No assessments for grading, paving, curbing, macadamizing, or other improvement, under the provisions of this act, shall be a lien on real estate for more than six months from the time of the completion of such work, unless a claim for the same shall be filed in the office of the prothonotary of the proper county within that time; nor shall the same continue a lien longer than five years from the time of filing the claim, unless revived by scire facias in the manner provided by law in the case of mechanics' claims.