Newark post., 1911-03-08
NEWARK POST, NEWARK DEL, MARCH 8, 1911

ment shall also state the time and
place when and where the said Com
mission will hear any objections, which
may be made against any assessment as
aforesaid. The time O. the meeting
Tor the hearing OF objections, as afore.
sisd, shall not be earlier than one
week nor later than four weeks from
the date. OF the last issue of the news
paper containing the advertisements
aforesaid. he p.ace OF SAID m, citing
shall be in the Council Chamber of the
Council OF the Town o, Newark VI
some other convenient room in said
own. The said Commission shall SIT
to hear any objections to the assess.
meht. aforesaid. at the place advertised,
from one o'clock to four o'clock in the
afternoon of the day designated and
may adjourn from day to day if neces-
sary. At said session the Commission
shall make such alterations and cor
Commission as it shall deem proper
and III accord with the provisions OF
his Act. The determination of the
Commission at any such session shall
be final and conclusive. A copy OF the
assessment list as corrected as afore-
said, shall be hung up .or at least ten
lays in the same place in which the
copy OF the original list had been dis
played At the expiration of the ten
days aforesaid, the assessment list, as
corrected, as aforesaid, shall by said
Commission be certified to the Treas
urer of the Commission for collection,
and from the date Of such certification
the several amounts shown upon such
list as assessed against the properties
shall be a lien upon the property upon
which the assessment is made, and such
hen shall have priority of any lien, en-
cumbrance, or conveyance, except tax
es or prior liens for public improve
ments. No error or mistake in regard
TO the name OF an owner shall be held
to invahdate any assessment, and it
shall be sufficient if the name of the
last owner, as shown by the record in
the Office OF the Recorded of Deeds
IN and Tor New Castle County, is shown
upon such assessmentSist.
Section g. All assessments in pur-
suance of this Act shall be based upon
the linear feet OF property actually
abutting upon that section of the
street severed. and each linear foot OF
such property affected within the same
block or square shall be assessed alike,
regardless of the depth, width or other
dimensions OF such property, provided,
however, that when any property is
situated at the corner of two Streets
or Highways, only the front of such
property shall be liable for such assess
rnent, and the whole assessment shall
be made on the completion of any por-
ton OF sewer, either in front or on
the side OF such property, SO as to
make the sad property accessible to
such sewer: and provided further,
however, that should the owner or
owners oi such corner property decide,
alter the above assessments are made
or PAID, 10 make the side Of such prop
erty, as determined by said Commits
SION. the front OF said property, then
IN such case the owner or owners of
such corner property, shall pay such
additional sum OF money as the said
Commission may determine upon. in
accordance with the provisions of this
Act; provided, however, that said side
frontage is one hundred and twenty
five feet or less; and provided also,
tha no prOpery or porlon shall be as
| sesse1 for the construction of any
sewer unless such property or some
portion thereof shall abut and be
bounded upon the Street on which said
sewer shall have been constructed or
| unless such property or portion
| thereof has right of access to said
| Street or Highway by private alley
| or desires to use said sewer before a
| sewer is constructed upon the Street or
| Highway upon which said property
| abuts, in which case the said property
| shall be liable ior the same assess
ments as though the sewer was con-
structed in the Streets or HIGHWAYS
! npon which said property abuts, and
| the SAID property shall not be liable
| Tor any further assessments so made
| Tor sewer purposes. All assessments
SO made shall be due upon the date Of
the certihcation by the Commission tt
| The Treasurer OF said Commission. as
aforesaid. but shall not be colectible
| until the expiration of thirty DAYS
from said date. The payment o, the
amount OF any assessment within the
said thirty days shall be accepted bv
| the said Treasurer as a full satisfac-
| non OF such assessment. On all as
sessments remaining unpaid after the
expiration OF said thirty days from the
| date OF the certifying as aforesaid, in
| terest at the rate OF six per centum
per annum computed from the date OF
| the certifying, as aioi esad, shall bs
added Any property owner, may, IL
lis election to be expressed N wri"
ing to the commission. aforesaid, with
in thirty days after the date of certi-
lying, as aforesaid, pay his assess
ments in four equal instalments toge-
ther with interest, as above stated
the first of said installments, with ac-
crued interest, shall be due, payable
and collectble at the expiration OF
three months from the the date OF GER