Delaware journal., 1828-09-30
An Ordinance.
To pyovide for the collection of the Uater. rents.
August 4, 1928.

TO oprouide for the collection of the Uaterr rents.
SIC. /. BE ordained by the Burgesses and Borough
Council Of the Borough Of Wilmington, That tle watering
Committee shai before the first Monday OF July III
each and every year, make duplicate lists OF the
water rents, and deliver the to the Collector OF the
Borough tax, in ofhis refusing to act to such per-
the Council may appoint whcreupoh 1T slai be
lhe duty of the said Collector other person SO appoint
ed proceed without delay in the Collection Of the said
rents and to pay such he may have Collected 70
the Treasurer OF the Borough on the Saturday OF each
week, and before the first Monday of November III
each year, complete the collection and payment OF the
whole amount of the Water Rents his duplicate, en-
cept such the Watering Committee shall make allow.
ances for recoverable sucas shall be returned
due from delnqucn,s on the first Monday OF November
n the manner hereinafter prescribed.
2. And be II ordained, That the said Collector or
other person appointed hereby authorised and re-
qured after h. duplicate lists OF the said Water rents are
delivered him. forthwith to demand pa,men OF the
rents IRON the persons residing the premises or owning
the property charged herewith and to collect and re-
the and it shall be his duty on the hls Mon
day Of November in each and every year, to report III
writing all deinqucnts on his duplicate hs's, TO the Water
ing Conmittee whercupon It shall be the duty OF the
Clerk ot the sad watering Commute TO give notice, III
. wrtmg such deimqurns, oi the amount OF the rent
due ~ them respectively, and that unless the said rent
shah be pad before the expiration Of Two weeks theieat-
ter he, she OF they will be deprived Of the use OF the wa.
ter and thai stt VIII be Instituted ior the rent due, as well
nt for the expense and charges Of cutting oft the supply
OF waters aid on failure o ,hc denqicnls 70 nake the
required payments, the said clerk nercby directed and
enloued TO make report writing on the tllst Monia!
of December each and every year, containing the name
and residence with the rent due by each delnqlen
which report shall be delivered to the Superintendent OF the
water works, who, receiving the sa1e Shall forthwith
cause the criu!es of such deinquens 10 be detached
from the pipe Of conduit, unless the amount due be palc
to him. whicl he is hereby authorised to receive and dr.
cced pay overto the Treasurer Of the Borough ale
nh the SAID erntendtnt snail before the hrst Mon
day Of JANUARY following, report TO the watering Commit
tee list o all persons who have paid In the sum SO de
nanded, and he shall ais make out another list OF tiost
whose fcinu!es have been detached, with the ant
nj amount ct rents and charges due by said demquehts
against whom suits shall immediately be instituted to re
h the stated to BE due, and the recoy
cred shall be paid over to the Borough Treasurer
ma Sec ) And be it further ordained, That said Colecto
IN, or in ct his refusal to act any other person appote
- by the Council shall allowed such compensation ior hi
e' trouble and service in collecting the SAID water
vs. paying them to the Treasurer shall be agreed
Will on writing between Kim and the Watering committu,
who hereby authorized to make such agreement prC
~ vicd such comps nsaon shall exceed three per
w upon the collected and before he enters upu
the duties herein prescribed, the said Collector oht
person appointed shall give bond, With such sHre
suraes, shall be approved by the borough Counc
penalty double the amount of his duplicate condition
ed that he will well and faithfully pay the Ire
low smer all the water which he shall collect, and
81 do and perform all the duties enjoined him by this
= dnance.
ong Passed at the Town Hall, sept.1l, 1928.
OF JAMES BROiioON, I. D..
q a Attest.