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curb, gutter and flag stones, and for the paving and for the setting of the curb, gutter and flag stones of said street, avenue or alley, and the said Street Commissioners are hereby ordered and di- rected, immediately after giving out the contracts
for paving or other work to be done upon such street, avenue or alley, they shall proceed to im- pose a tax upon the owner or owners of the prop- erty fronting or bounding on such street, avenue or alley, or the part thereof to be paved, equal in amount to the whole expense of regulating, pav- ing, furnishing and setting curb and gutter stones on said street, avenue or alley; and it shall be the duty of said Street Commissioners to assess and lay the said tax upon the owner or owners of property upon each side of said street, avenue or alley or square, or part thereof to be paved,	Curbing.
and the said tax shall be assessed and levied upon and collected from the owner or owners of said property, and said tax shall be a lien upon said property, and shall be collected by said Street Commissioners as county taxes are now collected, and in no case whatever shall Baltimore County be made responsible for the opening, grading or paving, or any expenses attending the same, and a clause to that effect shall be inserted in all con- tracts to pave, open or grade any street, avenue or alley, and the said Street Commissioners, imme- diately after making said assessment, shall cause a	Assess.
plat of said street, avenue or alley to be made, and shall return the same, together with a full report of the name or names of the owner or owners owning the property fronting or bounding on said street, avenue or alley, and the amount levied or assessed upon each one of them, the said owner or owners, to the County Commissioners of Baltimore County.	Return. Name of owner.
Sec. 6. And be it enacted, That where any owner or owners residing on any street, avenue or alley to be opened or paved, shall feel aggrieved by the assessment and apportionment of damages by said Street Commissioners under the fourth Section of this Act, or shall feel aggrieved by the assessment and levy of the tax for the grading, paving, gravelling or curbing of any street, avenue or alley, under the fifth Section of this Act, he shall file his objections to the ratification and confirma-	Aggrieved.