The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-12-26
OFFICIAL.

A ORDINANCE TO REPEAL ssAN or
a. DiNANCETO AM END AND RE- -ORDAI II
= SESII0NS %, 5s, AND 90, or CHAPTER 81,
AND RE-oRDAiN sEbTiiNSs 81 81. -. s. HmaNI sa AM,
60 OF CHAPTER "a OF TIE ORDINANCES
OF 1862 passed December II, 1871 \
+, Be IL ordained, That AN ordinance to amen,
and re-ordain sections 67, 5s, and 90 of ciiapie
- of the ordinances of 1869, passed August 81
1871, be and the same is hereby repealed an,
That sections 81, IS, 80, aud so, of chapter "a o
\ the ordinances of 1860, be amended and re
ordained SO as TO read as follows: r.f
, 81. The owners of lots with houses on them
which, according to the plan of the city, adjoir
street in which there is sewer owned by the
city, into which it is practicable TO enter or are
distant from said street not more than one hal
of one side of II square, shall be assessed annual
ly thirty cents for each front foot of such lots re-
spectively, being ten per cent. upon the cost OF
the sewer, estimated ut three dollars the own
crs of unimproyed lots similarly situated with
reference 10 city sewer, shall be assessed annll-
ally fifteen cents for each front foot Of the same
respectively; and whenever such lots are built
upon, the assessment shall bc Increased to thirty
cents per foot until Il connection with the sewer
snail have been made, such owners shall be so
| assessed, Notwithstanding there may be on such
lots cellar eight feet below the level of the
sidewalk and not capable OF drainage into it,
The tax SO assessed ni:ly be committed ut any
| time by the payment TO the Auditor ofn sum
| whereof the assessment is ten per cent. Upon
| such payment the Auditor shall furnish said
| owner receipt stating that the assessment has
been committed, and that the property which
| the assessment is thus committed shall have Il
perpetual right of drainage into said sewer
without further payment therefor. The En-
| gneer OF the city shall from time TO time return
| to the City Assessor list of the assessments 10
he made under this ordinance and the assessor
shall assess said owners respectively with the
amounts with which they are reported chargea.
bic, 10 be collected i'll the mode prescribed for the
connection OF city taxes. said lots shall be as
scssed Tor one sewer only, and such us have paid
assessments for sewerage, or complied with the
ssequiremeiits under former ordinance of the
city, are exempt under This But when lots as
linn oll.ll ft..,tx
suh-diriaied as separate lots, and buildings
ed thereon with new and additional fronts, sucli
new fronts shall be subject to assessment and
to all the provisions of this ordinance, in like
manner as though they had b. cn fronts origi-
nally
5s The said owners of lots with houses on
them shall form connection from their lots re-
spectiyely With said sewer or with some other
sewer owned by the city. And whenever any
person has made the connection herein required
he shall obtain from the City Engineer Il certil-
cate thereto, stating that lie is Thereby entitled
to o reduction OF the assessment upon said lot OF
iiteen cents per foot front. And the City Colec-
tor shall receive such certificate payment of
half of any nncollectet I,,enis OF thriy
cents per front foot OF said lot for that fsc.
year. The City Engineer shall return 10 the
CITY Assessor on the first day of each month II
list of all owners who have made lie connection
herein required during the preceding month
Ana the Assessor shall reduce the annual assess
meit on all such owners from thirty cents to Iir
teen cents per front foot of the lots from which
such connection has been made. The owners of
lots not required under this ordinance to form IL
connection with n city sewer may form IL con
nection from their lots with any accessible sewer
owntd iy the city, upon permission from the En-
gneer of the city. in owners maIsing suci, cot
ncction shall be assessed. fifteen cents per trout
foot of The iots respectively from which The con
lection is made, subject to the provisions of the
preceding section applicable thereto. .at .stfe
= 49, Whenever the Board of Health shall deem
IL important to the health of the naig iil,oriiooi
or The Cleanliness of any lot, or the owner there
of shall desire, that sewer or drain pipe shall
be run From said lot 10 ounnectwith public
sewer, the President OF said Board shall report
me iacI 10 The CITY Engineer III writing and The
Engineer shall giyc.the applicant such iniorn,a-
ton us viii enable him To make such connection
on the most economical plan consistent with lb,.
requirements OF the ordinances of the ciir and
1t SHAH he the duty of the owner to make th,
connection rs soon as possible after having ip-
ceived written notification from the Engineer;
provided the sewer with which The connection is
to be made is within half of one side of q square
OF the property 10 be drained, and capable Of
ufaliiing The same. Any person falling to make
such connection within fifty DAYS after receiving
such notice, shall be fiued dollar per day for
made. ~'''sl
60. Connections may he made direct,y,wilh a
city sewer, or through a private drum or sewer
g nlviag . direct connection with Il city sewer
upon payment 10 the owner of. said sewer r:.tas
Bile proportion of the cost thereof which is 10 be
'tscertaiDed by the City Engineer. And all per
sons making connections either with publii. or
private Sewers on drains shall first obtain per-
mission from The City Engineer 10 enter the Z
strcel or ai,ey as the case may be- and shall con
direct, and shall forthwith cover the sewer or
drain with earth, thoroughly consolidating the
same as it was before the connections and in ten f'
days after The onnecion shall have snch pave
ment on culbs one rs was injured or removed in
niliIiiS said connection so repaired or restored
as TO he III us good order ss il was before; and
amy one failing 10 comply herewith shall paya
me ol NOT less Than 81 than x2O and eye
ny ten days that such failure shall continue shall
constitute "a distinct offence And ali .conpee-
ions win sewers shall he made in the most sub
stahtit manner. and no brick stone-box drains
snail be hereafter constructed but all private
sewers on drains shall be of draining piping or of
oflek barrel drains on such other shall he :tp-
proved 10y the Committee on Streets, with s,dii-
leht stenci-taS ut their heads: and any person
who snail make or cause 10 he made any defee-
i've private sewer or drain, where the s:,me
passes under !, public highway, shall be fined nof
ess thiIh twenty MOI more than fifty dollars
upon conviction thereof before The Police Jne-
ice, and the City Engineer shall cause said de-
rctiNesr sewer TO be shut mp. If any person shall
'i'her III street or upon ii lot put amy stone
lrck, or other solid lung ia TO aculyert on sewer
'r snail III any WHY whatever iniiTe, impair or
'Dstruct u culNert or sewer Il fixtuia, thereof
ne shall pay Il fine of not less than five nor NOR,
nan twenty dollars From and after The lst of
way lSI2, all connections with the public or lpri.
'atc sewers or drains shah he protected by tr5ps
o De approved by the City Engineer. Any per
on iaiiing 10 introduce traps ut the time spaci-
ird shall be lined ole dollar per month for thc
irst year, and TWO dollars per month for each .
hbseIueht year, and until the requirements are
omplied with. F ''.'1i ~ .i-
Published by authority.
de 2l-5t H. q. HOWARD, City Clerk
Il