[Adopted 11-8-1912]
A system of public sewerage is hereby established and adopted
for the purpose of disposing of liquid wastes, domestic drainage and
sewage, excluding storm surface water and drainage, by a disposal
plant or any other method of disposal that Borough Council may hereafter
adopt and find necessary. The locations of the sewers, culverts, conduits
and pipes with the necessary inlets, manholes and appliances shall
be, so far as practicable, in and along the public highways, streets
or alleys of said Borough, and the disposal plant shall be located
at such place or places within or without the Borough as shall be
determined by Council.
If it is found necessary in the construction of said system
of sewers that any of the sewers, culverts, conduits, pipes, inlets,
etc., shall be required to diverge from the public highways, streets
or alleys within the lines of said Borough and pass through private
property therein, the consent of owners of such private property shall
be first obtained if possible, and, if not, such sewerage system shall
be constructed through such private property and compensation therefor,
if any, shall be made as provided by Acts of Assembly in such case
made and provided.
The extension of the system of sewers hereby established so
as to cover additional portions of the Borough not included in the
original plans and specifications hereinafter may from time to time
be adopted and approved by Council, and when such extensions and additions
have thus been approved and ordained, the same shall become a part
of the system of sewers hereby established and adopted.
[Amended 4-28-1980 by Ord. No. 80-13; 1-30-1989 by Ord. No. 89-2]
After the sewerage and drainage system hereby established shall
have been constructed in whole or in part, it shall be unlawful to
place, throw or deposit any offal, garbage, dead animals or obstructions
of any kind whatsoever in any sewer, culvert, conduit, pipe or inlet
or manhole to the same, and any persons offending against the provisions
hereof shall be liable to a penalty of a fine of $1,000 or imprisonment
for a period not to exceed 30 days, or both, for each and every offense,
to be collected according to law, subject to the right of Council
to change or modify by ordinance this provision as to penalties.
