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Sec. 3i-54~ Assessments to be reporte~ to City Treasurer~ The amount assessed against each !a~downer~ or for which he is liable by ag~eement~ shall be reported as soon as practicable to the city treasurer~ who s~.!l enter the same as provide ~i -for other taxes. Sec. 31-55. Notice to ls_ndo~ner ~f &mount of assessment. When the assessmen~ or ~mportiomment is not fixed by agreement, notice thereof~ and. of the amount so assessed or apportioned, shall be given each of the then abutting o~£aers and he shall be cited thereby to appear before the city assessor no~ less than yen days thereafter, at a time ~-nd place to be designated therein~ uo show cause, if any he can~ against such ass~=ssmen~ or apportiom~ment. Sec. 31-56. How notice given~ objections. ~ne notice ~equired by the preceding section (~31-55) may be given by persorm~l service on all persons envitled vo such., notice, except that noti ~e to sn infe=n'c or insarle person may be served on his gO. ardieJa or co~ittee ~ad notice ~o a nonresidenu may be ~m~.iled to h~_ ac his place of residence or served on any agen~ of his b~ving the property in charge, or on the tensanv of the freehold, or in any case when the ovzner is a nonresident, or when the o~zner:s residence is not ~o~.~a. such notice r~y be given by p~Jfolication in some newspaper ouJolished or h~vir~ general circulation in the city once a vree~ for four successive weeks. Or, in any case, in lieu of such ~ersonal service on the parties or their agen-ss and of suc~ publication, the notice to all parties may be gzven by publishing the same in some newspaper puhlished or having general circula- tion in the city, once a week for vwo successive weeks~ the last publi- cation to be made at least ten days before the psa.~.ties are cited to appear. Any iando~<ner wishing to r~ke objections to mn assessmenv or apportionment may appear in person or, by counsel and state his objections. Sec. 31=57. Appeal to courv~ duty of clerk of cou~acil, etc. If his objections are overruled~ he shali~ within thirty ~ays thereafter, but not afte~.~srds~ have an ~peal as of right to the hustings court of the city. ¥~en an a~neat is taken~ the city assessor shall ~ediately deliver to the clerk of the co~urt ~ihicb has cogrAz~nce of the appeal the origir~l notice relatiu~ vo the assessmenv~ with his judgment endorsed thereon ~ad the clerk shall docket the same. Sec. 31-58. How such appeal tried: lien of judgmenv; when to take effect; how enforced.~ Such appeal shall be tried by the co,~% or the judge thereof~ in a s~ry way~ ~thout pleadings in writi~ and withou~ a j~ry, in te~m time or in vacation~ after ~en days' notice to the adverse party~ and the hearir~g shall be de novo. ~ae a~oum~ finally assessed a.~ainst or apportioned to each l~do~,~er~ or fixed by a~eement with him~ as herein before provided~ shall be a lieu enforceable in equity on ~is abutting i~nd~