Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1915-03-10
ORDINANCE NO. 3O7.

sewers, sewer outlets ana sewage
Disposal or Purifying Plants, and the
payment of the cost thereof.
1.-Sewer District established.
General Plans.
Reconstruction shall proceed UNI
der State Law.
4.-Construction of Plans or Con-
Inection Sewers.
5.-Connection Fee where not as
sessed.
6.-Connections how made.
7.-Condemnation of Private Pro-
perty.
S.-City Clerk to have charge
9.-Repeal and Enacting Clause.
Be 1t Ordained by the City Council
of the City of DEBORAH, Iowa:
Section THAT for the purpose
of the construction or reconstruction
of sewer, sewer outlets and sewage
disposal or purifying plants, there
shall be and is hereby granted and
established one Sewer District in said
City, which shall comprise the entire
City.
Section 2.-That all sewers, sewer
outlets, sewage disposal or purifying
plants to be hereafter constructed or
reconstructed, shall be built accord
ing to the general plans and specifi-
|cations therefor, now on file, prepar-
ed by A. R. Coffeen, as City Engi-
ner, and Iowa Engineering Company,
consulting engineers on outlet dispos-
al, under and by virtue of the author
ity and direction of the City Council
of said City of DEBORAH, Iowa, and
no deviation of said plans shall be
made or allowed that will reduce the
efficiency or capacity of the system,
that no change whatever shall be
made without recommendation
from some competent, sanitary engi-
neer sanctioned by three-fourths vote
of the City Council. Before any
work is ordered constructed, the de-
tailed plans and specifications and
estimated cost thereof shall be filed
with the City Clerk of said City.
Section 3.-That whenever the
Council of said City of DEBORAH,
Iowa, shall deem it advisable or nee
essary upon it's own motion or upon
the petition of property owners or
vote at special election to construct
or reconstruct any sewer, sewer out
let, sewage disposal or purifying
plant, it is hereby authorized, en-
powered and directed to proceed and
it shall proceed with such work and
the payment therefor, as provided
and authorized and directed by the
Laws Of the State of Iowa, and the
City Council is authorized to proceed
hereunder or under any part thereof
as 1t may determine from time to
time and by resolution or ordinance
direct, so far as applicable to such
work to be done.
Section 4.-That said City Coun-
Gil may by ordinance or resolution
authorizing construction or recon
of sewers, cross-Sewers, re-
lief sewers, intercepting sewers, or
branch sewers, for the benefit of the
owners of property abutting thereon
or adjacent thereto, to be attached
to or connected to main sewers, and
in case such main sewers, had been
in whole or in part, b.
special assessments, the city engi
neer or some person competent tC
perform the service, shall be employ.
ed by the City Council to ascertain
and report to said City Council the
terms and conditions including the
amount to be paid, ON which said
sewers, branch, intercepting, or re
lief sewers are to be connected with
said main sewers which shall be a
just and equitable amount under the
circumstances, and the amount so re-
ported when approved by the City
Council or such other amount as the
City Council may determine may be
assessed and collected, together with
all the other costs of such sewers
and the amount SO fixed, charged
and collected for connection or part
thereof may be paid pro rata to the
parties who have been assessed and
have paid for such main sewer or
sewers.
Section 5.-That when the owner
of any lot or parcel of ground which
has not been assessed or contributed
directly to the construction of a sew
er shall desire to connect his prop
erty with such sewer, channel or
drain, the city engineer shall ascer-
tain and report to the City Council
the amount which said property
ought to be assessed, for the use of
such sewer to which connection is to
be made, which sum shall be a just
and equitable proportion of the cost
of such sewer to which connection is
to be made, the amount so reported
when approved by the City Council
or such other amount as it shall de-
termine to be such just and equita-
BILE proportion shall be paid to the
City Treasurer Of such town and cred
tied to the sewer fund of the district
which has been assessed for or paid
for such sewer y drain to which con-
nection is to be made, before any
such connection shall be allowed or
permit therefor be given, or issued.
Section 6.-Any person desiring to
make any connection to any of the
public sewers of the City shall first
file with the City Clerk an applica-
ton therefor, setting forth the loca-
ton and description of the property
wherein said sewer or drain Is to pc
located and for what purpose sail
sewer or drain is to be used. Upon
the approval of said application. the
Clerk shall issue a permit to tap the
sewer as contemplated in the appli-
cation.
Section 1.-The City Council shall
have power to lay main or lateral
sewers so as to pass through private