The term “drainage district”, as used in this article, shall comprehend and mean the building of storm sewers as provided in this article, or the reclamation of lands, as provided in this article, and in general shall comprehend the doing of any necessary improvement to effectuate such purposes and the assessment of the cost thereof, according to a just, fair and equitable apportionment, against the property specially benefited and enhanced in value by the making of such improvements. (Code 1941, Art. 128-3)
All the provisions of the charter and state laws relative to the assessment of property shall, so far as practicable, be applicable to any of the provisions of this article unless otherwise provided in this article. This article shall be cumulative of all other methods and means provided by any other law relating to the same subject. (Code 1941, Art. 128-19)
The city may purchase, by agreement or by condemnation, all property that may be necessary for carrying out any particular drainage plan, or the making of any drainage improvement, and the same shall be paid for out of any available funds and the cost of the purchase shall be added to the cost of the improvement and charged against the property in the territory specially benefited thereby. The city may sell and convey any part of any such property unappropriated for such improvement at such terms and for such consideration as it may see fit, and the proceeds thereof shall become a part of the special fund out of which the cost of the improvement may be defrayed. Only the cost of property actually appropriated for such improvement shall be included in any assessment made under the provisions hereof. (Code 1941, Art. 128-2)
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