Section 101.12 – Drains Privately Owned; Regulations; Expense Lien.
101.12 Drains privately owned; regulations; expense lien. Sec. 12. Whenever the council shall deem it necessary for the public health, they may require the owners and occupants of lots and premises to construct private drains therefrom to connect with some public sewer or drain, and thereby to drain such lots and premises; and to keep […]
Section 101.13 – Drains Privately Owned; Connection With Public Sewers.
101.13 Drains privately owned; connection with public sewers. Sec. 13. The owners or occupants of lots and premises shall have the right to connect the same, at their own expense, by means of private drains, with the public sewers and drains, under such rules and regulations as the board of public works shall prescribe. History: […]
Section 101.14 – Drains Privately Owned; Annual Charge, Lien.
101.14 Drains privately owned; annual charge, lien. Sec. 14. The board of public works may charge and collect annually from persons whose premises are connected by private drains with the public sewers, such reasonable sum, not exceeding 2 dollars per year, as they may deem just, in proportion to the amount of drainage through such […]
Section 101.15 – Improvement of Ditches and Water Courses; Special Assessment.
101.15 Improvement of ditches and water courses; special assessment. Sec. 15. Such part of the expenses of providing ditches and improving water-courses as the council shall determine, may be defrayed by a special assessment upon the lands and premises benefited thereby, in proportion to such benefits. History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;– […]
Section 101.16 – Public Sewers; Repair; Cost, Payment.
101.16 Public sewers; repair; cost, payment. Sec. 16. The expenses of repairing public sewers, ditches and water-courses may be paid from the general sewer fund. The expenses of reconstructing public sewers shall be defrayed in the manner herein prescribed for paying the expenses of the construction thereof. History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 […]
Section 101.17 – Public Sewers; Ordinances for Protection and Control.
101.17 Public sewers; ordinances for protection and control. Sec. 17. The council may enact such ordinances as may be necessary for the protection and control of the public drains and sewers, and to carry into effect the powers herein conferred in respect to drainage of the city. History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 […]
Section 101.18 – Repealed. 1974, Act 345, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1974.
101.18 Repealed. 1974, Act 345, Imd. Eff. Dec. 21, 1974. Compiler’s Notes: The repealed section pertained to borrowing to construct main or trunk sewer.
Section 101.11 – Construction Petition; Sewer Districts.
101.11 Construction petition; sewer districts. Sec. 11. When the owner of a majority of the lands liable to taxation in any sewer district or part of the city which may be constituted a sewer district, shall petition for the construction of a sewer therein, the council shall construct a district sewer in such location, and […]
Section 101.1 – Construction of Sewage Systems; Condemnation; Location.
101.1 Construction of sewage systems; condemnation; location. Sec. 1. The council of any city may establish, construct and maintain sewers and drains whenever and wherever necessary, and of such dimensions and materials, and under such regulations as they may deem proper for the drainage of the city; and private property, or the use thereof, may […]
Section 101.2 – Board of Public Works; Powers, Duties.
101.2 Board of public works; powers, duties. Sec. 2. The board of public works shall have the management, supervision and control of the sewers, sewerage system and drainage of the city, and the charge of their construction, subject to the general direction and approval of the council as herein provided, and the council may by […]