[1971 Charter Laws, § 250; Laws of N.Y. (1915) ch. 535, § 82]
The common council may cause sewers and drains to be constructed, relaid, and repaired in the city at such places and times, in such manner, and of such dimensions and materials as it shall direct and prescribe.
[1971 Charter Laws, § 258; Laws of N.Y. (1915) ch. 535, § 89; L.L. No. 1-1941, § 1]
The common council shall not construct any drain or sewer except:
(1) 
Upon petition of a majority of the owners of property to be assessed therefor, unless for an outlet to a drain or sewer constructed upon the aforesaid petition, and then the shortest practical route shall be adopted;
(2) 
Upon resolution as provided in section LL7-64;
(3) 
In order to comply with state or federal requirements; or
(4) 
As otherwise provided by law.
[1971 Charter Laws, §§ 251, 252; Laws of N.Y. (1915) ch. 535, § 83]
(a) 
The expense of constructing sewers or drains along any street or alley shall be paid by the owners of the land and real property lying upon or adjoining that portion of the public street or alley through which the sewer or drain is constructed. The expense of constructing a sewer or drain across any street or alley and over or through any land not within any street or alley, together with all manholes, catchbasins, and flush tanks located at the intersection of streets shall be a charge upon and paid by the city by general tax. The public parks, market places, and all other land and property belonging to or in use by the city shall bear and be charged with its proportionate share of such expense. Such expense shall be paid by the city by a general tax.
(b) 
The expense of repairing or relaying any drain or sewer in the city shall be paid by a general tax.
[1971 Charter Laws, § 253; Laws of N.Y. (1915) ch. 535, § 84)
For the purpose of the payment of the expense of constructing a sewer, the common council may make temporary loans as the work of such construction progresses. In anticipation of the collection of taxes for the payment of such improvement, the interest paid for such temporary loan shall be added to and considered as part of the expenses of such improvement. Such temporary loan and the certificates issued therefor shall be a lien to the same extent as is provided for the lien of bonds for permanent loans. The certificates for such temporary loan shall be signed by the mayor and city auditor, countersigned by the city clerk, and payable within one year from the date of issuance.
[1971 Charter Laws, § 254; Laws of N.Y. (1915) ch. 535, § 85]
(a) 
The common council may purchase and hold in the name of the city such real estate as is necessary for drain and sewer purposes.
(b) 
If in the opinion of the common council it becomes necessary to construct sewers or drains over or through lands not lying in any street or alley and the consent of the owner of any such lands cannot be obtained thereto, the right to use such lands for such purposes may be obtained through the exercise of the power of eminent domain.
[1971 Charter Laws, § 257; Laws of N.Y. (1915) ch. 535, § 88]
(a) 
The common council shall ascertain and determine the expense of the construction of any sewer or drain along a street or alley. It shall be the duty of the city auditor to proceed forthwith and assess such amount upon the real property lying upon or adjoining that portion of street or alley along which such sewer or drain has been constructed. Each lineal foot of property shall pay its proportion of the total cost and one lineal foot shall not be assessed a greater or less amount than another, except that as to a corner lot abutting upon two streets, on one of which a sewer has been laid and the expense thereof heretofore assessed upon the lot, the auditor may make the assessment against the corner lot in accordance with the benefits to it.
(b) 
Upon making an assessment under subsection (a) of this section, the city auditor shall cause a notice to be posted in five public places in the city, or published at least twice in some newspaper published in the city that an assessment for sewerage purposes has been made, and that at a specified time in such notice, which time shall be at least 10 days after posting of the notice or the first publication thereof, he will be available to the city for the purpose of correcting and confirming such assessment, which he shall have power to do. After the correction and confirmation of the assessment, the assessment shall be a lien and charge upon the property so assessed, and the common council shall cause such lien and charge to be collected in the same manner as is provided for the collection of other taxes in the city.
[1971 Charter Laws, § 259; Laws of N.Y. (1915) ch. 535, § 89; L.L. No. 1-1941, § 1]
The city shall be deemed to be the owner of any public park adjoining the street in which any such sewer or drain is proposed to be constructed, and the approval of any petition for construction of a sewer by the common council shall be deemed equivalent to the signing of the petition by the city.
[1971 Charter Laws, § 260; Laws of N.Y. (1915) ch. 535, § 89; L.L. No. 1-1941, § 1]
All drains and sewers constructed for an outlet to a sewer constructed upon petition shall be paid for by the city by general tax, and shall not be chargeable to abutting property owners. No connection shall be made to any outlet sewer by any person or to a petition sewer by any person on account of whose property no assessment was made to pay for such sewer without the consent of the common council, and no such permission shall be given without the payment of a reasonable charge therefor to be determined by the regulations as the common council may prescribe.
[1971 Charter Laws, § 262; Laws of N.Y. (1915) ch. 535, § 90]
(a) 
Whenever the common council believes that the public health will be promoted by the construction of a sewer in any public street, alley, or thoroughfare of the city, it may adopt a resolution to such effect and designate a time and place when it will meet to act on such resolution. The common council shall give notice of the time and place of such meeting. The notice must describe the sewer proposed to be constructed and contain the names of the known owners of the lands abutting upon the streets in which the sewer is to be constructed. The notice must be published once a week for two consecutive weeks immediately preceding the time of hearing.
(b) 
Any person interested may be heard and introduce testimony before the common council upon the hearing on the resolution, and the common council may adjourn such hearing from time to time as it may deem necessary. The common council shall hear and determine the matter, and, if it shall determine to make such improvements, it shall adopt the resolution. If the common council shall so determine to construct such sewer the same proceedings shall be had thereafter for the construction of the sewer as if the sewer were constructed upon the presentation of a petition. The expense of the construction of such sewer shall be assessed and collected in the same manner as if the sewer had been constructed upon petition.