Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-02-07
ORDINANCE.

An Ordinance Relative to Public and Private
Drains and sewers.
The Village of Cheboygan Ordains:
sec. l. No person or persons shall be per-
mitted t. connect any drain from his. her, or
their premises, with any public dgain or sewer
now hade or constructed. or hereafter to be
made or constructed, in the village of Cheboy-
her, or their premises will be drained into any
pdblic drain or sewer, except on previous ap-
p.ication, In writing. to, and permission by the
council.
Sec. 2. All private drains to be hereafter
made by individuals In any public street, lane
or alley in said village and connecting with
any public drain or sewer, shall be OF such size.
dimensions and matera s. and constructed
and laid as directed by the village surveyor or
engineer,andshalle enter such public drain OF
supervision and direction of such surveyor or
engineer, nor shall any person or persons en-
ter any pnblic drain or sewer at any other
place than those designated and fixed for that
purpose in the construction thereof.
Sec. 3. No person shall be permitted to con
meet any drain from his premises with the
first day of December and the first day Of April
In each year.
Sec I. No person shall remove any CRATE
from the pool or basin over which 1t is placed
or In any way, directly or Indirectly. injure
any public drain or sewer,or any part thereof.
Sec. b. ALI drains now made and constructed
or which shall hereafter be made and con-
structed by the corporation, shall be deemed
to lie public drains or sewers, within the pro-
Visions OF this ordinance.
Sec. o, No person shall be permitted to con-
uect any drain from his, her, ortheir premises,
with any drain or sewer made by one or more
| iedividuals. in any street. lane or allev, as
aforesaid, unless on payment to the proprie-
| tors of such drain or sewer OF q ratable pro-
| portion of the expense of making the same,
| the amount to be ascertained and determined
| by the village Surveyor, with the right OF ap-
pear to the council nor shall any person
make or construct a sink. drain or sewer,
leading into any other drain or sewer. without
putting a sufficient strainer at the heBd Of 1t.
| Sec. Z. No connection with public or private
| sewers, or drains, shall be made under the pro-
| visions OF this ordinance. until the surveyor
shall have designated the grade therefor.
| Sac. g. Any person or persons owning lot
| or lots in the vicinity of public sewer, will
henceforth be required to drain such lot or
lots into sewer lying adjacent thereto, when
ever the council decide upon the necessity
| for so doing.
Sec. Q. All private drains or sewers con-
structed under the provisions OF this ordi-
nance, shall be constructed under the super
vision of the council.
Sec 10. Any erson violating or failing to
comply with any OF the provisions of this or
dinance shall, on conviction thereof, by court
| of competent jurisdiction, be subject to PEN
atty of not exceeding twenty-five dollars and
costs of prosecution, and in the imposition OF
any such fine and costs the court may make a
! further sentence that the offender he impris-
ment thereof; provided however, that the
period Of such imprisonment shall not exceed
the periOn of thirty days.
l. Sec. IL. This ordinance shall take effect on
the tenth day of February, 1884
Adopted Jan. 10, A. ID. 1884.
G. HUNT GEO. FROST,
Clerk. President