Year: 1878

AN ACT providing for the relocation and


Strengthening of Water street and extern


sion of Green street, in the city of Cum


berland, aud for the grading, re-curbing


and re- paving thereof.


SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Gen
| cral 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, III said city


Sec. g And be it enacted, That the
eastern side Of sail street. as relocated,
shall commence at q 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 a 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 hereInbefore 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
ment 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
| ,,,to, tn1 1cJ..,
the report of said commissioners in their
assessment Of either damages or benefits,
such party may appeal therefrom to the
Circuit Court of Ailegany 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 tine, the said pro-
ceedings of said commissioners shall be
| final, and their report shall be recorded in
the CleIks office of the Circuit Court of
Allegany county, and if such appeal be
taken it shall stand for trial at the next
term of the Circuit Court for Allegany
county, and shall be tried by a 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 (as the case
may be,) upon any such appeal or appeals


SEC. 5. 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 u 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 10 bring forward 10 the new line of SAID
street the frontage Of all lots fronting on
the old line of said street, and said COM
missioners in assessing damage ces and bcne-
| fits to such land owner shall take into con-
sideration such acquisition of property.
| SEC. i. And be it enacted, That said
commissioners shall lay out aud 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 under the proyi-
sions of this bill, and the northern side
thereof intersects the western side of
Water street rs so located.


SEC. z. And be it enacted, That all the
provisions of the third, fourth and fifth
sections of this 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. 8, And be il enacted, That SAID COM