§ 183. Sewer and water connections.

The director of public service shall have authority to compel the making of sewer and water connections in any street or other highway, the improvement of which has been determined upon by ordinance. The public service director shall cause written notice of the determination thereof to be given to the owner of each lot or parcel of land to which such connections are to be made, which notice shall state the number and character of connections required. Such notice shall be served by a person designated by the director of public service, in the manner provided for the service of summons in civil actions. Non-residents of the city, or persons who cannot be found, may be served by a publication of such notice in the City Bulletin. The notice shall state the time which shall not be less than ten days, within which such connections shall be constructed, and if they be not constructed within the said time, the work may be done by the city and the cost thereof assessed by council against the lots and lands for which such connections are made. Such assessments shall be certified and collected as other assessments for street improvements.

(Amended 11-3-98.)