Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-07-13
ORDINANCE NO 1877.

| An ordnance making provision under which
/ ptopefty owners may be required to make con
nectloh itom sewer and water pipes To the curb
ms aud providing for the making and collecting
T., OF assessments therefor
| he II ordained by the City Council OF the city
! OF Manchester. Iowa
( Sec l. ms City Council may by resolution
adopted hS majority vote OF the Council di-
| rect ami order all owners of property ahutting
upon any street. highway or alley, wherein ara
located sewer or water pipes, TO make connec-
tons Herewith from such sewer and water pipes
10 INC cutb line In front of such property, and
| commencement of the permanent Improvement
OF the street or alley wherein such pipes are
located. and the resolution therefor shall state
the tine In which said connections shall be
made.
See IL. such resolutions shall be published
once IN INC official papers oil tho city hut tue
time hNed for the making OF any such counec-
lions sEdi commence to run from the date of
the passage OF said resolution. The property
oTners In making such connections shall comply
Win all the Ordinances of the City relating to
plumbing and excavations III the streets.
sec. III Wnce ever any such connections
are ordefcd and tho person, persons corpora
ton company owning the real estate fall to
make the same within the time liked by the
resolution, the Council shall cause such CON
nections 10 be made and against the
property In front OF which SUCH connections are
made the cost and expense thereof Provided
howeyef,tii-t incise any owner of such pro
pcrty shall execute and acknowledge a sufficient
instrument renqui-hing forever his right TO
make connections with scwer aud water pipes
In the parts OF such streets SO to be improved.
and the City Council shall by resolution declare
such connections in front OF such owners pro-
perry inady sable or unnecessary, then and In
that case such connections shall not be made. .
sec, ~. Whenever the City Council shall
cause such connections to be made, the person
| having charge OF tue making OF the same shall
make return OF the actual cost and expense
thereof to the City Council at Its iifst regular
meeting Thereafter. giving 4 detailed statement
containing description OF the various pieces
Of property. the names OF the owners oil the
f,t
making such connections.
Sec.N. Before the making OF said return 1t
shall be the duty of the city clerk TO give notice
10 all whom it may concern by al least one pub
ication in each of the official paper, of tile city,
that said cost and expense VIII be as esscd
against tho property In front of which said COR
nections have been made by the city ard will be
acted upon at the first regular meeting OF the
COUNCIL thereafter and that any objection there
| to Will be heard at the said council meeting.
See. VI. That after hearing sad objections
| II any there be made. and alter making such
alterations in the assessments as the Council
| may deem Just said assessment shall be adopt
| ed and approved and the city clerk shall there
| upon give certified copy OF said assessment 10
the city treasurer and It shall be the duty of the
sessed to pay the same in thirty days from and
| after the makingof said assessment and the
treasurer shall give the person or persons max
| Ing the payment proper receipts therefor and
| shall at the next regular meeting after the ex-
piration OF said thirty days report the same and
the names of all denluents to the City Council.
| 'ss' -. AZ eAHildt VI sd!u unity
days and after the making of the report con
templated In the proceeding section by the city
| treasurer the city clerk shall certify any as
sessment against the delinquent. if any there be,
| to the county auditor to be collected and paid
| by the county treasurer in the same manner rs
other taxes.
Sec. VII. This Ordinance shall be In force
and effect from and after its passage and publ
cation In the Manchester Press, Manchester
| Democrat, or Delaware County News, weekly
papers published In Delaware County, Iowa.
! Dated at Manchester Iowa, July 1901
| Attest; s. A STEADMAN
| AUGUST MILLER Mayor.
| Temporary Clerk