Documentary History of American Water-works

Ohio

Ohio became a state in 1803.

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References
1852 An act to provide for the creation and regulation of Incorporated Companies in the State of Ohio.  May 1, 1852.
Sec. 49. To create and regulate gas light and water companies.

1853 An act to amend the act entitled "an act to provide for the organization of cities and incorporated villages."  March 11, 1853.
§ 2. That any city, for the purpose of erecting water works, for supplying such city with water, may issue its bonds for borrowing money in any sum not exceeding five hundred thousand dollars, at such rates of interest, at such dates, and upon such length of time as the city council of any such city may deem proper; and till moneys so borrowed shall be used and applied exclusively to the erection of such water-works, and to no other use or purpose whatever.
§ 5. For the purpose of paying the expenses of conducting and managing water works, the trustees of water works shall have power to assess and collect, from time to time, a water rent of sufficient amount, in such manner as they may deem most equitable, upon each and every tenement adjoining, abutting to, or bounded upon any street, lane, alley, public ground, square, block, or premises through which water pipe has been laid.

1854 An act to amend an act entitled "an act to provide for the organization of cities and incorporated villages," passed May 3d, 1852, and the act amendatory thereto,
passed March 11, 1853.  May 1, 1854.  Allowed cities to build water works in contiguous cities or villages with their consent.

1876 An act to so amend the Municipal Code as to more effectually restrain municipal Councils from making contracts in excess of money on hand, and in general from doing any thing whereby city or village debts are incurred or a necessary for taxation created except in strict accordance with specific law.  April 8, 1876 [Known as the Burns' Bill.]

1908 Report of an investigation of water and sewage purification plant in Ohio, made under authority of an act of legislature, passed February 23, 1906.

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The State of Ohio requires community water systems to identify and map areas of their distribution systems that are known or likely to contain lead service lines.

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