Section 4, The Freetown Municipality UJ

(1) The Building Scheme Fund shall be utilised to advancemoneys to the use of owners of lands or buildings within the City for any one or more of the following purposes in connection with lands or buildings within the City- (a) the erection of new buildings; (b) the completion, extension or reconstruction of existing buildings; (c) the repair or reconditioning of existing buildings; (d) the painting and decorating of new or existing buildings; (e) the installation of electric light or power in new or existing buildings; (j) any other works whereby such premises may be improved. (2) The City Council may also advance moneys out of the said Fund for the purpose of insuring all or any part of any premises, in respect of which advances made under sub-section (1) are outstanding, against loss or damage by fire, and all moneys advanced under this sub-section shall be deemed and taken to be payments made on behalf of the owner of the premises and at his request. 5 (1) Applications for advances under section 4 {l) shall be :made in the Form A in the schedule and shall be addressed to the Mayor of Freetown who may, if he thinks fit, require the applicant to . ma~e sta~ut~ry declaration verifying the particulars stated m his apphcatwn. (2) The Mayor shall lay all such applications before the City Council, and the City Council shall consider each application on its ~erits and deal with th~ _same in . its a?solute discretion subJect, however, to the provisiOns of thiS Ordmance.