Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-07-02

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relative TO Water courses, Drains Hnd common Sewer
ie it Ordained by the City Council Of Wilmington, ~
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srorIos l. It shall be the duty Of the Street Com
missioner OF the City OF Wilmington, under the direc
ton of the Street COMMITTEE to take the general super
int Of all main Drains Cutters and common sew
er which may have been, hereafter be Oult and
uced aud Of all natural water courses runs and
within the limits OF the said City, and Whenever
any main drain or common sewer shall be ordered tn be
built repaired and natural water course run or
vulet ordered be regulated maintained olesnscd
open clear and unobsructed TO cause i:s dpth,
bread mode Of cont uctoB regulation and repair and
general direction to be ascerAined and plan tht
10 be Ia KEN and with all particulars be ded
book kept for that pu SO, and from time to time AS.
certain an lay down on said plan All connections aud
entries made with and into such DRAIN or water
course.
sRorIoS 2. All common Sewers and drains shall be
built OF such materials, and fsueh men-ions and all
natur water runs and rvu cts bs regulated
repaired improved kept and open and made to ans
their proper pu rpore, Of such Dimensions in such
and by tile Of such materials, as the Street
Committee or the City Council by Special order shall
dect. And where practicable and advisable, they shall
be of sucient sGe, entered and cleaned without
disturbing the pavement abFve.
tee. City Council aud their laborers employees, and
workmen shall have full aud authority to enter
upon the lots lands and posserso Of aus nsrson or per-
sons bodies polite or corpora =" through or aorg VII Gu
any such common Sewers drains water courses,
r' elets do, shall ought propoet, up to
construct improve, open cleanse, regulate repair
examine them; to convey theeupOn the necessary ma
trral such construction, Improvement or repair, au
to therefrom Rny surplns mater material;
that they he uct.d, improved ceansed
ated and repaired with ltle ds.rment and in
Jury as m be consistent with the pubic good to the
and Of suo lots lans and ossessons
sscIibs L. No common sewer or drain shall hereafter
he so laid ont as 70 run through any lot or lands belong
Ing TO any private person persbnr, unless the
hsll bs agreed to and approved byat leist ar rty
OF III the members Of the Street Comm tee, nd I'M every
suoh III. damages sustained to bo ustai ed by
tesson thereof by such r'tvA'o owner shall
be- Waived and appraised by tEo 1n.i ent persons
Of them to be chosen by the said Street Comm tee md
the other 10y such owner or owners who In estimating
the damages shall Ike into cons0ers
of benefit well " detTlmeht to the said
owner" by reason of such construction; and all such
dam ali II be estimated and taken Rs part Of the
IT. OF such work, to provided for herena ter pre-
scribed
sEcrroS The Street Commissioner shah keep an
accurate account OF the cost incuiing any dem
ses'ed under seotIon L. OF oln-truong AMI irtns,
gllat,ng, maintaining, improving. cleaning and Recp-
ing open, clear aud unohstruced each common ,ewer
drain, ntaral water aud rivuct within the
City and through he Street Coomirtes shall report
sap to the City Couuc together with list of the per
and ho-e particularly benefited thereby
we'll OF owning holding Ian IL through or
along All oh said sewers d. aims water shall
dow or pass aud an estimate Of the value of ba Isnd
upon which said expense hit to be ed value
fsuch lands to be estlmrd independently OF Dul d.
ings or improvements thereon 1.-THE City Council shall
upon exAninat u, lie OF opinion III any Of such
expense should lie paid by tile city, 1t assume nad
provide Ter the payment by he city such part thereof
LECTION g. As soon ~ practiahie after the pl of
such report the City Auditor shall appnrtion the whole
OF TIE remainder Us the may br) u rai upon
and among tue persous End estates Of thO-e ticuay
benef ted by sd WORKS. Of those owning or holding
lands through along which SAID sewers, drains or
y the name Gi the oxners ar Iepued owners pcs
SCISSORS wheu known. of each lot sss,sse tho par
tcular land premises account OF TIE neTship
reputrd ownership possession of which thoy are or
shall be respectively assessed 1t the OF any
the owners be unknown, thin the e-t shall be
70 orally AGAINST the lot premises by particular
general description, and the reputtd owners
pOsaessor by such general de'ignatUn and ap
pof,Onmtnt and assessment .hnll be laid before the
City Couoc 1t it's hrst stated messing ae tu compile
tlon, and II approved by tine City council the Clerk If
thS said City Council shall immediately enter the taid
approved assessment and superintendent n record |
10 to be kept for that pup and the being
recorded, SIM from the time of its entry Aforesaid
be and rem In lien up'n the particular ltnda aui
bnildngs against which 1t shall have esn assessed and
ppOriionsd afb essid aud the collection
respective assessed and appOrtioned the duty
o. the City Auditor, his authority and prOcf
tha be all resi- erts he provide for the col
lection OF assessments for paving under Section "a
ha7ter CCCLXXvi Of the laws OF delaware, raBs ed at
Dover, february 10th 1857. entitled "An Act amend
the charter Of the ty OF wiml' g,on "
SBcIION T. IL shall he awful for any person to
District cause suffer to be iDJur obstruced
any natural water course rvulet the
and control OF viii mas bten shall be assumed or
provided for by the Mayor aud Council Wilmington
OF any drain or common sewer, made or which may
hereafter be made within the Ciiy; and person
10 ng shall forfeit and pay not exceeding hlty
dollars tor each and every ruch Offences aud every
struction may besides be removed ami such Injury
i'Hired at the expense of the person fsnding.
Passed at the City, Hall, June 81, 1876.
J. nORkER,
President OF the City Council