Delaware State journal and statesman., 1866-07-06
LEGAL NOTICES.


A ~ ORDlNANCE RELATIVE TO WA.
N TER COURSES DRAINS AND COMMON SEWERS
be It ordained by the'Cty Council of Wilmington Al
follows. viz:
SECTION l. 1t shall be the duty Of the Street Commits
slonsr Of the City Of Wilmington, under the direction
the street Uommitteeo aka the general
OF all main drains cutters, and common sewers whieI
may have been, or may Thereafter be built and con
lets within The limits Of the said city and whenever any
mAn drain or common shall be ordered to be BULL
or repaired aud any tura water course run or rivu
iet ordered 70 be regulated manalned, cleAnaed, OF
Kept open clear snd unObstructed to cause Its dsph
BREADTH mode OF construction regulation and repair aud
general direction to be aseertained and plan thereof
70 ps aken and with all particulars to be recorded In
book Kept lo that purpose, and from time TO time af.
certain Aua lay down on said plan all connections and
course.
sEoTloS2. All common sewers and drains shall be
oult Of such materials, and Of such dmensonf and All
natural water courses and rivuets be regulated
repaired Improved kept up aud open and made Ia an.
hWet ther proper purpose, Of such dimensions In such
manner and BY this Of such materials as he Street
Committee or the City Council by srecai order shall al
rect And where practicable and advisable they shall be
turbing the pavement above.
sEcTlos g. The Street Commissioner, Street Commit.
", oy o3uneli And their laborerF employees aud
Norkmen shall have full power aud authority to enter
upon the lots lands and Possessions Of any person or
sons bodies polite or eorporae through or along which
any such common sewers drains water COURSES runs or
rvueta do or shall ought or are prepared 10 run to
construct improve, opes, cleanse reguate repair or
examine them to convey thereup6n tba ppcassarv ma
terAl for such construction or renar and
TO remove therefrom any surplus matter or materla.
provided that they be constructed. improved csansed
regulated and repaired with as little detrnent and
injury as may be consistent with the public coed to
slOns " -''4 '"U r'''eh
sIcrios4. No common sewer or drain shall hereafter
oe 50 laid out as TO through any Or lands belong
ing 70 Auy private person persons unless tho same
hhA pe agreed to and approved OF by least maiOrt,
OF all The members Of the street Committee aud In every
suih case the damages sustained to- be- sustained By
reason thereof by such private owner or owners shall
be valued and appraised by two Indifferent
o. them to be chosen by the said Street Committee and
the other by such owner or oyusra who in esimstins
the damages shall take into consideration
OF benefit as we'll as Of deirmen to the said owner or
owners by reason Of such eonsruetion and all such
damages snail be estimated and taken a part of the
serbsd. F'e
SECTION o. The Street Commissioner shall kesp an
accurate aoeoun OF the cost including any damages ex
pressed under Section OF constructing aud repairing
regulating, Maintaining improving, cleaning and keen.
ing open, clear and unobsructed each common sewer
DRAIN natural water course, run and driyuet within th
city, and through the Street Committee shall report The
same to the City Council, together with list OF tha mar
sons and estates Of those particularly therbv
as we'll as OF those owning holding lands through or
along when SAID sewers, drains water courses shall
now or PASS and an estimate OF the value Of the lands
upon which said expense ought to be the val
us 81 such lands to bo estimated independently OF any
buildings or improvements thereon. il the City Coun
e shalt upon examination be of opinion that any part
Of such expense should be paid by the City II may as.
sumo and provide tor the payment by the city OF such
SECTION o. As soon as practicable after the recent of
such repert the city Auditor shall apportion ne whole
or he remainder las the may bel OF said costs upon
ana among the persons and estates or those particularly
benented by said works Of those owning or hodint
lands through or along which sld sewers, drains or
water eourses shall How pass mentioning particularly
Tue name oil the owners or repuied possessors
When KNOWN OF each lot assessed and tho land
or premises on account Of the ownership or repIed own
ershp or possession Of which shall repc-
lively assessed II the OF any Of the owners be up.
known then the assessment shall be generally against
the lot or premises by particular general dscripon
and the owners Or reputed possessors by such
general designation and such apportOnment aud assess.
ment shall be laid before the City Council at is first
stated Meeting after It's completion, and II approved by
the CITY Council the Clerk OF the said City Council shall
Immediately enter the said approved assessment and an
portionment In record book to he kept for that purpose
and the same being recorded shall from the time OF u
entry as Aforesaid, be and remain lien upon the mar
uoulAr lands and buildings against which shall have
been assessed and apportioned as aforesaid and for The
collection OF said respective assessed and apporoned
amounts the duty Of the City Auditor his authority aud
the proceeding shall be in all respects tho same as pfova
90 or the collection OF assessments for having under Sec
~ Chapter CCCLA&Vfof the laws OF Delaware passed
At Dover, February 2Oh 1851 entitled 10 amend
the Charter Of the City Of Wilmington"
hEoft0E 7. II shall be unlawful for any person 10 oh
sruct ur cause or suffer TO be injured or o6sruced p
natural water course, run or ryule the regulation ana
control Of which has been shall be assumed provd
ed for by the Mayor aud Council Of Wilmington or apy
drain or common sewer made which may hereafter Ia
made within The city and any person so doing shall for
felt and pay sum not exceeding fifty dollars Tor each
and every such oenee and every sdch obstruction NAV
besides be removed and such injury repaired at the az
pense Of the person Offending -
Passed at the City Hall, June 81 1866
J. HQRNRR
President Of the City Council
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