The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1902-10-04

Der cent per annum. And If they run
for over i've ~ years shall not bear
greater rate OF. interest 5tnan nye, !a9
event be sold for less than the par
value thereof, and shall be sold in &C.
cordance with the provisions OF chapter
FS55 Of the General Statutes. OF Mime
sofa OF the year r .1zfsi SSs'0ns ana 4
Amend Section 1853 OF the City Charter
so as to read as follows:
SECTION 358-The city shall have no
power to assess upon any real estaN
improving any street. alley or highway.
except sprinkling or sweeping the same,
unless twenty-five (25) per cent OF the
owners owning at least twenty-five (zol
therefor. according to the records In the
office Of the register Of deeds OF st.
Louis County, al the time the petition
is presented, shalt first petition the
nor shall the city have any power ts
assess upon any real estate for any pans
of the expense of constructing any
sewer or drain pi2e for surface water
or private drain. unless ten (10) per
cent Of the owners. owning at least
ten (1O) per cent of the real estate to
be assessed therefor, according to the
records in the office of the register OF
deeds of St. Louis County, at the time
the petition is presented shall first
petition the common council for such
| Improvement.
All joint or common owners Of any
piece of~>property she be counted al
one owner in determining the number.
If such petition shall require the inn
provement therein mentioned to be
made in any specific manner, or with
any specific kind of material, such re:
quirement as to manner or material
council may itself determine the man
ner of such Improvement and the ma
ter1al to be used.
The common council may by two
authorize the employment Of person
or persons to circulate petition for
any Improvement which in the judy
ment Of the council is necessary and
lprOper.'
Section 1858 a-The common councD
e eli saS rs rs " Vote Of all It's members.
shall have power to order the construc-
ton OF hs nn5y 5eab and
require it. and the city shall have the
power to assess upon: the real estate
to be specially benefited by the same t.
defray the expense Of such construc-
special benefits which will accrue to
such real estate, without the petition OF
property owners, provided for In Sec
tion 1858 of this Charter; provided. how
ever, that a. sanitary main trunk sewer
is hereby defined to be and shall be-,
the main outlet sewer for the drainage"
of any sanitary sewer district ter
minating; at the point of final discharge
of sewerage into st. Louis bay or river.
Lake Superior. the whole; length Of
which shall be designed and intended
as the outlet for lateral sewers. and
shall not include any. other main out
let. branch lateral sewer, or any extern
sion Of such main trunk sewer"
FIVE.
Amend Section s72 so as to read as
follows:
"section s72-when said Board shall
be ordered by the common council to
make any improvements described in
Section 1856 of this charter, it shall
cause an estimate Of the cost Of suoh
improvement to be made by the city
engineer. and shall thefenpon PROCEED
at once to asses eighty 900 per cent
Of such portion Of the estimated cost Of
Guiding ten per cent Go per cent? upon
such amount, which shall. be added
Ito the assessment to defray the neces-
sary;; expenses Of making survey plans,
the property Is be beneited 81 said
improvement. in proportion as nearly
as may to the benefits resulting there
to. but in no. case in excess OF such
benefits. In making such assessment
roll the board shall describe each parcel
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 such as
II the work shall have. been COM
pleted before any assessment Is made.
or if the amount 50 assessed shall be
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 by
contract. before the contract therefor il
let. shall be kept separate in the per-
lmanent improvement revolving fund
for such Improvement until the amount
Of said fund, available for said i'm
proyeme9t' equals that portion of the
that shall be paid from said fund"
Add section az follows:
! Section 1854 a--The same penalties
and, interest shall attach and be. COL
lected by. the county. treasurer on as
penalties and interest shall belong to
! the city and he turned: over by said
treasurer to the city with the assess
ments."
Amend Section sse 50 as to read, as
Section sse-A penalty of ten (1o)
per cent shall be added to all assess
ments not paid on Or before ten (10)
days after the time for. appeal. herein
before provided for. has expired
EIGHT.
Amend Section ATT Of the city charter
by striking out the: words Board Of
Fire Commissioners, two hundred dol
liars ($200) each.' 50 that said section
as amended will. read as follows: This
amendment shall not affect the present
members Of the board Of flre commits
sioners during their present term OF Of
flee.
Section 47-The following onicer4
of the city shall receive each year sal<
aries as follows: :
The mayer. two thousand five hun.
bred dollars ($2500): comptroller, two
thousand dollars t$200o); treasurer, two
thousand four hundred dollars ($24ool;
aldermen, three hundred dollars ($3Q0)
each: city clerk. one thousand eight
hundred dollars ($ls0O); city attorney.
three thousand dollars ($SoQW and the
fees provided in the municipal court
act; assistant city attorney, one thous-
and five hundred dollars 01500); city
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