The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-12-13
Sewers.

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To the Honorable the Common Council:
Gentlemen - Your Committee on
sewers, 10 whom was referred the Pc
tition OF Oakland Land Company FOR
permit TO drain lots lying between
Hawthorne and Cardoni avenues 20
city limits and unnamed thorough
fare lying south OF Brush Runabout
Co, respectfully report nat We have
had the same under consideration ana
after consultation With the city En-
gineer as TO the capacity OF the sew
ers proposed to drain into. we are by
him Informed as follows:
Regarding the petition of the oak
land Land Company, for permission 10
connect with the lateral sewer in the
alley between Hawthorne and Cardoni
avenues at the northern city limits.
md that the area which the company
wishes To drai2 consists. according 10
blue print. OF about 10 acres. and
saver Is inches in diameter would be
necessary 10 properly drain IL. yet IL is
proposed 10 connect with 12-inch
crock which now has as large an area
10 drain as IL can take care Of
Your Committee, before making any
recommendations, desired an opinion
from the Corporation Counsel as TO
whether or not the Common Council
has the right To permit the drainage
OF. property lying outside OF thu. city
into City sewers without first obtain
ing the consent OF all the parties who
patu for the lateral sewer with which
II Is proposed TO make connections and
by him are informed that there is
nothing whatever I'm the City Charter
bearing directly on the question. that
the question Will have TO be deter
mined under the incidental and inn
piled powers OF government with
which the City is endowed TO transact
and govern it's own business: that a
laterhl sewer, while it's purposes are
20 drain private property is not. how
ever strictly speaking private
drain. nor can II be said 10 be strictly
"a puolic drain that the power rests in
the common Council TO regulate the
construction and use OF lateral sewers
under Sections ! and 10 OF Chapter ~
OF the ordinances of l904 which sec
lions OF the Ordinance clearly tndi-
Gates that the supervision and control
or the lateral sewers rests in the Com
mon Council and Department OF pub
nc W orks' that IL is his opinion that
the common Council has the power 70
permit these people to connect this
property with this sewer under such
reasonable conditions however. as the
common council may seek 10 impose
ior the use thereof. and that IL would
De poor policy TO permit these connec-
lions 10 De made in such a way as To
Drain any large territory in the va
lase OF Highland Park. In view OF
the engineers statement and the ontn
ION or the Corporation Counsel YOUR
l,oHlHllttee are satisfied TO make faV-
oIsoie recommendation insofar as the
I -, d.
mat the size OF the crock proposed
Tor the drainage OF said properfv be
determined by the City Engineer be-
lore any permit Is granted to him 10
make connections with the resnacti,.a
lateral or public sewers so that in NO
instance Will the petitioners have an
opp",ntn ~ OF draining a greater
than contemplated. We therefore rec
ommend the adoption OF the following
resolution ms
Respectfully submitted.
A. J. WALSH
GEO. n. ELLIS
VIM KOENIG
HERMAN SCHULTZ
NJ. j. HEATING
A. a. DEIMEI.
BY Aid Walsh.
Whereas. lateral sewer has bc.n
W vtsG ay IN the alley north of
anu Csrdoni avenues. and
whereas. The assessment for the
ronstrgctior OF said lateral sewer has
oeei levied upon the lots abutting
said lateral sewer situated " on ,,,s
east and west sides OF Hawthorn ara
Cardoni avenues. and. ""u
n hersas; The property proposed to
nc oIhlned nv the construction OF a
iatera! sewer is az the present time i'm
the village Of Highland Park Wing
netweeh Hawthorne and Cardoni ave-
limits northerly to the unnamed thor
oughfarc lying south OF and adjoining
N" property OF the Brush Runabott
on pany; being in all 81 lots. there
Resolved. That the Department Of
Public Works be ana Is hereby author
IIeo ahd empowered TO grant permits
sion TO the Oakland Land Co, to con
meet It's property hereinbefore describ-
ed lying In the Village OF Highland
Park viii the lateral sewer In the
,hIley north OF Woodland avenue be-
lnues;
Provided. That said Oakland Land
90; pay to said Department an amount
lequlVaIent TO l-2c per square foot up
on touI lots proposed 20 be drained
whiCh are now occupied as dwelling
houses. between Hawthorne and Car.
doni avenues and extending from IN.
city limits northerly to the unnamed
thoroughfare lying south OF and adj
goininK the property OF the Brush
kunabout Co. which said sam shall
he deposited with the Department OF
Public Works before a permit is grant
ed to make said connection: also that
sac saId roakland Land Co.. deposit with
the Department OF Public Works such
sum as may he necessary to cover the
expense OF inspection and that said
ntction be made under the super
vision Of said Department; and further
that THE size OF the crock 70 he used
Tor the drainage OF said property shall
nrSt be designated and approved by
the City Engineer OF the City OF De-
Adopted as follows:
Yeas--Ald Brozo. Burton. Deimel. FL
US. Field. Garvey. Gilman Grindlev.
HARPER. 1llndle. Heating. Keusch.
koenie. Knapp. Littleheld Lodge Lynch
McCarty. Mason. Merritt OBrien. Os-
trowski. Owen. Rosenthal Schultz.
SkrzycH; Thelsen. Thompson Tossy.
Vernon. Walsh. Watson. Zoeller. and the
President. 81
Nays-None
By Aid. walsh:
Resolved. That the resolution adopt
ed November 2Sth. 81 g. &. d. 1881
pertaining To Oakland Land Company
20 connect with lateral sewer be and
thu same is hereby resciuded
Adopted as follows:
Neas-Nid Brozo, Burton. Demel. FL
Us Field. Garvey. Gilman, Grindiev.
llarpfer. iindle. Heating. Keusch.
koenig, Knapp. Littledeld. Lodge Lynch.
Nice aity. Mason. Merritt Ofirien. Os,
trowskl. owen. RoscuthaI schultz.
SkrZycki Theiscn Thompson TossV
Vernon. Walsh, Watson. Zoellpr. and the
President. --34
Nays-Nou'.
FROM THE SAME.
To the Honorable the Common Councils.
Gentle meu--Nour Committee on sew
ers ia whom was referred the petition
OF Frank \ Noah for leave to pay
lateral sewnr- assessment with Interest
ct per cent per annum. respectfully
cons idetation and find that petitioner.
ls tho ownpt OF Lots = H. -. 10 aud -
OF xoah's sub of ~. l. 80 -Chpuc
Farm" that in 1909 lateral sewer
was constructed ir the rear OF said
lots and on Feb. ~ 1901. tile city. by
reason Of tho uou-pa ymcnt Of said as
scSS roeufS btd same in. tnnt Petitioner
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