Delaware State journal and statesman., 1866-07-10
LEGAL NOTICES.

! A N ORDINANCES RELATIVE TO WA.
n TER COURSES, DRAINS AND COMMON SEWERS
Ne i ordained by the City Council Of Wilmington a
SECTION Il shall be the duty Of the Street commIa
soner Of the City Of Wilmington under the direction
the Street Committeeto take the general
OF All main drains cutters, and Sewers which
may nave been, or may herereAfter be built aud con
srueted and Of all natural COURSES runs and rvu
lets within the limits OF the said city and whenever an,
main drain or common shall be ordered to be bull
or repareo and any natural water course riVu
let ordered TO be regulated maintainsd, cleAnsed,
Kept OPEN clear and uuobstrueed to its depth
BREADTH mode Of construction regulation ard repAlr
general direction to be aseertaned and plau Thereof
70 be taken and with all particulars be recorded in
book kept for that purpose and from time to time ~.
certain and lay down on said plan all connections and
entries made with and into such drain sewer wAer
SECTION 2. All common sewers and drAins shall be
built Of such Materials and Of such Dimensions and ali
natural water COURSES runs and rvulsts be regulated
repaired, Improved kept up aud open aud made to
swer ther proper purpose Of such Dimensions in such
manner and BY the Of such Materials the Street
Committee or the City Council by special order shall d.
rect And where practicable and advisable they shall be
OF sufficient alzs to be entered aud cleaned without dis.
turbing the pavement above.
SECTION g. The Street Commissioner, Street Commit.
teei CITY Council aud their lAborers, employees, aud
NorEmen shall have full power aud authority to enter
upon the lots lands aud Possessions Of any person per
sons, bodies polite corporats through or along which
any such common sewers, drains, water courses
Nuets oo or snail or ought orre prepared to to
construct improve OpeH, cleanse, regulate repair or
examine them TO convey thereupon the necessary
trlA Tor such construction, improvement or repair and
to remove therefrom any surplus matter or material;
provided that they be CONSTRUCTED improvsd
regulated and repsired with AZ little detrinsnt and
injury may be consistent with the public coed to
the owners and possessors Of such lots lands posses
siOns.
sEcrIoNS Nc ,omuon sewer or drain shall hereafter
be 50 laid u - run through any lot lands belong
ing 70 any private person or persons unless the
OF all the members Of the Street Committee and in every
su;h case the damages sustained to be sustained BY
reason Thereon by such private owners shall
be valued and appraised by two persons ons
Of them to be chosen by the said Street Commtee,
the other by such owners who Ia eatlmktlng
the damages shall take no consideration circumstance
OF beneht as we'll As OF delrmeut TO the said owner
3NheIs oy reason Of such sonsrnetion and all such
damages shall be estimated and taken As part Of the
costs o. sueh work. 10 be provided for hereinafter pre-
sECTIoS g. The Street CommIssIonar shall ksan an
aceurate account OF the cost including ahy damages
pressed under Section Of constructing aud repairing
regulating, maintaining, Improving cleaning and kssp.
ing open, clear and unebstrueed each common sever
drain natural water COURSE and riVuet within the
city and through the Street Committee an ranort th
same to the CITY Council, together with list Of hs per-
sons and estates Of those particularly benefited thereby
we'll those owning or holding lands through or
along whichsaid sewers drains or water courses shall
now or pass and estimate OF the value Of the lands
upon which said expense ought to be asssased the va
ue OF such lands to be estimated Independently OF any
buildings or improvements thereon. II the City Coun.
ell shalt upon examination, be OF opinion that any part
Of such expense should be paid by the City, It may
part thereof.
SECTION g. As as practicable after the reeept Of
ruch reper the City Audtor shall apportlon the whole
or he remainder las the may boz Of aAid upon
anu among the persons and estates those particularly
benehtted by said works OF those owning or holding
lands through or along which said sewers drains or
water eourses shall hOw pass mentioning particularly
the name Of the rrepusd owners or possesso
when KNOWN Of each lot assessed and the particular land
Or premises on account Of the ownership reputed own
ershp or possession VI which hey ars or shall be retpec
lively assessed IL the OF any of the be un-
KNOWN then the assessment shall be generiy against
the ot or premises by particular geperAl description
and the owners repuid posssssors by such
general detgnaton and such apportionment assess
inent shall be- laid before the city Council At its st
stated meetng after Its completion, aud II approved by
the City Council the Clerk OF the said City Council shall
immediately enter the eaid approved ap-
poronment In record book to be kept that purpose
aud the same being recorded shall from the time Of m
entry Aforesaid, be aud remain lien upon the par
uoular lands and buildings agAnst which Il shall have
been assessed and apPoroned aforslAid and for the
collection OF sail respective assessed apportoned
amounts the duty Of the City Auditor his authority aud
the proceeding snail be in all respects the provii
cd Tor the collection OF assessments for having under Sec
OF Chapter CCOLNXVI ofthe laws Of Delaware passed
st Dover, February 10th, 1851 entitled Act to amend
the Charter tf the City Of Wilmington -
SECTION l. 1t shall be unlawful for any person to oh
sruct suffer to be injured or shstructed any
natural water course, rivulo the regulation and
control Of which has been shall be assumed or proyd
ed for by the Mayor aud Council wilmngton or any
drain or common sewer, made which may hereafter 10
ie and pay not exceeding dfty dollars for each
and every such oenee and every sGch obstruction NAV
besides be removed aud such injury repaired At the e
pense Of the person offending.
Passed at the City Hall, June 81 1865.
L J. H0RNRR,
President Of the City Council.
Attest-k 7. TAYLOR, Clerk. 1ys-2W