Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-26
mo. A.

AN ORDINANCE-DfRECT AND
II requiring the owners Of all lots of ground
having buildings erected thereon fronting or
abutting on any street, lane or alley in the city
of Pittsburg to construct and maintain under
ground sewers to connect with public sewers.
Section 1-Be it ordained and enacted by the
city of Pittsburg, in Select and Common Coun-
ellis assembled and it is hereby ordained and
enacted by the authority of the same, That for
the purpose of securing more efficient drain
age of the city of Pittsburg the owner or owners
of all lots of ground having buildings erected
thereon fronting or abutting on any street, lane
or alley in said city in which there has BEEN or
may hereafter be, constructed a public sewer
opposite such lot or lots, shall construct and
maintain at his. her or their own cost an under
ground sewer connections with such public
sewer of not less than nine (9l inches In diam
eter, and in a careful and safe manner at q
place or point upon the lot or lots of such own
ers as shall best and most securely provide for
and carry into such public sewer all the sur
face house and other drainage of such lot or
lots, and which said underground sewer shall
be made and composed of terra Gotta pipe, and
shall be SO placed and constructed ana
maintained as not to interfere with or
injure the use of such public sewer
Section 2-Upon failure Of the owner or
owners OF any such lot or lots of ground to con-
struct the connecting sewer aforesaid in ac-
cordance with the rules and regulations of this
ordinance, then and in that event the same may
be constructed by the said city of Pirtsburg
through its Department of Public Works and
the cost thereof together with per centum ad-
vance shall be collected in the same manner as
is now provided by law and the ordinances of
said city for the collection of the expense in
Cured in paving and curbing sidewalks in
said city OF Pittsburg, provided, however, that
20 days notice in writing from the Chief of the
Department of Public Works of said city shall
be given such owner or owners of such lot or
lots requiring and directing such connecting
underground sewer to be constructed in accord
ancewith the provisions of this ordinance.
Section 8-The notice to be given as required
by the second section of this ordinance shall be
served personally on the owner or owners of
said lots, his, her or their agent attorney; if
he, she, they or any of them reside in said CITY
or cannot be found therein. then said notice
shall be posted in some conspicuous place on
the premises.
Section THAT any ordinance or part OF or.
dinance conflicting with the provisions of this
ordinance be and the same is hereby repealed
so far as the same affects this ordinance
Ordained and enacted into a law in Councils
this 18th day of May, A. D. 1890
II. 2. FORD, President of Select Counc,l
Attest: GEO. BOOTH, Clerk of Select
Council. GEO. L. HOLIDAY, President of
Common Council. Attest: E. j. MARTIN-
Clerk of Common Council.
Mayors office, May 10. 1890 Approved:
b. l GOURLEY. Mayor. Attest: w. II.
MCCLEARY, Mayors Clerk.
Recorded in Ordinance Book vol. T. page 4l4
10th day of May. A. d. 1890