§ 56-3-27. Petition by property owner; resolution of board of water commissioners.

In any district within the city which is not adequately served by lateral sewers or drains, one or more owners of real estate within such district may present a petition to the board of water commissioners requesting the board to lay and install, for the purpose of serving such district, lateral sewers or drains. Such petition shall be accompanied by a sum of money equal to the petitioner's pro rata share of the total cost of such improvement, which share shall be determined in accordance with the lineal footage of real estate of such petitioner fronting upon the street or alley where such lateral sewer or drain is to be laid; or, the board of water commissioners, without such petition, in its discretion, may, and whenever deemed necessary, shall lay or install, lateral sewers or drains fronting upon such property with a like assessment to the owner of real estate fronting upon such property. Following receipt of such petition or without such petition, the board of water commissioners may, in its discretion, adopt a resolution authorizing the laying and installation of lateral sewers or drains and specifying the streets and alleys through which it shall be found necessary to lay the same in order to adequately serve such property.