The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-09-17

Council, assembled as fottoscs:
SECTION 1. Hereafter all proceedings relating to
assessments account of the constr ucton 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 and Sewers
in the City of Portland" approved February 26 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 dram OF common sewer the Board of Mayor
and Aldermen shall, before proceeding 10 construed
ne same, appoint time and place for hearing in
regard to said drain 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 daily news
paper Published in the city.
SECT 3. The City Engineer shall keep an accur
ate account OF the expense of construct ing and
pleting each public drain common 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-
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
plan shall give the size and number ether suffi-
Gent description OF said lots together with the name
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 sewer and shall
estimate and assess upon such lots parcels OF land
and against the owners thereof if KNOWN such sum
not e2 ceedng such benefit as they may deem Just
and equitable towards deraying the expenses of
structing and completing such drain or sewer; the
whole of such assessments not to exceed two-thirds
OF the cost of such drain sewer.
Said Committee shall report their proceedings to
port shall show the amount assessed upon each lot or
parcel of land the location, number, or other su-
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 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
i'll this city. the first publication to be thirty days
before said hearing, and such further proceedings,
shall thereupon be had are provided in said Act
SECT. 5. All Ordinances and parts of Ordinances
inconsistent with this Ordinance are hereby repealed
In BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN
May Goth, 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 Council.
Approved May 81. 1873.
seps-2w GEO. P. wESCOTT, Mayor.