The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-05-29
CITY OF PORTLAND.
the Year One thousand Eight Hundred and
Sirty-three.
AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING DRAINS AND


AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING DRAINS AND
SEWERS.
Be IL ordained BY the Mayor, Aldermen, and COM
Council ofthe City Of Portland in City Coun-
Gil assembled as fotiows =
election l. All Common Sewers which shall be
- considered necessary by the Mayor and Alder
men in any street highway shall be laid, as near
possible. in the centre of such or highway
shall be built by contract or otherwise at the ex.
pense of the city, of such Dimensions, and of such
materials, as the Committee ON Drains and Sewers
of the Mayor and Aldermen shall direct
SECT. e The City Engineer shall, under the direc-
ton OF the Mayor and Aldermen, take general SUI.
pervision OF all common sewers, which are now, or
hereafter may be built and owned by the city, or
which may be permitted to be built or opened by its
authority
SECT g. The City Engineer shall keep an accurate
ing each public sewer and shall report the same
to the committee ON drains and sewers. togeth-
err with list of the persons and estates benefited
thereby, and the committee shall make therefrom
the assessments the and report the mayor
a nd aldermen for their action.
SEcr-4 One third part of the cost of all main
drains aud sewers, which shall be constructed under
the direction of the mayor and aldermen shall be
paid by the city. The remaining two-thirds of the
shall be assessed upon the persons and estates
deriving benefit therefrom, apporfionng the
ment according to the number of square feet in each
lot of land thus benefited. But part of the cost
of constructing the culvers required for such drain
sewer shall be charged to the abuttor. No sewer
shall be built unless sufficient surety be given to the
city, by the owners of abutting lands that half
of the assessments made shall be paid 10 the city
within one year from the completion of such sewer,
except in cases where the committee drains and
shall decide that the direct interest of the city
require that sewer shall be built.
Sect 5. The City Engineer shall from time to
time report to the mayor and aldermen the of
the owners Of and the description of estates bene
fitted by any public sewer which may be hereafter
constructed, and who shall have entered the same
directly or indirectly.
SECT 6. All private drains which shall hereafter
enter into such public sewer shall be built of such
materials the mayor and aldermen shall direct
and shall be laid under the direction of the mayor
and aldermen, by some person by them appointed
and they shall be laid in such direction, of such size
with such descent and twhcre reguiredl with such
straners as they shall require, and in such manner
rs they shall determine.
SECT !. No person shall sink or lay any drain or
aqueduct under any sidewalk. nearer such side
walk than the outer edge of the gutter such street.
under penaliy of not less THAI ten nor more than
fifty dollars provided that nothing herein contain
ed shall prevent any person from constructing a
sewer from his land premises to the public
SECT 3. No person shall let out or empty upon 90
surface of street lane alley any cellar drain
sink drain. or other drain. that the water shall
flow therefrom to the street, lane, allev unde
penalty of ten dollars for each offence, and the fur
ther sum of ten dollars for each month that such
drain shall be so continued to be let out emptied
aforesaid.
sEcr. .. 1t shall be lawful for all persons having
of any buildings. at their expense to car
~ the rain water from the roofs of said buildings
into any public sewer. free of any charge from the
city, provided that the same be done by light water
spouts tubes under ground. and under the direc-
ton of the mayor aud aldermen.
SECT 10. All ordinances, or parts Of ordinances.
inconsistent with the provisions of this ordinance
be- and the same are hereby repealed.
IN BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN,
MAY 25, 1853.
dained. JACOB MCCLELLAN, Mayor.
In COMMON COUNCIL. May 25. 1868.
This bill having had two readings passed be or
daned. THOS. f. TWITCHELL, President.
Approved May 26, 1868.
myaslw JACOB MCCLELLAN Mayor.