The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-09-27

and Aldermen of Frederick, on the Goth
day of Nav. A. D. 19Os. entitled An Or
dinauce to repeal an Ordinance" passed
and approved by The Mayor and Aldermen
OF Frederick. on the 9th day of October,
A. y. 1905. entitled. AN Ordinance Iegu-
lating the using, tapping OF or making any
connection with the brick sewer on Market
street or any sewer or sewer pipe connected
Herewith. and prohibiting the deposlung
of filth etc. therein and fixing rates OF
chargr- for the use thereof" and to enact
the following ordinance, providing tor the
USING. tapping or making connection with
any sewer which is now or may hereafter
he constructed under any Of the avenues,
streets. lanes, alleys. highways or under
any private property in Frederick City,
and providing for the using, tapping Of OF
making connection with any sewer pipe
connected Herewith, and prohibiting the
derosting of filth etc. therein, and fixing
rates of charges for the use thereof and for
making connections Herewith, - he and the
same is hereby repealed and re-enactsd
with amendments 50 as to read as follows:
Section s. Be it Enacted and Ordained,
That all rain and waste water of every
character which may now or hereafter flow
ovet or on any street, avenue, alley, lane,
highway, sidewalk or foot way, through
drains. cutters, pipes or fixtures, from any
property, any portion of which abuts on
any street, avenue lane, alley highway or
private property. in which sewer Is laid
to which sewer the Corporation of Frede
rick l. authorized to cause any such con-
nection to be made, shall be connected
with and discharged into the main sewer
adjacent thereto by laying a lateral sewer,
at proper depth, from the main sewer to
the building line of any such property, or
in the event laterals have been laid from
the main sewer to the curb then by eX-
tending said lateralS underground to the
building line of any such property: and in
all cases where ateralS ha; already b n
laid from the curb to the main sewer to the
curb. the owner shall, at his own ex, e.
connect all drains. cutters, sinks, bath
tubs, down spouts aud fixtures of wha:so-
ever kind and character from which any
rain or waste water of any kind now or
hereafter flows on or over any street, av
nue. alley, lane. highway, sidewalk or
footway, from any property, any portion of
which abuts on any street, lane, highway.
alley or private property, in which a sewer
is laid by extending said lateral under
ground from the curb to the building line
of any such property, and connecting all
such drains cutters and fixtures thereto in
the manner provided in this ordinance: and
the sidewalk shall he restored to as good
condition as it was before the excavation
was made within five DAYS after said con-
nection shall have been made; but in those
streets, avenues, alleys or highways in
which no lateTals have been laid to the
curb. the streets, etc, shall he opened, the
laterals laid from the main sewer to the
curb and the streets, avenues, lanes and
alleys restored to as good condition -
they before the excavations were made
by the Mayor and Aldermen of Frederic
and One-half of the cost thereof she'll be
charged to the abutting owners as provid 1
in the ninth section of this Ordinance: and
in all cases in which laterals NAV be laid
hereafter. by the City from the main sewer
to the curb the abutting owners shall at
their own expense connect all drains, gut
tiers, sinks. bath tubs, down spouts and
fixtures of whatsoever kind and character
from which any rain or waste water NAV
flow on or over any street. avenue lare,
alley. highway, sidewalk or foot way from
any property, any portion of which abuts
on street, lane, alley, highway or private
property, in which any sewer is laid Is,
which sewer the Corporation of Frederick
is authorized to cause any such connection
to be made to said sewer by eXtendi 10
said lateral underground from the curb to
the building line of any such property.
The Board of Health shall have power TO
compel any property owner to connect his
or their property with the public sewers.
whether said property ahuts on anv such
sewers or not, when in their Judgment.
they shall deem it necessary for the public
health of the inmates of such property thai
the same should be drained. aud shall have
power to compel any such owner to construct
a sewer upon his own property when they
deem it necessary for the public health of the
persons living in said property or in the
neighboIhOud Failure 10 make applieation
for and obtain the connection ordered hv the
Board of Health. or to construct a sewer
when directed to do so shall subject tbe
offender to a fine of not less than one dollar
nor more than five dollars per day. while
such failure continues. and in addition
thereto the Mayor may cause such conpec-
ton to he made in the manner provided in
the 9th Section of this Ordinance. and the
cost and expense thereof shall be collected
as therein set forth; and all sewer connec-
tions shall he made under the direction
and supervision of the acting City En-
gineer.
Section 9. Be it Enacted and Ordained.
That the charge or fee for tapping or max
ing connection with any sewer constructed
by The Mayor and Aldermen of Frederick.
shall he as follows:
IA For connecting with any such sewer
by using one of the laterals which have
been or may hereafter be laid nv the CITY.
from the main sewer 10 the curb. portion
of the cost of which sewer and laterale. has
been, OF may hereafter be, assessed to the
ahutting property. No charge.
(bl For connecting with any such sewer,
a portion of the cost of which has been
assessed to the admitting property. by using
one of the latterals which have been or
may hereafter be laid ~ the City. from the
main sewer to the curb at the expense of
the City. an amount equal to one-half of
the cost and expenses, as ascertained by
the acting City Engineer of laying said
lateral from the main sewer to the curb
and replacing the pavement in as good
condition as it was prior to the making OF
such excavation.
(c) For making connection to a pri-