Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1866-04-25
Important Matter---ShaH We
Have a System of Sewerage
An Act authorizing SeWar-
age.

An Act authorizing SeWar.
age.
EDITOR CHRONICLE "A law was passed
at the last session of our Legislature, exten,
ding the privileges of the following law ovel
incorporated villages with a population o
1000:
AN ACT to amend an "act to au.
thorize the construction of in cities of thu
second class having over thirteen thousand in
habitants at the last federal census, passed Feb
ruary 9Th. 1853
sEcr1ox 1. Be Il enacted By The General ASSEMBLY
of the State of Ohio, that the hrst section of an
| act to authorize the construction of Sewers in cit
les of the second class having over thirteen thou
sand inhabitants at the last federal census, passed
February 9, 1858. be SO amended as to read as fol-
Section /. That the city council Of any city of
the second class having over thirteen thousand in
/ babitants at the last federal census, may provide
nv ordinance for the division of said city into sew
or districts, in cases where assessments have not
been male and confirmed, designating the same
By name or nuHnber. After sewer districts have
been established. the council may at any time di-
rect the city engineer to make an estimate Of the
costs and expenses of constructing the main sewer,
or demonstrating the same. and to report to the
council what portion of said costs and expenses is
required for nam sewerage, and what portion of
the same is required fkr local sewerage, for any
Los an lands 10 which anv portion Of the main
sewer. 10 be Designated by the council. shall serve
as a local sewer. And it shall be lawful for the
city COUNCIL " BLONl4G " 6ccDo1AA6 AAC Isl anu
expenses Of such main sewerage upon the lots and
Lands within the sewer districts where the
woTk is to be done. according = the Ysluation OF
the same on the county duplicate # the county in
which said city is situate. or according TO benefits
a. they shall determine by ordinance in each case;
and 20 provide Tor assessing me expenses OF such
By or through which such portion OF any main
sewer shall pass, or according to the valuation oil
he same upon the county duplicate Aforesaid. o.
in prOportion TO the benefits upon lots and lands
benefited BIZ the local sewerage Aforesaid, as they
shall determine by ordinance II each case. And
If they determine TO make an assessment tor main
or local sewerage, or both, according TO benefits,
they shall appoint three j~udlcious treehOlders. who
shall assess the estimated expenses q such main
sewerage on all ths lots and lands in the sewer dis
trict wherein the sewer Is 10 be Constructed or re
constructed, in proportion to dement's, and the es-
timated expenses of such local sewerage on such
lots and lands as will in their opiaion be benefited
thereby. whether fronting on the public ground In
which said sewer is to be constructed u recon
stru, ted or not in proportion as Hearty as may be
to the benefits that may result 70 each lot or par
eel OF land. said assessors shall make report in
writing, specifying the amounts assessed BY them
upon each lot or parcel Of land for nam or local
sewerage, separately, and hle the same with the
city clerk within such time as the council shall di-
rect. After the report Is filed. the council shall
cause not less than ten days notice TO be given In
the official paper Of the city, cfthe objects Of such
and that the same Will cOme before
me council for confirmation az a time 10 be spcci-
fed in such notice. Objections TO the assessments
shall be in writing anu nled with the city clerk.
and O~hjectOTs may b heard before the city eOuneIl
al the ume specimen III lu6 IOLlCes Inc COuuCll
may set aside such assessments on their own mo-
ton, or they may. after hearing objections. confirm
me same. If the council set the INST or any other
assessment aside, they may appoint other asses
socs of the same qualifications as hereinbefore pro-
vided. cause new assessments TO be maze, and the
prOceedIngs shall be the same rs is provided tor In
the first assessment. After maKing any assessment
for main or local sewerage accoraing TO valuation,
or TOR local sewerage according TO feet front, OF al
ter the confirmation Q any assessment for main or
local sewerage made according to benefits, the
council may order such per centage Of the assess
ment for main sewerage rs may be necessary 10
pay the sJimated cOsus and expenses OF main sew
craze for such portion of any main sewer a. rEe
coUueil shall have determined 10 construct or re-
construct. together with the total for To-
cal sewerage Tor any such portion Of main sewer, or
the assessments aforesaid by valuation OF by the
feet front, 10 be certined to the comfy auditor of
the county in which said city is situate, 10 be plae-
ed on the county dupllcate, and collected IS other
axes are collected. And SUCH ASSESSMENTS shall
be liens on such lots and lands the same as other
sal to ana county taxes, and sutJeet, to the same
If delinquent, and it shall be lawful for
the city council 10 cause said assessments 10 be
before me work Is done or contracted
FEC. 2. Original section one of the act to which
this is amsndEtory. is hereby yeP, aled, saving all
rights which have accrued and all Liabilities which
have been incurred under the same:
JAMES X. HUBBELL.
Speaker Of the HouseOf Representatives.
CHARLES ANDEhsUN.
President of the senate.
The Town Council of Warren are about
to take action under this law, and an ordi-
is now before them on Its first leadind. |
dividing the town into three districts.
The first district to constitute all of the
territory in the corporation north Of South
Street and east of the Mahoning river the
second district all of the territory west of the
Mahoning River, and the third district all
the territory south of South Street and
of the river.
Fee district No. ], they propose to esteb-
ish main sewers as follows Commenc1no
It the river on the alley leading to the
Methodist Church, SO low that the mouth of
he sewer shall alwas be covered with water.
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