The Portland daily press., 1873-09-15
City of Portland.

Be it ordained by the Mayor. Aldermen, and Com
Council Of the City of Portland, in City
Council, assembled as tottoacs:
SECTION 1. Hereafter all proceedings relating to
assessments account of the const uction of public
drains and common sewers and the collection of the
same, shall be conformity TO the provision of an
act entitled An Act relating to Drains Sew ers
in the City of Portland approved February &C. 1873
SECT 2. ). henever 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 construct
t e same, appoint time and place for 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-
ion for three successive weeks in daily
paper Published in the city.
SECT. 3. The City Engineer shall keep an accur
ate account Of the expense of construc ing and
pleting each public drain common sewer hereafter
bui t. and viii hin thirty days after the completion of
the same he shall furnish to the Committee on
Drains and Sewers, statement of such expense to-
gether with the location and profile description of
such drain or sewer, accompanied with plan of ali
the lots parcels of land benefited thereby which
plal shall give the size and number, ether suf-
cient desert ton OF said ots together with the
OF the owner or owners if known, and said Commit
tee shall thereupon determine what lots or parcels of
land are benefited by such drain or sewer and shall
etmate and 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 equi able towards deraying the expenses of
stluctmg and completing such drain or sewer; the
wh0e OF Such assessments not to exceed tWo-thirds
OF the cost of such drain sewer.
Said Committee shall report their proceedings to
the Mayor and Aldermen for their action Their re-
port shall show the amOnnt assessed upon each LOT or
parcel of land, the locati n, number or otner sniff
cient description of which shall be given together
with the name of the owner or owners thereof If
known, and shall also include the location and
the profile description of such drain or sewer
SECT. f. If the report of said Committee is ac-
cepted, hearing shall be ordered thereon notice ot
which shall be given by publishing authentic copy
of said assessments with order of notice signed by
the City Clerk stating tine time and place for hear.
ing upon the subject matter OF said assessments
three weeks successively in any newspa published
in this ciCy. the first publication to be thirty DAYS
before said hearing, and such further proceedings,
shall thereup0n 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 fol
concurrence.
GEO. P. WESGOTT. Mayor.
In COMMON COUNCIL
May 20. 1873. !
Read and passed to be ordained in concurrence.
s. r. SMALL,
President of Common Council.
Approved May 81. 1873.
sepS-2w GEO. P. wESCOTT, Mayor.