Session Laws

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter three hundred and thirty-nine of the acts of nineteen hundred and twenty-five, the city of Beverly is hereby authorized to enter into a contract with Gourdeau Limited, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation for the disposal of sewage emanating from a one hundred and twenty-eight acre subdivision of land located on Grapevine road in the town of Wenham, presently owned by Gordon College, but under agreement for sale to said Gourdeau Limited, Inc., said contract to be approved by the board of the South Essex Sewerage District and said city of Beverly.

The contract may allow for the use of the system of sewer mains, or any portion thereof, belonging to said city of Beverly. The contract may be entered into at any time. The city council of said city of Beverly shall have the authority to enter into, extend, renew, amend or alter the contract, or any part thereof in agreement with said Gourdeau Limited, Inc. and with the approval of said board of the South Essex Sewerage District.

Said Gourdeau Limited, Inc. shall pay all costs, charges, and fees arising from, or incidental to its utilizing the mains, pumping stations and related facilities owned by or available to said city of Beverly, including:

(a) engineering, planning and drawing fees for the design or redesign or any mains or systems necessary to carry the flow from said Gourdeau Limited, Inc.;

(b) obtaining, utilizing and protecting easements or other rights necessary for laying mains to transport sewage from said Gourdeau Limited, Inc. to the mains of said city of Beverly;

(c) the laying, maintaining and servicing of the mains laid from said Gourdeau Limited, Inc. to the mains of said city of Beverly;

(d) all legal, engineering or other costs and fees connected with, or incidental to, the preparation for, connection with, or operation of the connection of mains belonging to said Gourdeau Limited, Inc. to the mains of said city of Beverly;

(e) the periodic cost of operation, as determined by said city of Beverly;

(f) a contribution toward bonded indebtedness as determined by said city of Beverly.