The Portland daily press., 1873-09-16
City of Portland.
An Ordinance Relating to the Coustruc
ton of Drains and Common Sewers

In the Year One Thousand Eight
Hundred and Seventy-Three.
Am Ordinance Relating to the Construc.
ton of Drains and Common sewers
Be it ordained By the Mayor. Aldermen. and Com
mon Council Of the City Of Portland, in City
Council, assembled as tottoaos:
SECTION l. Hereafter all proceedings relating to
assessments account of the const ucton of public
drains and common sewers and the collection of the
same, shall be conformity to the provision of an
act entitled San Act relating to Drains and Sewers
in the City OF Portland, approved February 26 1873
SECT. 2. Whenever it shall appear by the report
of the COMMITTEE on Drains and Sewers that the
public interest requires the construction of apy
public drain or common sewer, the Boar of Mayor
and Aldermen shall, before proceeding TO construct
t e same appoint a time and place for a hearing in
regard to said drain or sewer and shall give notice
Of their intention to construct the same and of the
time and place appointed for said hearing by publi-
ca ion for three successive weeks in some daily news
paper Published in the city.
SECT 3. The City Engineer shall keep an accur
ate account OF the expense of construcI and COM
pleting each public drain sewer hereafter
butt and within thirty days after the completion of
the same he SHALL furnish to the Committee on
Drains and Sewers, statement of such expense to-
geher with the location and profile description of
such drain or sewer accompanied with plan of ali
the lots or parcels OF land benefited thereby, which
plaa shall give the size and number, or ether suf-
Gent desert ton OF said lots, together with the name
OF the owner or owners if known, and said Commit
tee shall thereupon determine what lots parcels of
land are benefited by such drain sewer and shall
estimate and upon such lots parcels OF land
and against the owners thereof If known, such sum
not exceeding such benefit as they may deem lust
and equitable towards deiraying the expenses of con-
structlng and completing such drain sewer; the
whole OF such assessments not to exceed twothirds
OF the cost of such drain or sewer
Said Committee shall report their proceedings to
the Mayor and Aldermen for their action. Their re-
port shall show the amount assessed upon each lot or
parcel of land, the location, number, or other sui-
Gent description of which shall be given together
with the name OF the owner owners thereof if
known. and shall also include the location and
the profile description of such drain or sewer
SECT. 4. If the report of said Committee is ac-
cepted hearing shall be ordered thereon notice of
which shall be given by publishing an authentic COPY
OF said assessments with an order of notice signed by
the City Clerk stating the time and place for hear
ing upon the subject matter OF said assessments
in this city, the first publication to be thirty DAYS
before said hearing and such further proceedings,
shall thereupOu be had provided in said Act.
SECT. 5. All Ordinances and parts of Ordinances
inconsistent with this Ordinance hereby repealed
In BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN
May 2Cth, 1873. !
Read and passed to be ordained and sent down for
concurrence
GEO. P. WESCOTT, Mayor
In COMMON COUNCIL,
May 90 1878. (
Read and passed to be ordained in concurrence.
S. R. SMALL,
President of Common Council.
Approved May 81, 1873.
sepS-2w GEO. P. WESCOTT, MAJOR