Ordinance 3735 - Laserfiche WebLink

or owner of such building, structure, lot or parcel of real property, the Commissioner of Public Works or his duly authorized representa- tive shall cause such connection to be made by a licensed contractor and file a statement of the cost thereof with the City Clerk, and thereupon a warrant against the Sewer Fund in the amount of such cost shall be issued by the City Treasurer under the direction of the City Commissioners, payable to the licensed contractor employed to make such connection. The amount of such warrant, together with a penalty of ten per cent (10%) thereof, and together with the amount of any connection charge fixed by ordinance of the city, plus interest at the rate of eight per cent (8%) per annum upon the total amount of such cost, charge and penalty, shall be assessed against the pro- perty upon which the said building, structure, pools, ditches, water courses, or waste water pipes are situated, and shall become a lien thereon superior to all other liens or encumbrances except those for general taxes and special assessments . Such total amount when collected shall be paid into the City Sewer Revenue Fund. Such liens may be foreclosed by the city in the manner pro- vided by law for the enforcement of the same and for delinquent sewer- age charges. As an additional and concurrent method of enforcing the lien herein provided, the city may cut off the water service from the premises to which such sewage disposal service was furnished, and such water service shall remain cut off until all such charges, plus penalties and interest thereon, together with an additional sum of $2.00 for turning the water on, shall have been paid. Section 23 . REPAIR OF DRAINS. When any private drain pipe connected with any public sewer or drain becomes obstructed, broken, or out of order, the Inspector of Sewers and Plumbing shall, if the owner, agent or tenant of such premises fails to repair the same after two days' notice so to do, cause such drain pipe to be 16.