Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-04-29

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"a iV,oeo or less and all Villages AM
/ I boroagns OF this State, whether or
saiized under the general laws ol
anuer a special law. to establish
u MAINTAIN a general system Of
/ sewers, ana to maintain. alter, relax
aha extend any existing system Of
sewers and TO provide Tor the cos
tnereof and to create sewer district:
WITHIN the limits of such cities, vii.
iases or Boroughs
ce IL enacted by the Legislature OF
the State Of Minnesota:
section l. That Chapter az OF the
General Laws of 1903 as amended &,
Snapter l4l of the General Laws OF
lso'. chapter 364 of the General Laws
or 1903; Chapter 1856 of the General
Laws Of 1909. and Chapter 396 of the
General Laws of 1913. be and the same
Is hereby amended so as to read as
follows :"
Sec, 2. In any city OF this State
having a population of ten thousand
lioooo) or less, and in all Villages and
Boroughs OF this State, whether or
canned under the General Laws Or a
special law, the City, Village or Bor-
ough Council shall have power to
maintain and extend any existing sew
er system, to relay, alter or extend
tapllsh and maintain a general system
OF sewers, and to create sewer dis
tflcts and change, diminish or enlarge
the boundaries thereof from time to
time
Sec. 3. The City, Village or Borough
council may at any time establish a
general sewer system. and may clas-
silly sewers as general, district, joint
district and lateral. General sewers
snail be the designation of such large
sewers as shall be common to the en-
tire city, village or borough or used
as outlets for district or ioint-dis-
trlct sewers, and shall not include
those which may or shall be construct
ed for the immediate drainage of any
particular district District sewers
shall be the designation of all main
sewers laid for the immediate draining
or a particular sewer district. Joint
district sewers shall be the designa-
ton of such large sewers as may be
laid through or be used Jointly by two
or more sewer districts between a dis
trfct sewer and a. general sewer or in
dependently of general sewers, and for
all purposes of construction, main
tenances repairing and taxation or
providing for the cost therefor. shall
be treated as though in a single dis
trict. Lateral sewers shall be the
designation Of all sewers of whatever
size, capacity or length. which may be
constructed to drain any portion of a
sewer district directly into any dis
trict joint district or general sewer.
Sewer districts shall be wherever prac-
ticable laid out to include any partic-
ular portion OF the city, village or
borough. which may be drained en-
tirely by itself, or which may be first
drained by itself and then through
connection with a general sewer.
Sec. T. All general. district and
Joint-district sewers shall be laid when
practicable, in public grounds, streets
or alleys. Whenever it shall be neces-
sary In the Judgment of the city. vii
lage or borough council to lay, and
maintain any general, district, joint
district or lateral sewer in or through
other than public lands, the city, vii
lage or borough. may acquire the right
thereto by purchase, or by condemna-
tion under the right of eminent do
main.
Sec. 5. No action shall be taken for
the extension of any existing sewer,
nor for the construction of an entire
or partial system except upon the
adoption of an ordinance or resolu-
ton by a majority vote of all the
members of the city, village or Dor
ough Council The creation of sewer
districts and the alteration of the
boundaries thereof shall be by ordi-
nance, and the council may at all
times cause Inspections, surveys, plans
and profles, to be made by the city.
village or borough engineer. or other
competent engineer to be selected by
the city. village or borough council,
and reported to the city, village or
borough council for it's guidance in
determining the form and extent of
any sewer district to be created en-
largod or diminished; and such sewer
districts shall be consecutively num-
bered.
Sec. s. The cost Of constructing a
general sewer shall be paid out of the
sewer fund, if any. or if there is no
sufficient sewer fund then out of the
general revenue fund Of the city, viii
lage or borough.
Sec. I. The cost Of constructing ev-
cry district sewer may be assessed
against all the land in the sewer dis
trict subject to assessment for local
improvements. without regard to cash
valuation and each lot. piece or par
eel of land in the district so subjected
TO assessment shall be assessed in the
ratio OF the square feet area to the
total assessa BILE area of the whole sew
er district.
Sec 8. The cost Of constructing ev-
cry joint district sewer may be as
sessed against all the land in the two
Or more sewer districts which 1t
drains, and for that purpose all of the
districts So drained by any joint dis
trict sewer shall be treated as one dis
trict, and the same plan. method and
means employed as in assessing for
the cost of district sewer.
Sec. 9. The entire cost of construct
ing all lateral sewers may be assessed
against every lot, piece or parcel of
land abutting thereon, subject to as
sessment for local Improvement at an
equal sum per front foot without
regard TO cash valuation.
Sec. TO- Whenever the city. vii
LACE or borough council shall deter
mine by ordinance or resolution to al
ter, repair, relay or extend any ex-
listing sewer, or to construct any new
sewer, the cost thereof shall be esti-
mated by the city, village or borough
engineer, or some other competent en-
gineer to be selected by the city, viii
LACE or borough council who shall
draw plans and specifica tons and tab
ulate the results of his estimate of
the cost and report the same to the
city. village or borough council: and
such plans and specifications shall be
filed with the clerk or recorder of such
city. village or borough before any
proposals for bids for work thereun-
der shall be advertised, and shall re-
main on file, open to the inspection
OF all persons until after the contract
for such work shall be let and copies
Of such plans and specifications shall
be furnished by the engineer who shall
nrauare the originals. to any person