The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-09-10

Council, assembled as oflows:
SECTION 1. Hereafter all proceedings relating to
assessments on account Of the const uction of public
drains aud 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
pubic interest requires the construction of any
public drain or common sewer the Boar. of Mayor
and Aldermen shall, before proceeding TO construct
e same, appoint a 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 publ-
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 construct ing and
plenng each public drain or common hereafter
bul t. and vii hin thirty days after the compation 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 all
the lots or parcels of land benefited thereby which
pla shall give the size and number or CT her suff-
cent desert ton said lots together with tue 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
climate and assess upon such lots parcels land
and against the owners thereof If known, such sum
not g, ,ceedng such benefit as they may deem just
and equi able towards derayng the expenses of con-
structing and completing such drain sewer; the
whole Of such assessments not to exceed two-thirds
OF the cost of such drain sever.
Said Committee shall report their proceedings to
the Mayor and Aldermen for their action Their re-
port shall show the amonn assessed upon each lot or
parcel of land the locati n number, or other suf-
cient description of which shall be given together
with The name OF the owner or owners thereof If
known. an shall also inclnde the location and
the profile descrl tion of such drain or sewer
SEcI. T. If the report of said Committee is ac-
cepted, hearing shall be ordered thereon notice of
which shall be given by publishing authentic copy
of said assessments with order of notice signed by
the CRY Clerk stating the time and place for hear
ing upon the sui ject matter OF said assessments
three weeks successfully in any newspa er published
i'll his city, the first publication to be thirty davs
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 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 20. 1873. (
Read and passed to be ordaiued in concurrence
S. r. SMALL,
President of Common Council.
Approved May 81. 1873.
sepS-2w GEO. P. WESCOTT, Mayor