Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-07-05
AnOrdinnncda

relative to Water courses Drains and common Sewer
Re II Ordained BY the City Council Of Wilmington,
sIcTros i. 1t shall be the duty Of the Street Com
missioner, Of the City OF Wilmington, nuder tho direc
tion Of the Street Committee take the general Super
ntendence Of all main Drains Cutters and common Sew
ers which may have been may hereafter be Quilt
oonst ucted aud Of all natural water courses.
rivuets, within the limits OF the said City and wheneve
any main drain sewer, shall b. ordered to b.
built repaired, and any natural water course
rivuet ordered te he regulated maintained cleansed
kept open, clear and unobsructed cause Its depth
BREADTH mode Of uction regulation and repair
general direction to he asceriainea and plan there
to he taken, and win all particulars be reco' ded II
bo k, kept for that pull &c. aud from time to time
certain an lay down on said plan all nnectOns an
| course.
sRc1oS2. All common sewers, and drains shall /,
huiI OF such materials. and fsueh dmet|sionP and
| nsturd vder cou's's runs 'hd rvu et- b. regulated
repaired, improved kept mp IND Open AMI nsdH 10 Al
ma nnpf nnd ~ tie "t such a-rAl', tie Ste
Committee tho CITY C,u9e ~ Special order shs
direct. Aud where pfnet allie aud advisable they .hh
be OF sufficient 'i, tore entered an Cleaned wilhnu
disturbing tho pavement abb
SECTION The sire, t mm,ssiCuer, Htreet C2mmii
tes City Council AID Heir lahorrts employees an
VOL kmtn shall have iull and au hvrity to cut.
upon the lots lands and posseross OF any rsrson
sons, bodies polite or corp rate through or along VIII
Hnch common sewers, drains water spurs es, runs
ri stts do or shall or ought or are proppeit iun,
construct improve, open. cleanse regulate repair ~
imine them to convey theeupon the necessary ms
teriai such instruction, Improvement or repair
to remove therefron any rurplus ntatt'r or material;
provided that they he constructed improved eiennstd
regulated and repaired wth little deriment and IN.
jury be nsistsnt with the public good to Il -
owners and Of such ots lands and ossesson
ShcTnN4. No mmon sewer or drain shall heresftst
be laid out as t. through any lot DR. lands belong
ing to any private person or perspns, unless the
hall be agreed to nd approved of by least
Of ali the members II the Street Comm tte nd
such the damages sustained or to 10 sustained
thereof by such private owner or own shall
be valued and appraised by two indifferent persons
Of them 10 be chosen by tie said Street Committee,
the other by such owners; WHO in estinistD
the damages shall Ike Into cunsderatioH rcumstane
benefit well us u detrmsnt to the sail or
owners by reason of such construction and ali such
damages sh II be estimated and taken as part Of The
st ~ such work. TO provided for ereiDa ter Pre-.
seribsd
sgcrros Tho Street Commissioner shall keep nm
uournte count Of the cost Leluiing my DIN X
-es7td under Section t. OF c1n.tructinga and irus
regulating nIluainin K inVrly.ng. cl,duing aud be
ing OPEN clear and unJAnti ue,d each common .eatl
drain, u.tari water COT rsr, rrd ri1uet within
City and truuRb the steet Con miiee shall report th
saue to the Cts Couuci together with list of rer.
and estates Of thne particularly beheeG thereby
well a. Of these owning or holding lnis through o.
along which said sewsrs d. aims or water shall
DOW pass and estimate III tie vate OF the lands
upon which s,id penrs ought 10 he astsed the vrlue
of such lands to be estimated independently otsny pu
ngs improvements thereon 1.-THE Cily Council 81 all
upon exAmnstl he Of opinion thrt any Of such
expense should he paid By the city 1t may
provide the payment by the city OF such part thereof
EnoToE g. As practicable after the receipt Of
report the City Auditor shall applrtion thu whos
the sa the be) Of said upon
and the persons and ehtares Of those PARTICULARLY
benefited by said WORKS. OF those owning or holding
lands through or along which said sewers, drains OF
water shall nJw pass, menohng particular.
y the oil the owners or reputed owners or pes
known, OF each lot assessed the par.
tculsr land premises account OF the nsrshp or
reputed ownership possession Of which they are or
shall be respectively assessed II the names Of any Of
the be unknown, then the asresh shall be
Re orally against the lot or premises hy particular r
general description, and the Fsputsd owners
possessors by such general desiRnatidn and ape
porti0nmtnt ard assessment thHl be laid before tho
City Couocl at its hrt stated messing ae its compile
ton, and II approved by tue CITY touud the Clerk II
the said Ci Council, shall immediately enter taid
approved IS o smeut aud appoTt 'umeht in q record
TO X TO be Lept fr that se and tile same being
accorded, -ha friU the tuo OF Its entity Aforesaid
he and rem In u lieu ~ the particular lands and
buildings anst which 1t shall have been assessed and
pporti,ued af1i esaid aud Tor the collection SAID
respect assessed aud apportoned am uus The drty
or the Cty Auditor, his AuhOiiy and tins edngs
thA be ali ecH he PROVE Cor tpe col.
lection OF assessments for paving under sectUn "a Of
ihADter CCLLXXVl u tho laws OF Delaware Passed at
Dover, Y, brua, 10Th 1851 entitled IAN Act amenu
tue rharter Of the u ty Of "umi gton
SEe1IJS Z. Il shall he awful for any person to
obstn suffer 10 DO injur or obstructed
any natural w ,ter urze or rsulf the alton
and cont oil OF viii has b-el shalt be arsumed or
PROVIDED by the Mayor aud Council OF Wilmington,
or any dram or common sewtr, made or which may
hereafter lie made within the City and any person
doing shall forfeit and psy sum not exceeding ftty
dollars each and every such offences and every such
struction may besides be removed ant such injury
pared at the expense OF the person so Tending.
Passed at the City, Hall, June 81, 1855.
j. HoRNER,
presideDt of Ia City Counsii