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Township of Ross, PA
Allegheny County
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[Ord. 108, 7/30/1928, § 1]
The owners of all properties abutting on streets or highways about to be paved with brick, cement, concrete, Warrenite or any other similar substance, and who have not connected their properties with the sewer in said streets or highways, are hereby required and directed to construct lateral sewer connections from the public sewer in said street or highway about to be paved to the curb line in front of their respective properties; provided, however, that no abutting property owner shall be required to construct said lateral sewer connections if his property connects with or can be more readily connected with a public sewer on any other street or highway.
[Ord. 108, 7/30/1928, § 2]
The Street Committee of the Township is hereby directed to serve written notice on all abutting property owners along said street or highway about to be paved and who are required to construct said lateral sewers, to construct said lateral sewers from the public sewer in said street to the curb line within 10 days after receiving said written notice; the notice on said property owners to be served in the same manner as other notices pertaining to the improvements of streets and highways are served.
[Ord. 108, 7/30/1928, § 3]
Upon failure of any property owner to construct said lateral sewer connections after receiving notice as provided in § 18-102 of this Part, the Street Committee of said Township shall cause said lateral sewer connection to be made and the cost of laying and constructing said lateral sewer connection as determined by the Township Engineer shall be collected from the abutting property owner where said lateral sewer connection is made.
[Ord. 108, 7/30/1928, § 4]
Upon failure of said property owner to pay the cost of constructing and laying said lateral sewer connection, the Township Commissioners are hereby authorized and directed to file a claim for the same against the property of said abutting property owner in the same manner and within the same time as other liens for constructing sewers are filed.