The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-10-04

in all cases in which laterals may 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
ters sinks, bath tubs, down spouts and
fixtures of whatsoever kind and character,
from which any rain or waste water may
flow on or over any street. avenue, lane,
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 TO
which sewer the Corporation of Frederick
is authorized to cause any such connection
10 be made). to said sewer, by extending
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 abuts on any such
sewers or not when in their Judgment,
, they shall deem it necessary for the public
health of the inmates of such property that
J the same should be drained, and shall have
! power to compel any such owner to construct
n sewer upon his own property when they
! deem it necessary for the public health of the
persons living in said property or in the
neighboThoOd. Failure to make application
torand obtain the connection ordered by the
Board of Health. or to construct a sewer
| when directed to do so shall subject the
offender to 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 connec-
| tiOn to be 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-
| tons shall be 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 maxi
ing connection with any sewer constructed
( by The Mayor and Aldermen of Frederick,
shall be as follows:
GAY For connecting with any such sewer
by using one of the laterals which have
been or may hereafter he laid by the City,
from the main sewer to the curb, portion
of the cost of which sewer and laterals has
been, or may hereafter be- assessed to the
abutting property. No charge
(b) 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
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 a
condition as it was prior to the making of
such excavation
(c) For making a connection to pri-
waite sewer or sewer pipe connected or emp
tying into public sewer no charge. And
the cost of tapping and making connection
with any public sewer which has been or
may hereafter be constructed under any of
the streets, avenues, lanes alleys, high
WAYS or private property, in said City,
where none of the cost of construction is
charged to the abutting property shall, in
addition to an amount equal to one half of
the cost ond expense of laying the laterals
and replacing the pavements in rs good
condition as it was before the excavation
was made he such sum as the Board of
Of Aldermen shall determine And in all
cases where lateralS have been or may here
after he laid from the main sewer to the
curb. by the City. the Mayor shall notify
the abutting owner to connect thereto
within thirty days from the date OF such
notice, and in case any owner shall neglect
or refuse to make said connection, within
the time limited by said notice, then the
Mayor shall procure the materials and
cause the connection to he made under the
supervision of the acting City Engineer.
who shall ascertain the cost to be paid by
each owner of any lot abutting on any such
sewer for the making of such connection,
and in case any owner shall neglect or err
fuse to pay his, her or its portion of the
cost of any work done under this Ordi-
nance including the amount charged for
the issuance of the permit it shall be the
duty of the City Register, in the name of
the Mayor and Aldermen of Frederick, to
institute suit against such owner so neg
lecting or refusing, in the Circuit Court for
Frederick County or before Justice of
the Peace of said County, according TO the
amount involved, or to distrain the prop
erty of such owner so neglecting or retus-
ing, provided that not less than ten days
notice to be given by the City Register to
such owner of the amount of his or their
assessment, prior to such suit or distress.
III the event the owner of any such prop
erty does not live within the corporate linn
its of Frederick, and there is no occupant
of the same, the City Register shall pub
lish in some newspaper Of said city for 3
consecutive weeks nOIlce 10 lne UOu-TtSi-
dent owner of said property to have said
connection made on or before the eXpra-
ton of thirty days from the date of the no
tice so as aforesaid published, and if said
connection is not made within the time
| limited, the Mayor shall proceed to have
! said connection made, in the same manner
as he is authorized to proceed when the
owner or occupant resides in said City, and
has been served with notice as hereinbefore
directed and the cost and expenses of max
ing said connection shall he recovered from
said nonresident owner by process of at
tachment or by distraint.
Section 2. BE it enacted and ordained by
the authority aforesaid, that this ordinance
shall take effect from the date of its pas
sage, and that all ordinances or parts of or
dinances inconsistent with the provisions
of this ordinance, be and the same are
hereby repealed, to the extent of such in
consistency.
Passed September 18th, A. d. 1912.
J. E. SCHELL, p. B. A.
Approved September 18th, A. D. 1912.
J. f. SCHELL, Mayor.