The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1949-02-24

cordlng to the laws and ordinances
regulating the same; and also for
assessing the costs of any such work,
in whole or in part, pro rata upon
the property binding on such street,
lane or alley, or part thereof, and
for collecting such assessments as
other City taxes are collected.
IS. A tenant for ninety-nine years,
or for ninety-nine years renewable
forever, or the executor or admins
traitor of such tenant, or the guardian
of an infant owner, or mortgage
in possession, shall be deemed and
taken as an AUDITING owner of land
bounded by any public thoroughfare
of Hagerstown, for the purposes of
any application to the City of Ha-
gerstown authorized by this or any
future Act, and the application of
any such person shall bind the prop
erty SO represented for any assess
ment or tax made under an ordi-
nance passed in pursuance of the
provisions of thissor any future act.
Sc. Whenever the Council shall
direct any street, highway, lane, al
ley, square, sewer, sanitary sewer,
drain or water course within the
limits of the City, to be laid, open
ed, extended, widened, Strengthened
or closed up, in whole or in part,
the Council, or a board of three ex-
aminers, appointed by them for such
purpose, shall give at least ten days
notice in one or more newspapers
of the City, of their purpose to lay
out, open, extend, widen, Straighten
or close up such street, highway,
lane, alley, square, sewer, sanitary
sewer, drain or water course, as the
case may be, and of the day, hour
and place of their meeting for said
purpose; and the Council or exam
liners so appointed shall meet at the
time and place mentioned in the
notice given by them, and proceed
to exercise the powers and perform
the duties assigned to and required
of them, and to ascertain whether
any and what amount in value of
damages will be caused thereby, for
which the owner or occupant of
any right or interest claimed in any
ground or Improvements ought to
be compensated, over and above the
amount in value of benefit which
will thereby accrue to such owner
or occupant, and ascertain whether
any and what amount Of benefit
will thereby accrue to any lot or
parcel of ground within or adjacent
to said City, or to the owner or oc-
cupant thereof, and which said lot
or parcel of ground or the owner
or occupant ought to pay; the meet
ing so held may be adjourned from
time to time, without further no.
tice, until final ascertainment has
been made.
81. Whenever the City shall have
proceeded to execute the powers
conferred in the proceeding section,
the Council or the examiners APP
pointed by them shall have prepared
an explanatory map which shall
contain a correct description of the
street, highway, lane, alley, square,
sewer, sanitary sewer, drain or
water course proposed to be laid out,
opened, extended, widened, straight
ened or closed up by them, with each
separate lot or parcel of ground
deemed to have sustained damages
or received benefits, and shall give
at least ten days notice in one or
more newspapers of the City, that
they will meet at time and place
mentioned in said notice, to award
damages to the owner or occupant
any lot or parcel of ground which
will be damaged, and asses benefits
against the owner or occupant of
any Lotto or parcel of ground which
will be benefited. They shall then
transmit their decision with the ex-
planatory map to the Mayor, or some
City employee designated by the
Mayor, who shall cause the same to
be recorded in a book to be kept for
that purpose.
Sc. After a decision is rendered in
the manner provided in the proceed
ing section the Council may order
and direct the said street, lane, alley,
square, highway, sewer, sanitary
sewer, water-course or drain, as
shown upon the explanatory map,
to be opened extended, widened,
Strengthened or closed up as the
case may be.
So. If any person to whom any
damages have been awarded, or