Before any such reassessment shall be made the governing body shall by resolution declare the necessity thereof and the name or names of the then owners of property affected thereby, and a description of the property proposed to be reassessed by lot or block number, front foot or any description sufficiently identifying same, and shall in general terms state the nature of the defects, irregularities, mistakes or illegalities to be corrected and the total amount, and amount per front foot of property proposed to be reassessed against each of said owners. Said resolution shall set a time and place at which a hearing shall be given before the City Council to such owners, their agents or attorneys, or any interested party, and shall direct the City Secretary to give notice thereof to all owners, lien holders and other interested parties by publication for the time and in the manner provided in the Charter for giving notice to property owners and other interested parties with reference to an original assessment of their property for improvement of highways in the city, and the terms of the Charter as to the giving of such original notices shall govern and control the form and method of giving notice provided by this article as far as possible, and the date of the first publication of such notice.
The City Council may provide for the giving of further and additional notice, but the notice by publication shall, in all cases, be sufficient and binding, whether any additional notice be given, or if given, be for any reason defective, and by such published notice the real and true owners of the property to be reassessed shall be legally and sufficiently notified.
(Code 1943, Art. 54-11)