The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-12-23
OFFICIAL.

An ORDINANCE TO REPEAL IAN
N ORDINANCE TO AMEND AND RE-oR-
DAN SECTIONS 81, Sc, AND SO, or CHAPTER
AMENp AND RE E;q DAN sEGIioSS 81 $,
Re- Il ordained, That az. ordinance 10 amend snd
re-ordnin sections 81 So, and So of chapter 81 of the
ordinances Of 1882" passed August 81, B7l. be aud
the same Is hereby repealed and that SECTIONS ST. 81
So and 60, OF chapter 3! Of the ordinances OF l3s9 be
amended and re-ordaincd so IS to read AS follows:
ST. The owners OF lots with honses Oh them, which,
according TO the plan Of the city, adjon street In
which there Is sewer owned by the city into which
1t Is practicable To enter or arc distant from said
street not more than one-ialf Of one side OF
square, shall he assessed annually thirty cents
for each front foot of such lots respectively being
ten per cent. upon the cost of the sewer, estimated
inf three dollars the owners Of uRmprOred lots
similarly situated with reference To city sewer
shall be assessed annually fifteen cents for each front
foot of the same respectively; and whenever such
lots are built upon, the assessment shall he increased
TO thirty cents perfUot until q connection with the
sewer shall have been made. Suen owners snail T.:
cellar eight feet below the level of hcsidcwalk aud
not capable of drainage into It. The tax so assessed
may De commuted at any time by tile payment
to the Auditor of sum whereof the assessment /,
ten per cent. Upon such payment the Auditor shall
furnish said owner receipt stating that TIE
ment has been cOmmuted and that the property on
which The assessment Is thus commuted shall havea
perpetual right Of drainage into said sewer without
further payment therefor The Engineer Of the city
shall from time to time return To the City Assessor
a list of the assessments to DC made under this ordi
nance ana Inc LsstSHOf Siil :tsSsS
spectrely with the amounts with which they are
ported charGeable 10 lie collected In tie mode pre-
scribed for the collection Of city taxes Said lots
shall be assessed for one sewer only, and such
have paid assessments for sewerage or complied
| with the requirements under 4 former ordinance Of
the city, are exempt under this But when lois
sesscd under this ordinance shall afterwards be sub
divided as separate lots, and buildings erected there"
on with new and additional fronts. such new fronts
shall be subject 10 assessment. and 10 all the proyi
sons of this ordinance. In Ike m3nuer u though
they had been fronts originally
IS. The said owners Of lots with houses on them
shall form connection from their lots respectively
with said sewer with some other sewer owned by
the city. And Whenever any person has mace ne
connection herein required lie shall Obtain from TIE
City Engineer certificate Thereto sttilG that hcls
thereby entitled to reduction Of the assessment
upon said lot fifteen cents per fc< front. An! the
City Collector shall receive such certificate as pay
ment Of onc-ialf OF any uncoliectcd assessments Of
thirty cents per front foot OF sid los for that fiscal
year The City Engineer shall return 10 the City
Assessor on the first day o each month "A list o all
owners who have made the connection herein re-
anire, during the preceding month. Ard the hSS's-
snr sall reduce tc annual assessment on all such
owners from thirty cents To fifteen cents per front
foot of the lots from which such connection bs tcen
made. The owners of lots not REQUIRED unIcr t!l'
ordinance 10 form connection win city sewer
may form connection from their lots WIN any az
ceS5ibc sewer owned by the city upon permission
from the Engineer Of the city All owners making
such connection shall be assessed ntcen Gris itr
front foot Of the lots respectively from which IL"
connection IS made subject to tic provisions VI tie
preceding section applicable Thereto: - ,
IMPORTANT 10 the health Of the neighhorhc,d. or the
ceanlincss of any lot or the owner thereof siil dc
sire that sewer or , 5FnRe ss c3 BE- 5 I~
of said Board shall report the TACT TO ne .% Lnsi-
nccr I'm writing and the Engi!ecr shall give The ap-
piicant such information rs VIII enable nm 10 iIAth"
such connection OH the most economical Plan con:
sisten with the requirements Of the ordnance a
the city, aud shall be the duty Of The owner 10 make
the connection soon Us possible after having re-
cciYed written notification from the Engineer Hp-
vidcd the with Which the connrcton Is I" Q"
made Is within bali pf side Of SQUARE ~ tie
property be drained, and capable of draining i'"
SAME. Any person failing 10 make such CONNECTION
within ,v DAYS after receiving such notice shall ic
fined one dollar pcr day for every day thereafter ul-
til such connection lie made.
Go. Connections may lie mric directly with civ
sewer or through private drain or sT"! iatNiis
direct connection with clty sever upon ny hrA.'o
the owner OF said sewer ritedb!e proportion l." NE
cost thereof, which Is 10 TIC asccrtinch ny i!Ic tlE
Engineer And all persons making connection 'thyr
with public or private sewers or afals r'I hi-l u-
tain permission from the City Engineer to cnier He
street or alley. the may be, ami sldt connect
ut such point and In such manner a. lie my are
and shall forthwith cover the sever or dram "lln
earth. thoroughly consolidating the saline - II was
before the connections and In ten days after tie CEN
ueCtion shall lave such pavement or curlst3ne;a was
injured or removed III maxim said connection ;" re-
paired or restored to be In good order rs Il NIs
before; and any one falling 10 comply herewith silI
pay fine Of not less than five nor more than twenty
dollars, and every ten days t;t sl!sn ililUfs .t'%I
connections with sewers shall TIE mate IN Tue mos
substantial manner, and no brick or stone-boA Gr
shall bc hereafter constructed. but MI PIRATE sewers
or drains shall he OF dran-nlng OF OF brich barrel
drains. or such Gcras shall De arprnycdy Tue ON
mlttce on Streets, with sufficient scnctrfS al TIER
heads and any person who shall make or ca,l,e To-
made any defective private sever Or dr'in %l.eig lJ
same passes under / public highway, slai. " nMc
not less than twenty nor more than my dollars p"u
conviction thereof before the Police Justice" anu me
City Engineer shall cause said dcisciSe sewer 'ulc
shut up. II any person shall either III street or
upon lot put any stone brick, Or other $oila nIn
into culycrt or sewer, or shI III any way whatever
injurc Impair, obStrlict cGiScrt or sever or i
fixture thereof, he shall p.y fine oi not less tEA
| five nor more than twenty dollars From ana aitr
the LIST Of May, 1872 all connections with pnbsic or
private sewers or drains shall b protected by traps
to be approved by the City Engineer Any lr$'In
failing to Introduce traps at he time si'Src s.
he fined one dollar per month for the first year, and
two dollars per month for each subsequent year 14
until the requirements are complied With.
Published by authority. on. .,,
| de 2l-5t Z. C. HOWARD, City Clerk.