Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1901-04-19

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this state, shall deem it necessary and
expedient to construct or rebuild any
sidewalk or sewer in said village or city,
| and If a majority Of the owners Of the
property fronting on the street or streets
where it is proposed to construct or re-
build such walk or sewer shall petition
the, village council or common council of
such city therefor, they shall adopt a
resolution to that effect, which resolu-
ton shall specify the place or. places
constructed or rebuilt, the kind and quail
ity of materials to be used therein, the
width, the size and manner OF construc-
ton thereof, and the time within which
the same shall be completed, which shall
not be less than forty days after tiNs
services of said resolution, as hereinafter
provided.
Said resolution shall contain the lanes
Of the owners Of all lots, parts Of lots,
and parcels Of ground fronting the street
or streets Where such walk or sewer is
to be constructed or rebuilt.
Sec. 2. Such resolution shall be served
upon the persons named in said resolu-
ton at least forty days prior to the time
therein named for the completion Of said
handed to, left with, each Of the
persons therein named who are residents
of and within said village or city. and
second-If any of the persons SO named
in said resolution are not residents of
said village or city. or cannot be found
therein, then said resolution shall be pub
lished in one issue Of a newspaper reg
ularly published in said village or city, in
the English language, and having a. gem
eral circulation therein, Or in the desis-
mated official paper of said village Or
Third-If, there be no ouch newspaper
published in said village or city, then
such service and publication may be made
at least three public places in said viii
lage or city, at least forty days prior
to the time named therein for the compile
ton of said walk or sewer.
Af1davits shall be made by the person
serving or posting said resolution Of the
manner, time and place of serving or
posting the same, and by the foreman.
the time and name Of publishing the
same, end such af1idavits shall be at
tached to said resolution and, with 1t,
filed with the village or city recorder.
accordance with the provisions Of this
act, shall for the purposes thereof, be
deemed personal services of such resolu-
t1 Sec. og 8 # fh sup Perv Work n saaii n5 5fe be fully
done, and said sidewalk or sewer shall
not be fully constructed or rebuilt in
the manner and Within the time pre-
scrjbed in said resolution, then the vii
lage council, CT common council of said
city, may order the same to be done by
the street commissioner, or commissions
of public works, Or cause the same TO De
done by contract let to the lowest re-
sponsible bidder, the entire expense there
of to be paid out Of the general revenue
furds of said village or city.
said village or city shall have completed
the construction of said walk or sewer
as aforesaid, the village council or COM
mon council of such city shall adopt a
and where they shall hear testimony OF
all persons interested or affected, and as
certain the amount of benefits to prop
erty fronting such sidewalk or seWer, py
such resolution shall be served on all the
persons named in the resolution adopted
under section one O Of this act, and in
the. manner therein provided.
resolution said village council, or com
mon council of said city, shall hear any
and all testimony offered by or on behalf
Of all parties interested or affected by the
construction of said walk or sewer, and
for said purpose the president OF the
council or other presiding officer is here
by authorized to administer oaths to wit
nesses. Thereupon, by resolution, the
village council, or common council Of said
city, shall determine the amount of bene-
fit caused by said construction, to each
lot, part of lot, or. parcel Of ground 'front.'
ing the street or streets where such walk
or sewer shall have been constructed or
rebuilt as aforesaid; and a full and COM
plete record thereof shall be made and
kept by the village or city, recorder in a
separate book kept for that purpose,
which frecord. shall contain a description
of the property benefited and charged
with. the construction I0fa such walk OF
sewer, the amount Of benefit determined
in each case as aforesaid, and when 80
determined; the amount Of each .eEnual
installment thereof; when transmitted to
the county auditor of the county for as
tsessment; the amount paid thereon and
when paid. Such record to be used in
making each annual levy and assessment,
as in this act provided.
The amount of the benefits to each lot,
Ttermined as aforesaid shall be and be-
come a charge against the same and shall
he assessed thereon, as in case of county,
city or state taxes, in three annual In
stallments.
See. 4. If such assessment for either
or any of the purposes aforesaid be not
fully paid to the street commissioners
village or city treasurer, OF other officer
within twenty lays after said walk or
sewer has been fully constructed or re-
built, aus aforesaid, the village council, OF
common council Of said city, may issue.
Village or city, on the treasurer for the
aggregate amount Of hhe unpaid BALANCE
of each of said assessments, payable In
three annual installments, each of which
separate order, bearing interest at a rate
to be determined by said village OF city
council, not exceeding six per cent per
annum from their date until maturity,
and payable as follows:
One payable on or before the first day
of June, of the year next following the
ssuing Thereof; ONE payable on the first
day of June, of the second year next fol-
lowing: and one payable On the first day
Of June, Of the third year next following.
Said orders shall be made payable to
bearer, and the same may be issued, ne
gotiated and sold by said village or city
for not less than their par Or face alu
All said orders shall be In substantially
the following form:
s.. Dated at ...... Minnesota, 80. 49,.
The treasurer OF the Village or city,
OF ............ will pay to the bearer
hereof the sum Of ........:... dollars and
,.,........ cents on or before the 1st day
of June, A. D.. H.. with interest thereon
q aro nne late ate hereof until maturity. This
order represents one-third of the amount
expended in the construction Of a (side-
walk or sewer in said (village or city
A ~i record Of ali. said orders shall be
made and kept by said village, or, city
recorder, which record h show the
date when due, to whom sold, amount
sold for, and for what purpose the same
was Issued, when the same vas paid, and
the amount paid as shown by the treas
Books shall be provided for said pur-
Sec. s. After the completion Of said
village council. or common council OF said
city, said village council, or common
council Of said city, shall ann tally. on
or before the first day of October of each
year, until the whole OF said assessments
have been levied as herein provided,
cause a. statement Of the amount Of one
of said three annual installmeats, with six
per cent annual interest thereon COM
puted from, the time Of completion of said
work to the first day Of June following
the making of said levy added thereto, to
be transmitted, with the village or city
taxes for tina year, to the auditor of the
county, and the said auditor shall insert
the same with the other taxes in the
duplicate statement of taxes annually
transmitted by him to the county treas
,1rar for collection and thereof.