The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-01

cept that tho assessment for the area
included in the street intersection Is
distributed on the lots on tho inter
secting streets for tho distance Of ono
half block each way.
requirements, repairs and mainte-
nance OF pavements are paid from ap-
preparations raised by general taxation
from year to year, except in the streets
within the limits of grants Of land
under water, where the conditions Of
the grant require the grantees and their
successors, the present owners, to main
tain streets and pavements. In these
cases tho cost OF one pavement can be
assessed on abutting property, and
after paying such assessment, the re-
spective owners are released from all
further obligations in respect to main
tanning the pavements.
The cost of regulating and grading
streets, setting curbstones and tagging
sidewalks is assessed on the AUDITING
property, in the Same manner as cost of
first pavements on new streets.
The cost of building sewers, drains,
culverts, and receiving basins, is assess
ed porportionately on all of the lots
which drain into the sewers, culvert or
basin. In some cases the cost of build
ing new sewers in place of old ones
the capacity of which is no longer suf-
fcient for the drainage of the land, and
of the buildings erected on it, is also
paid for by local assessment on the
property drained. The general repairs
and maintenance of the sewerage and
drainage are paid for from annual APP
preparations raised ty general taxation.
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
The property owner pays for the
original cost of curbing, grading and
paving the sidewalks. The grading and
first paving Of a street and street inter
sections is paid for by the city; but the
AUDITING property owners are then as
sessed for this actual cost in proportion
to their frontage on the street.
All reconstruction, repairs and main
tenance are paid for by the city from
the funds raised by general taxation
by decision of the supreme court of
Pennsylvania, the assessments for
municipal improvements cannot be col
lected against rural property; hence, in
these outlaying districts the city pays
for macadam or Telford pavement out
of the general tax fund
Sewers are built by the city; but abut-
ting property owners arc taxed at uni
form tie of Sl.50 per foot of frontage,
whether the drain is twelve inch pipe
or a twelve foot sewer. Corner lots are
allowed q reduction of one third in
frontage, but the allowance must not
exceed fifty lineal feet Water pipe is
laid by the city; but uniform charge
of 81 per lineal foot of frontage is col
lccted from all property owners. Gas
pipes arc paid for and laid without any
pacific charge to property owners
thereof.
BOSTON, MASS
Tho cost of city street construction
and maintenance is paid for by the city
from the general tax levy. Bettcrments
can be levied on account of the laying
out of new Streets but as matter of
fact these bottermonts are generally
Offset by land and grade damages
Further an effort is being made to
change the laws governing street i'm
provemonts, so as to assess the expense
of construction and maintenance upon
abutting property.
BUFFALO, n. Y.
New pavements, grading, new sewers
and sewer repairs are paid for by the
property benefited. Repairs Of pave.
ments are paid for out OF the general
tax fund; but renewals of pavements
are treated as now pavements and paid
for by the AUDITING property owners.
The tax levied for the above is per
foot frontage. except in case of sewer
tax. In tho latter case a portion is
paid as frontage tax, and the balance
by surface tax over the district bene-
fitted by the owner.
These taxes are fixed by the board OF
assessors and city property is treated
the Same as individual property for the
purpose of new construction and main
tenance. The city pays for all repairs
to the pavements and for cleaning the
same.
PROVIDENCE, II. I.
AS soon as street has been received
and accepted by the city. the cost OF
construction and maintenance is paid
for out of the general tax fund, except
that the abutter pays the cost Of the
curb-stonc, which is set by the city, and
the cost of furnishing and laying the
sidewalk.
BALTIMORE, MD.
Property ow ners on abutting streets
pay for the whole of tho construction OF
new pavcments, and pay two-thirds OF
the latter cost of maintenance, the city
paying the other third.
The property is taxed por front foot
at pro-rata rate, but varying with the
character of the frontage or location OF
the street, and as fixed by total cost OF
construction.
CINCINNATI, OHIO.
The tax for street improvements is
levied as follows: For all streets OK
cept those paved with granite and as
phalt, the city pays two per cent. of the
gross cost. The remaining cost is divid-
ed by the whole number of AUDITING
teet of property frontage, and the re-
sulting pro ratio assessment is collected
from the abutting owners.
The city pays rs an abutting owner
for lateral street connections or for