The Press., 1910-09-14
BYLAW RELATING TO THE
 SHRINKING OF STREETS.

Be 1t ordained by the Warden and Bur
 gesses of the Borough of Stafford Springs.
 Section 1. Except as it may be the duty of every street railway company, operating street railway upon any street or highway vii hin said Borough of Stafford Springs to sprinkle with water the part of said highway used by said company, the Borough of Stafford Springs shall sprinkle with water such street or highways within said borough, or any part of any such streets and highways as may be designated by tne ha on Moeat Oi buTgesses sald spTlnknng snall the Court of BurgeSses may direct, provided, however. that all persons whose property may be anected by the passage of this ordinance shall have the privilege to petition or remon- stFate before said Court of BurgesSes, concern ing such sprinkling affecting them.
 Section 2. Said Court of Burgesses is author tzed to purchase such spTinkling carts and de- vices as may be necessary and convenient for the use of said borough, or to contract, in the name of said borough with the lowest responsi- ble bidder or bidders to furnish such carts and devices. and to sprinkle with water such streets designated by the said Court of Burgesses, ex- cepttng, however so far as it is the duty of said street railway companies so to do
 Section 3 Said Court of Burgesses is author fzed to furnish, and make suitable contracts for furnishing, for and in the name of the borough, necessary water to be used for such sprinkling, and to likewise provide and furnish such street railway company, free of expense to such cOm- pany, the water to be used by it for such sprink-
 Section 4. The actual cost of watering the whole or any part of any street or highway un. der this bylaw shall be assessed against the real estate abutting or fronting on the part of said street or highway so watered, and against the owners thereof, in proportion to the length of the frontage of said property, on said part of sa1d street or highway thus Watered, provided however, that the borough alone shall be re- sponslble for the spr1nkling of the intersections Of such streets and highways.
 section 5. The Court of BurgesSeS, on or be- fore the fifteenth day of October in each year, shall determine the approximate expense of wa tertng or sprinkliDg the streets of said borough, and shall determine, on or before the fifteenth day of December in each year, the amount of each of said assessments, and the sum so de- term1ned shall be lien upon the real estate af- fected thereby, and the date of the commence ment of such lien shall be the first day of April preceding, and such lien shall continue until the fifteenth day of December of the ensuing year.
 section 6. The amount of assessments deter mined upon by said Court of Burgesses as afore. ough next thereafter made, and the sums so assessed shall be collected in the same manner ana by the same persons as are the taxes speci- fled in such rate bill, and the lien therefor may be continued as tax liens are by law continued in said borough.
 section 2. Upon the sale or upon the contract for Sale of any real estate which may be afecJ- CT thereof may deposit with the clerk of said borough an amount sufnoient to pay for water ing or sprinkltng, for which lien may be claimed to the time of such sale and from the time of such deposit, such lien shall not be deemed an encumbrance upon said property so as in any wise to affect contract Of sale.
 BY ORDER OF WARDEN AND BURGEssKs
 Attest, VIM. H. HEALD, Clerk.
 Stanord Springss Conn, Sept. 6, 1910.