The Portland daily press., 1873-09-08

An Ordinance Relating 20 the CoBstrue-
non OF Drains and Common sewers.
Bel ordained by the Mayor, Aldermen, and Com
M non c9aach o. me cry Of Portland, an Guy
Council, assembled as Jo,lo,os:
SECTION 1. Hereafter all proceedings relating to
assessments ON account Of the construction of public
drains an1 common sewers and the collection of the
same, shall be in conformity the provision Of an
act entitled AN Act relating to Drains and Sewers
in the City of Portland" approved February %, 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 any
public drain or common sewer, the Boar of Mayor
and Aldermen shall, before proceeding 10 construct
the same, appoint time and place for hearing IN
regard to said drain sewer, and shall give notice
of their intention construct the same, and OF the
time and place appointed for said hearing by publ-
ion for three successive weeks in some daily news
paper Published in the city.
Seer g. The City Engineer shall keep an aecur-
ate account Of the expense of constructing and com
pletng each public drain or common sewer hereafter
butt and within thirty days after the completion OF
the same he stall furnish to the Committee on
Drains and Sewers, statement of such expense to-
gether with the location and profile description OF
such drain sewer accompanied with plan OF all
the lots or parcels of land benefited thereby, which
plan shall give the size and number, or other sufh-
Gent desert tion OF said lots together with the name
of the owner or ownersif known, and said Commit.
tee shall thereupOn determine what lots or parcels OF
land are benefited by such drain sewer, and shall
estimate and assess upon such lots or parcels OF land
and against the owners thereof If known such sum
not exceeding such benefit as they may deem just
and equitable towards deraying the expenses of con-
structmg and completing such drain sewer; the
whole Of such assessments not to exceed twothirds
| OF the cost of such drain sewer.
Said Committee shall report their proceedings to
the Mayor and Aldermen for their action. Their
port shall show the amount assessed upon each lot
parcel of land, the ocat n, number, or oner sufi-
eent description of which shall be given togetAer
| with the name OF the or owners thereof if
| known, and shall also inclnde the location and
the profile description of such drain or sewer
| SKCr. 4. III 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 order of notice signed by
the City Clerk stating the time and place for hear
| ing upon the subject matter OF said assessments,
three weeks successfully in any newspaper published
in this city, the first publication to be thirty days
before said hearing, and such further proceedings
shall thereup0u he had as are provided in said Act
SECT. .. All Ordinances and parts of Ordinances
inconsistent with this Ordinance are hereby repealed
In BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN,
May 2Gth, 1878.
Read and passed to be ordained and sent down for
concurrence.
GEO. P. wESCoTT Mayor.
In COMMON COUNCIL,
May 20. 1873. I
Read and passed to be ordained in concurrence.
S. r. SMALL,
President of Common Council.
Approved May 81. 1873
GEO. P. wEsCoTT, Mayor.