Democratic Sentinel, Volume 14, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 October 1890 — ORDINANCE NO. 176. [ARTICLE]

ORDINANCE NO. 176.

An Ordinance providing for the construction of a Tile Drain on Elm street in Weston’s Second Addition to the Town of Bensselaer, Indiana, and repealing sll ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict therewith, and deolaring an emergency: Section I. Be it ordained by the Board of Trustees of the Town of Rensselaer, in legal session, that a Tile Drain be constructed on the following route, to-wit: Commencing on tho South side of Elm street and a suitable distance therefrom, where said street intersects the creek or ditch known as the “Make-him-self“, and running from thence east along the south side of said Elm street to the east side of Scott street, all in Weston’s Seoond Addition to the Town of Rensselaer, Indiana. Section 2. The Drain provided for in section one (1) of this orcnnanoe shall be constructed of tile Eight inohes in diameter and laid at the depth specified in the specifications in the hands of the Clerk of said Town, and to be constructed under the provisions of an act of the Indiana Legislature of March 8, 1889, as set forth in the aots of said sessions on pages 237 to 246 inclusive. (See Beotion 2 thereof.)

Section 3. J. C. Porter, Wilburn Day and George H. Brown, freeholders and voters of said Town, and not in any way interested in said sewer, are hereby appointed appraisers whose duty it shall be to examine all the lots and parts of lots or other pieces or parcels of land that will in any manner be benefitted by the construction of said Sewer, and to assess the amount of benefits to each lot or part of lot or'other piece or parcel of land that will result thereto by the construction of said sewer to make out a schedule of said lots and parts of lots and other piece or parcel of land with their assessments thereto. To append to said sohedule and assessments their affidavits that said assessments are in all respects true and impartial assessments of the benefits resulting to each lot, and part of a lot or other piece or parcel of land in any way benefited by the said proposed drain, and to file said schedule and assessment with the Olerk of the Board of Trustees of said Town. Should any person appointod as appraiser fail to act, or should a vacanoy in any manner occur in the appraisers now or hereafter appointed their places may be filed by the Board of Trustees at any regular or special meeting of said Board.

Section 4. James 0. Thrawls is hereby appointed engineer to lay out and make plans and specifications for the construction of said drain, and Edmund H. Morlan and John It. Vanatta are heeoby appointed agents to purchase material and superintend the construction of said work. Section 5. Be it further ordained that said drain shall be oonstruoted according to tho specifications in this ordinance and according to the plans and specifications made by the engineer, within forty-five days from the taking effeot of this ordinance, and said work, and the collection of the payment from those benefitted thereby are ordered to bo done in accordance with the provisions of an act mentioned in section one (1) of this ordinance. Section <*>. Be it further ordained that the Board of Trustees as aforesaid meet in special session to hear objections to the necessity for the const ruction thereof, at the Town HalJ, Saturday evening, October 25, 1890. Seoeion 7. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Seoticn 8. An emergency is hereby declared toexistfor the immediate taking effect of this ordinance, therefore tho same shall be in force from and after its passage. Approved in regular session October 13, 1890. ’ EMMET KANNAL. President Board of Trustees. Attest: Chas. G. Spitleb, Town Clerk.