular statement 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
shall have full power TO provide for laying
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, will accrue thereby
to the owner or possessor of any ground or
improvements within or adjacent to the town,
for which such owner or possessor should be
compensated or should pay a compensation
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
III tllt tOWH anu lUT tHt COlltCtlOu lueFeOI
to provide for granting appeals to the Circuit
Court for Montgomery or Prince Georges
countless us 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 of ground 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, aud for
securing to every such owner or possessor,
the right, on application within reasonable
time, to have decided by jury trial whether
any damage mas been caused or any benefit
has accrued TO him, and to what amount; to
provide for paying over the amount of com
pensation adjudged to each person entitled,
or investing ii, 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 1t, 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 to
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 shall 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 a newspaper Of gem
eral circulation in said town and by notices
posted IN at least i've 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-
ton in said town and by notices posted nj
public places in said town of the object of
the ordinance under which they propose to
act, at least two weeks before the time of their
fl rst 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 esl-
mate shall be entered on the minutes of the
council, notice, of two 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. o. And be IL enacted, That this act
shall take effect from the date OF its passage.
Approved April 6, 1894.
June S.3t