The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-03-11

owner to make the same after said
notice, and assessment of the costs
thereof against the property of the
delinquent owner so Connected pro
viding the kind of pipe to be used in
making sewer and water connections
also providing for making sewer, water
and gas connections with main and
lateral sewer, water main and gas main
after the paving of street in paving
district established in said city, and
providing for payment of damages to
paving in making said connection; pro.
viding penalty for violating any of the
provisions of the ordinance, and re.
pealing all ordinances or part of ordi.
nances in conflict with this ordinance.
BE 1t ordained by the mayor and
city council of the city of Norfolk,
Nebraska:
Section |. That 1t is hereby made
the duty of the owner or owners of
property in said city along and abut.
ting upon any sewer, or lateral sewer
thereof in any sewer district thereof
established and laid off or hereafter
to be established and laid off in said
city and water and gas mains therein
to make connection of property afore.
said with said sewer or lateral sewer.
water and gas main. Provided, how
ever, IL one lot is connected not less
than six.inch pipe shall be used, and
If two or more lots are connected by
one connection not less than eight.inch
pipe shall be used.
Sec. 2. That in case any property
owner of property abutting upon the
main or lateral sewer in said city or
water and gas main therein after at
least ten days notice from the city
clerk, either by personal service or
written notice, or by publication there.
of for said time in some newspaper of
general circulation in said city to com.
ply with said such regulation, and make
such connection of abutting property
with said sewer or lateral sewer wa
ter and gas main, the mayor and city
council, by vote of three-fourths of all
the members elected to said council
shall cause said connection to be made
and assess the costs thereof against
tile property so connected, and said
tax to be collected as other special
taxes.
Sec. 3. That after any street, alley
or avenue included in any paving dis
trict of said city established by the
council Of said city shall have been
paved wherein there is a main or lat
eral sewer, or water main or gas main,
no property abutting upon said main
or lateral sewer water main or gas
main shall be connected Herewith or
excavation of any kind made in the
street without first securing the con-
sent of the city engineer or mayor and
city council, granted by resolution,
passed and adopted al a regular meet
ing of the city council, or special meet
ing thereof called for that purpose, by
the affirmative vote of a majority of
except in case of tie vote the same
shall in that event be decided by the
vote of the mayor; and the payment
into the city treasury damages to the
pavement affected by said connection
to be ascertained estimated and fixed
by a committee of three members of
said council appointed by the mayor
in each instance for said purpose; the
payment thereof being condition
precedent to making said connection
and exercise of the privilege granted
by said resolution and when so paid
into the treasury to be placed to the
credit of paving maintenance fund of
said city, and dirt removed in making
such excavations shall all be tamped
back into the space caused by making
the excavations so as to leave sur
face of the ground entirely level.
Sec. 4. That all water connections
to be made in the city of
Norfolk, Nebraska, shall be made by
use of three-fourths inch lead pipe of
double strength, and in making gas
connections wrought iron pipe shall be
used and no other.
Sec. 5. That any person making or
attempting to make any excavation in
the street, or making or attempting
to make any sewer, water or gas con-
nection within any of the paved dis
tricts established by the city council
within the city of Norfolk, Nebraska,
with any sewer, lateral sewer, water
Or gas main in any street, avenue or
alley thereof after the same has been
paved, without first having obtained
he consent of the engineer or mayor
and city council so to do as provided |
by section 3 of this ordinance and pay
nent into the city treasury of the
amount Of money to be ascertained as |
herein provided as damages to the !
paving by such excavation and con-
lection shall be deemed guilty of a |
and upon conviction
hereof shall be fined in any sum not
ess than fifty (S5O.OO) dollars nor
more than one hundred (S1O0.OO) dol.
ars and stand committed to the city
all until such fine and costs are paid;
md, moreover, be liable to the city of
Norfolk for any damages to the paw.
ng caused by such excavation, con.
lection or attempted excavation and
made in that behalf, to be