The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-03-16

shall, it shall be his further duty to be
Superintendent of all public sewers
within the City of Emmett and as
such shall have power to enforce all
the provisions of this ordinance.
Section 2. 1t shall be the duty of
the Superintendent of Sewers of the
City of Emmett, Idaho, to compel ev-
cry owner or occupant of lots or land,
except unoccupied lots or lands, with
IN the sewer districts of said CITY,
or which said lands or lots front or
abut on any street or alley or within
800 feet of same in case of unplatted
| lands, to cause to be constructed
drain pipe connected with such public
sewer IN such manner as to drain
all vaults, cesspools, water closets,
drain pipes and bitches under such
rules and regulations in this ordin-
ance hereinafter provided.
Section 3. Before any person who
is the occupant or owner of lots or
land within the limits of the sewer
as above described shall connect a
drain pipe with the public sewer he
shall file with the Superintendent of
the Sewer his notice of intention in
writing to so connect said drain pipe
with the public sewer, and that the
connection thereof shall be made only
! under the direction of the said Super
lntendent of the Sewer, or some COM
petent person appointed by him for
that purpose. Such notice shall be
given at least two days prior to the
time the connection is to be made
and said connecting pipe shall be not
less than four inches in diameter, and
said drain pipe so constructed shall
be properly connected with all vaults,
water closets, cesspools and drainage
bitches on said lot or parcel of land
under the rules and regulations here
matter prescribed.
Section 4. In accordance with Sec
ton two of this ordinance it shall
become the duty of the Superintend-
ent of Sewers, whenever directed so
to do by resolution placed on the min
utes at any regular or special meet
ing of the City Council designating
what lots or parcels of land shall be
connected with the public sewer by
drainage pipe to serve written notice
upon the owner or person in possess
sion of such lot or lots or parcels of
land, which said written notice shall
be in form hereinafter prescribed by
Section of this ordinance, and if
such owner or owners of such lots or
tracts of land subject to the provi-
Sions of this ordinance, or the party
in possession, fail, neglect or refuse
to construct a proper drain pipe and
connect the same with the public
sewer, as in this ordinance prescribed,
within thirty days after the service
of said written notice, the said city
council shall have the right to go
in and upon the said premises and
cause to be constructed a proper
drainage pipe and connect the same
with the public sewer, and the eX-
pense of so constructing and con-
Meeting said drain pipe shall consti-
tute a lien upon the premises so
drained and the assessment thereof
shall be made and collection thereof
enforced in the same manner as the
assessments are made and collected
for the sewer, except that the whole
expense shall be assessed and col
lected for the year in which the i'm
provement is made, and in addition
thereto the City Clerk shall add to
such assessment and collect the same
as a penalty for the refusal or neg
lect of the owner as aforesaid to
construct said drain pipe and such
penalty shall be in the sum of $500
for each drain so constructed, and
shall become lien upon the prem
Uses so benefited.
Section 5. The notice to be served
by the City's Superintendent of the
Sewer, as prescnped by Section four
of this ordnance, shall be substan-
TALLY in form and substance as fol-
lows, to-wit:
"Ofice of the City Clerk of the City
of Emmett, Idaho.
TO. owner Tor
| No.. of .............. .Ad-
dition to the City of Emmett, Idaho:
"Please take notice that by reso-
luton passed by the Mayor and City
Council on the. 49,. day of. .......
H., you are required to construct
drain pipe and connect same with
the public sewer upon the above de-
scribed premises as provided by or
dinance No.. of the City OF
Emmett, passed and approved on the
....... day of. ............., 1916,
within. ....... days after the SER
vice upon you of this notice.
Dated this. day of. .........
H..
Superintendent of Sewer"
And it shall be the duty of the Su-
perintendent of the Sewer to serve
the same upon the owner or occupant
of the premises therein described and
Immediately file in the office of the
City Clerk proof of such service.
Section 6. 1t shall be the duty of
the Superintendent of the Sewer,
when he is satisfied that all the rules
and provisions of this ordinance have
been complied with, to accept each
connection with the public sewer and
to make and keep a book wherein he
shall record complete and accurate
statement of all such connections of
drain pipes with such public sewer,
showing the name of the person or
persons making such connection, the
premises drained, giving full de-
scription of the location of the con-
nection, which said book shall be
kept in connection with a sewer map
| which shall he made bv the CITY En-