Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-07-24
CITY COUNCIL.
AN ADJOURNED MEETING LAST
EyENING-THE NEW ORDINANCE
Relating to Drains and Sewers as FL
nally Adopted-Special Meeting to
Establish Grades This Afternoon.

ubub lLChtl III Lub CuAlr.
MT. Baynard presented the petition l
Of Robert Ii. Jones, asking that a lien
held by the city against lot owned by |
him on Conrad street, between Adams |
and jackson streets, on account ofShip- |
ley Run sewer, be taken off, as he owns
other property sufficient to more than !
cover the claim, and will pay Ii az soon
as a suit, which is now in the Court in
relation 10 the matter, is decided. The |
matter was referred to the Law and
Finance Committee.
Mr.. Blake gave notice of his inten-
tion, at the next meeting of Council, to-
offer an ordinance to repeal an ordi. |
nance providing for the election of al
superintendent Of the fire alarm tele
graph also an ordinance repeating au |
ordinance providing for the eleation of |
a battery man and lineman.
The City Auditor presented an assess
ment list against certain parties for new
curb and sidewalks, aud on motion of
Mr.. Merris Taylor, the clerk was in
struoted to enter liens against the PAT
ties named.
The ordinance relative TO drainage In
the city of Wilmington was, on motion
Of Mr.. Newell. taken up for q third
reading, and after considerable discus
sion, aud some slight amendments was
finally passed as follows:
SECTION I. That Section 1 of "An
Ordinance respecting Drains and Sew
ers," passed July 81, 1859, be stricken
out and repealed and the following sub
stitute in lieu thereof:
"Section /. the owners or pos SCISSORS
of any land abuttipg upon pub lie
sewer OF this city, or abutting upon any
street leading to public sewer Of this
city who may desire 20 enter and con-
meet private drain or sewer from the
said land with such public drain or
sewer, shall first msksapplication to do
the same to the Street Commissioner,
who shall refer the application to the
Sewer Committee. The said Sewer Com.
mittee shall meet together for the pEr.
pose OF determining the size and di.
| mensions of the said private draih or
sewer TO be so connected and to view
the land to be drained, and to examined
the same 30 as to ascertain whether
| lands adjoining such applicant or ap-
plicants will be drained by such con-
! nectien If made. The determination of
such Sewer Committee or of majority
| thereof, shall be endorsed upon said ap.
plication and returned to the Street
Commissioner. The Street Commission
or shall then notify the person or per-
sops named in such application, thai a
permit will be issued to open the Public
Highway and lay such drain or sewer
upon a compliance with the following
conditions, viz:
l. The person or persons making such
application shall first place funds with
the Street Commissioner in amount to
be by him determined as security for
the filling and repaving of the said high
way within thirty days after the open.
| ing thereof in as good order and condi
| tiOn as the same was when opened, and
shall enter into articles of agreement to
indemnify and save harmless the Mayor
and Council of Wilmington, OF and from
all suits and actions, and of and from
all loss, costs and damage which may
result from the opening of said high
way, or the improper hlling in or repay.
ing of the same.
2. The person or persons named In
such application shall pay or cause to
be paid to the Street Com missioner, &C
lcording to the determination Of the
lSewer Committee as endorsed upon the
Isaid application at the follow rig rates
For each and every lineal front foot the
Isum of fifty cents, where the city has
Iprovided sewer accommodations in the
streets upon which the property abuts
and in streets where the city has moi
provided sewer accommodations or IN
which the property owners have pro
vIded sewer accommodations at theil
own expense, the fee shall be twenty
i've cents per linesl front foot. Pro
vided, that the provisions of this Soc
tion as to the payment OF frontage
fees shall not apply to person
whose property has been here
tofore assessed for the construc
tion of public sewer in accord
ance with the City Charter and Ordi
nances passed in conformity Herewith
but all such persons and properties shal
be exempt from the payment OF sue
fees or charges Ia case of dispute a
to which is the proper front OF th
property upon which measurement Is
be made for the fees and charge
aforesaid, the decision OF the Sewe
Committee shall stand, unless appea
] shall be taken, in which case Counci
shall decide, and from the decision 9
Council there shall be no appeal. Th
: provisions of this section shall appl
10, and methods of procedure be th
same in cases of application made 70
permission to be granted the priyileg
: of making connections with any privad
drain or sewer leading into
= public drain or sewer, provided, this
, nothing In the ordinance shall be con
! str rued az authorizing the entering G
4 connecting any private drain or sewe
z with any other private drain or seWe
without the consent OF the person
louA cd NJ
vate drain or sewer.
No psrson or persons shall be granite
'. permission to open a street for privat
= Drainage parallel with public or pri
e yate drain or sewer in the same stree
n unless said sewer be not adopted to th
use or uses required, and all drain
and sewers, both public and private
shall be of sufficient capacity to carry a
to the drainage of the street in which the
ls are placed. 1t shall further be one ,
the conditions of the granting Of a per
/ NIT under this Section That the Mayo
~ and Council of Wilmington shall hav
10 the right 10 acquire the ownership
10 any private drain or sewer specific
ts therein, upon payment TO the person
interested in such drain or sewer u
in first cost of laying the same.
SEC 2. The parties desiring sewer a,
commodations on streets not alread
provided with sewers, may petition IL
- Council TO put in the same; the sal
Oounoil to determine the size, and
obtain proposals for the cost of constru
ii ton of said sewer, including branch'
for each property, run to curb; al
= when a sufficient number OF proper'
9 holders on said street have agreed
- enter at the prescribed rate of fifty Cen
ii per liaeal front foot, to amount to on
II half OF said cost, the city may furni