Evening journal., 1905-03-03
BOARD or TRADE
PAVING BILL
Provides That Abutting
Property Owners Shall
Pay Part Of Cost
Mr. BANCROFT MADE A REPORT


legislation committee OF the Board Of
Trade. rcponied at the meeting last
night that the bill relating to the ex-
aminer OF accounts OF all public serv-
ice corporations had died in the CONF
mittee at Dover. There were several
objections to Il.
In regard to the bill providing that
abutting property holders pay a part
OF the cost Cor paving the city streets
the combined committee had agreed on
o suitable measure that had been ac-
cordingly drawn up and presented at
Dover There is one general objection |
TO the bili because of its inequality |
where property holders on streets that
have been paved would not have TO pay.
However, Mr.. Bancroft stated that this
could be remedied when the time for
the repaving came around and then the
abutting property holders would have
to stand part Of the cost.
The bill follows:
An act providing for assessment
against the abutting properties OF a.
portion Of the cost OF paving the
roadways of streets in the City of
Wilmington.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
OF Representatives OF the State of
Delaware in General Assembly met
(bwo-thirds of all the members elect
ed To each Branch Of the Legislature
concurring therein);
Section /. That the Board OF Direct-
ors of the Street and Sewer Department
Is hereby authorized and directed to ass
sess. except as hereinafter provided
upon the abuttlng property on each side
of the streets or sections of streets that
may be newly paved after the passage
of this act. one-fourth Of tho actual
cost OF such paving.
Section 2. That when any street or
section OF street shall be repaved with
new paving material. excepting rcpav-
Ing or repairing Ia whole on In pant OF
ordinary macadam, the abutting prop
critics shall he assessed as herein pro-
vided FOR streets newly paved. but all
amOunts assessed against said prop
critics for maeadamizlng or other paw
ling previous 20 such repaving shall be
deducted from the amounts charged.
Section 3. That the assessment upon
every property affected shall be in pro
lportion to the amount of frontage. and
shall not exceed for each foot OF front-
age the cost of one square yard Of paw
ling
section 4. That Intersections OF
lstreets are herein considered as abut-
ting uuon other property OF the city.
and shall be paid Con entirey by the
city.
Section 8. That conner lots shall be
assessed on each frontage and ''jib" or
flatiron" lots, formed by the converg-
ing Of two streets at AN acute angle.
paving hy The owner deciding to the city
Tor street purposes, a. proportional part
of the narrow end of such lot.
Section 6. That the cost upon Nlhioi
such assessment shall be based shal
mot include any pontion of the flxet
charges OF the department, nor any por.
ton Of the amount for which any rail.
way company using "a part of the stree
ia front Of such abutting properties
shall be liable.
Section z That whenever a petition
signed by tho owner or owners of mort
than one-half OF tho frontage ON ans
street or section Of street Is presentee
10 the Board of Directors of the Stree
and Sewer Department. asking for ths
paving or repaying OF said street oi
section OF a street. thc said department
shall accept and file. said petition, ant
= ~ an conditions herein provided shal
have. been met. shall make the. neces
sary provisions for the execution O.
said work, and shall complete the sam'
! within one year from the date of th'
petitlon, or as soon thereafter as fund
may be available for the purpose. pro
vided that in cases of repaving the pro
portion OF the cost assessable agains
the property on each side OF the stree
or section OF street shall not be les
{ than One-tenth of the total cost Of sucl
. repaving.
Section 8. That all work Of PAWN,
. or repaving streets done on petitiul
shall be done as nearly as may bl
practicable IN the order IN which tn
petiti0ns are accepted and filed, pro
vided curbs shall have been set OF
both sides OF the street. that sewer am
, other pipes or conduits as may be re
. quired by the Board Of Directors of tn
Street and Sewer Department shal
I have been laid, and provided that M
1 petition shall be granted which ask
/ for the paving or repaving OF any sec
tion Of street less than one thousani
feet On length, unless the same shal
, be a continuation Of on connect witt
a thorOughfare previously open L
travel, nor in any case for any sectio.
of street less than one fun block ii
length. and provided further that tn
bed Of the section of the street to b
! paved shall belong to the city.
Section 2. That whenever, in tn
judgment of the Board Of Directors 0
, the Street and Sewer Department. /
shall become necessary or desirable L
Y pave or repave any street or sectiOi
z of street for which no petition shal
1 ihave been received. and to assess "a por
. ton of the cost of the work agains
} labutting property. the said board shal
give notice thereof, at least two week
before final action, 10 all the owners o
\ property abuttfng on the section o
street to be paved OF repaved. by post
ing notices at the Office OF the board
! and in i've conspicuous places ON tn
, properties or street or section of stree
/, affected, and, SO far as shall be prac
) ticable, by mailing notices addresse,
to all the property owners effected. a
their last known places OF abode, set
lting forth the street or section of stree
: to be paved and the kind OF paving pro
posed, and appointing "a time and plac
for a public hearing on the subject
whereupon the board may, by a unani
!. nous vote of all the members thereof
z proceed to execute said work, and as
sess the proper proportion of the cos
4 against tho abutting property i'm tn
same manner as II done ON petition. an
y in the same order as work done on pc
! tition. the date OF final action thereof