The City, with regard to the paving or repaving of streets, elects to be governed by West Virginia Code Article 8-18 insofar as these sections authorize the City to pave and repave public streets within the City and does not require the assessment of the costs thereof to the adjoining property owners.
The City elects not to be governed by Section 21 of the City Charter insofar as such section requires the expense of the paving and repaving of streets to be assessed to adjacent property owners. (1967 Code Sec. 21-20.1)