Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-01-26
ORDINANCE.

An Ordinance Relative to Public and Private
Drains and sewers.
The Village of Cheboygan Ordains:
sec. l. NO person or persons snail DE per-
mitted t. connect any drain from his, her, or
their premises, with any public dgain or sewer
now hlade or constructed or hereafter to be
made or constructed, in the village OF ChebOy-
gan nor with any private drain, whereby his
her, or their premises will be drained into any
pdblic drain or sewer, except on previous APP
p.icaiion, In writing, to, and permission by the
council.
Sec. 2. All rrivate drains to be hereafter
made by individuals in any public street. lane
or alleyin raid village and connecting with
any public drain or sewer, shall be of such size
dimensions and mpteria s, and constructed
and laid as directed by the village surveyor or
engineer, and shall enter such public drain or
sewer under and according to the personal
supervision and direction of such surveyor or
engineer, nor shall any person or persons en-
ter anv pnblic drai or sewer at any other
place than those designated and liked for that
purpose in the construction thereof.
Sec. 3. No person shall be permitted to con
meet any drain from his premises with the
main sewer nor enter the same between the
first day of December and the first day of April
in each year.
Sec 4. 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 sewers or any part thereof.
Sec. B. All drains now ma g 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-
visO' s of this ordinance.
Sec. 9, No person shall be permitted to con-
uect any drain from his, her, ortheir premises,
W tn any drain or sewer made by one or more
Individuals. In any street. lane or allev, as
aforesaid, unless on payment to the proprie-
tors of such drain or sewer of ratable pro-
portion of the expense of making the same,
the amount to be ascertained and determined
by tn. village Surveyor. with the rixht or ap-
pear to the council; nor shall any person
make or constru t a sink. drain or sewer,
leading into any other drain or sewer. without
putting a sufficient strainer at the heed of IT,.
Sec. Z. No connecto on 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. 8. 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
dnance shall on conviction thereof, by court
Of competent jurisdcti0n,be subject to PEN
altv of not exceeding twenty-five dollars and
costs Of prosecution, and In the imposition OF
further sentence that the offender he impris-
ened in Cheboygan county jaii until the pay.
ment thereof; provided however, that the
noriod Of such Imprisonment shall not exceed
the pc ion of thirty days.
Sec. IL. This ordinance shall take effect on
the tenth day Of February. 1884
Adopted Jan. l5, A. D. 1884. g..
C. j. HUNT, GEO. FROST,
Clerk. President.