The Portland daily press., 1873-09-13


An Ordinance Relating to the Construc-
tion 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 70 lows:
SECTION 1. Hereafter all proceedings relating to
assessments account Of the eonst ucton of public
drains AMI common $ wCrs and the collection of the
same shall be n nf rmity TO the provision of an
act entitled IAN Act relating to Drains and S wers
in the City Of Portland, approved February 26. 1873
SECT. 2. heneyer it shall appear by the report
of the Committee on Drains and Sewers that the
pubic interest iequires the construction Of any
public drain or common sewer, the Bar of Mayor
and Aldermen SHALL before proceeding TO ms rIct
t same, appoint time and place for a heari in
regard to said drain or sewer and shall give notice
of their intention 10 construct the same ami of the
time and place appointed for said heari e by publ-
paper Published in the city.
SECT. 8. The City Engineer shall keep an accur
ate account OF me expense Of const ing and COM
peting each public drain common sewer her affers
bu t. and vii bin thirty days af the completion Of
the same he s all furnish to the Committee on
Drains and Sewers, statement of such expense to-
gether with the loeati N and profile description of
such drain or sewer, accompanied with plan of ali
the lots or parcels Of land benefited thereby which
pia shall give the size and numher, ether sui-
cent desert ton OF said lots together with tue name
Of the owner or owners if known, and said Commit
tee shall thereupOn what lots or parcels OF
land are benefited by such drain sewer and shall
climate and assess upon such lots parcels OF land
and against the owners thereof If known, such sum
not e,ceeCiing such benefit AS they may deem Just
AMI equi able towards deiraying the expenses
ST ucting and completing such drain sewer; the
wnole OF such assessments not to exceed twOthirus
OF the cost of such drain or sever
Said Committee shall report their pr ceedings to
the Mayo and Aldermen for their action. Their re-
port shall show the amoun assessed upon each lot or
parcel of land. the ocati n number or otner suffi-
cent description of which shall be given. together
with The name OF tie owner owners thereof IL
known, AMI shall also include the location and
the profile descril tion of such drain sewer
SECT. 4. Ii the report of said Commte ee Is ac-
cepted hearing shall be ordered thereon notice of
wlic shall be given by publishing an uihenic copy
of said assessments with order OF notice signed by
the City Clerk stating tine time and place nr hear
ing upon The sui ject matter OF laid assessments,
three weeks successivelv in newspa PM lshed
in his city, the first publication to be thirty days
before said hearing, and such further proceedings
shall thereupou lie had as provided in sail Act.
SECT. 5. All Ordinances and plrts Of Ordinances
inconsistent with this Ordinance hereby repealed
In BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMFNl
May 2Cth, 1873. !
Read and passed to be ordained and sent down for
concurrence.
GEO. P. wESCoTT. Mayor.
In COMMON COUNCIL,
May 20. 1873.
Read and passed to be ordained in concurrence.
S. r. SMALL,
President of Common Councu
sepS-2w GEO. P. wESCoTT, Mayor.