The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1910-04-28
An Ordinance.

All ordnance establishing a sewer
district of the entire city of Leon,
Iowa, and providing for the construc-
ton or re-contruction of sewers,
sewer outlets and disposal or puri-
tying plants, and for the payment of
the cost thereof.
|. District established.
2. General plans.
8. Council shall proceed under
state law.
A. Construction of branch or con-
Meeting sewers.
5. Connection fee, where not as
sessed
6. Repeal and enacting clause.
Be it ordained; By the City Coun-
Gil of the City of Leon, Iowa.
Section 1. That for the purpose of
the construction and reconstruction
OF sewers sewer outlets and disposal
or purifying plants, there shall be
and is hereby created and establish
| ed one sewer district in said city,
which shall comprise the entire city.
Section 2. That all sewers, scwcr
outlets, disposal or purifying pants
| to be hereafter constructed or re-
constructed shall be built according
to the general plans and specifica
tons therefor, now on file. prepared
by the Iowa Engineering Company
as City Engineer under and by vir-
tue of the authority and direction &C
the City Council of said City OF
Leon and no deviation from said
plans shall be made or allowed that
will reduce the efficiency or capacity
of the system, and no change what
ever shall be made without recon-
mendation from some competent
sanitary engineer, sanctioned by a
three-fourths vote of the City Coun-
ell. Before any work is ordered
constructed, the detailed plans and
cost thereof shall be filed with the
City Clerk of said City.
Section 8. That whenever the
Council of said City Of Leon, shall
deem it advisable or necessary, upon
its own motion or upon the petition
OF property owners, or vote at any
special election, to construct or re-
construct any sewer, sewer outlet,
sewage disposal or purifying plant,
it is hereby authorized, empowered
and directed to proceed, and it shall
proceed with such work and the pay
ment thereof as provided and author
lied and directed by the law of the
state of Iowa, and the City Council
are authorized to proceed thereun-
der, or under any part thereof, as it
may determine from time to time
and by resolution of ordinance di-
rect, so far as applicable to such
work to be done.
Section A. That said City Council
may, by ordinance or resolution,
authorize the construction or re-
construction of sewers, cross-sewers
intercepting, relief sewers or branch
sewers for the benefit of the owners
of property abutting thereon or ad-
) jacent thereto, to be attached to OF
connected to main sewers, and in
case such main sewers have been
, constructed in whole or in part by
J special assessments, the city engin
! perform the service shall be EN-
: ployed by the City Council to as
4 certain and report to the City Coun
+ Gil the terms and conditions, includ
ing the amount to be paid, on which
such sewers, branch, intercepting o
: relief sewers are to be connected
Will Sdlu HAIL SSWeIS, w llCu Sudl
be just and equitable amount un
der the circumstances, and tn
amount SO reported when approve
t by the City Council or such othe
amount as the City Council may de
: termine, may be assessed and CO
e lected together with all the othe
: costs of such sewers, branch, inter
r .cepting or relief sewers, and tn
: amount so fixed, charged and co
e lected for connection, or a pal
e thereof may be paid pro rata to tn
e parties who have been assessed an
+ have paid for such main sewer {
S sewers.
d Section 5. That when the owne
h of any lot or parcel of ground, whic
S has not been assessed or contribute
(, directly to the construction of
e sewer, shall desire to connect h
It property with such sewer, channt
II or drain, the city engineer shall a.
r certain and report to the City Cou1
5. Gil the amount which such propert
S ought to be assessed for the use
s such sewer, to which connection
e to be made, which sum shall be
It just and equitable proportion of til
cost of such sewer, to which conne'
e ton is to be made, and the amour
e so reported, when approved by tn
e City Council, or such other amour
b as it shall determine to be such ju:
l. and equitable proportion, shall t
n paid to the City Treasurer of sal
It city and credited to the sewer fun
k of the district which has been a
5. sessed for or paid for such sewer {
~ drain to which connection is tO
It made, before any such connectio
IL shall be allowed or permit thereto
v be given or issued
Il Section 6. That all ordinances
parts of ordinances in conflict her
= with are hereby repealed. TIL
ordinance shall take effect and /