The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1902-01-04
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS )! II
THE CITY CHARTER.

ONE.
Amend Section s72 so: as to read as
.:sec. s7s: When said board shall be
ordered by the common council to make
any improvements described in Sec.
1856 of this charter. it shall cause an
ment to be made by the city engineer,
and shall thereupon proceed at once
to assess Is per cent of such portion Of
the estimated cost of such improvement
upon such amount. which shall be add
ed to the assessment to defray the nee
essary expenses Of making survey
plans. specifications and superinten-
dence, on the property to be benefited
nearly as may be to the benefits re-
sultin9 thereto. but in no case in excess
Of such benefits. In making such as
sessment roll the board shall describe
each parcel of property assessed. and
the amount assessed against the same,
and shall state the name of the owner
thereof so far as known to said board.
No mistake in. or omission of such
owners name shall in any wise affect
If the work shall have been COM
pleted before any assessment is made,
or II the amount so assessed shall be
insufficient to complete the work. said
said work. make a final assessment in
the same manner to pay the same.
All assessments paid on account of
any Improvement ordered to be done
for is let shall be kept separate in the
permanent Improvement revolving
fund for such Improvement until the
amount Of said fund. available for
of the estimated cost Of said improve
ment that shall be paid from said
fund.-"
end thereof the following:
''Provided, that for the purpose Of
this section in determining the owner
ship of property where any piece Of
property is owned by two or more
owners jointly or in common all such
owners shall be counted as one.''
THREE.
Add a. Section as follows:
section 284 a. That same penalties
and interest shall be collected by the
County Treasurer on assessments as
upon general taxes, which penalties and
interest shall belong to the city and oe
turned over by said Treasurer to the
city with the asSs 074p
Add a Section as follows:
Section 1858 a. The Common Council
of the City Of Duluth by * vote Of
all it's members shall have power TO
order the construction of sanitary main
trunk sewers when the public health
and necessity require it. and the City
shall have the power to assess upon
real estate to be specially benefited by
the same to defray the expense of such
construction. or a part thereof, accord
ing to special benefits which will ac-
crue to such real estate. without the
petition of property owners, provided
for in Section 1858 Of this Charter; pro-
vided. however. that Sanitary Main
Trunk Sewer is hereby defined to oe
and shall be the main outlet sewer
for the drainage Of any sanitary sewer
District terminating at the point of
final discharge Of sewerage into St.
Louis Bay or River. or Duluth or Su-
perior Bay or Harbor, or Lake Superior,
the whole length of which shall be de-
signed and intended as the outlet for
lateral sewers and shall not include
any other main outlet branch. lateral
sewer or any extension Of such main
trunk sewer"
City Clerks Office.
Duluth. Minn., Jan. 3, 1902.
1 hereby certify that the above is a
! true and correct copy of the proposed
amendments to the City Charter Of the
City Of Duluth. submitted to the Com
| mon Council by the Charter Commits
sion through the Mayor of the city, on
| this date. which amendments are to
be voted on at the Municipal Election
to be held in the City Of Duluth Feb
| ruary 4. 1902.
H. w. CHEADLE,
"ity Clerk.