The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1902-09-20

q greater rate Vl lAeCICSS IA0A OLA Nv
Der cent per annumy And If they run
for over five (5l years shall not bears
per cent per annun1, ana shall In no
event be sold for less than. the PAP
value. thereof. and shall be 9soid IN &C.
355 Of the General Statutes Of Mime.
sofa Of the year 1897. Sections l and Z.
VI Amend Section sbs of the City chartei
so as to read as folloWs:
"section 35S-The city shall have 20
power to assess upon any real estaxs
any part Of the expense OF in any VIE
improving any street. alley or highway,
except sprinkling or sweeping the same.
unless twenty-five (25) per cent OF tne
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. al the time the petition
is presented. shall first petition the
common council for such improvement;
assess upon any real estate for any part
of the expense Of constructing any
sewer or drain pi2e for surface water
or private drain. unless ten Q0) per
cent Of the owners. owning ct LEAST
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 frSt
petition the common council for such
All joint or common owners Of any
piece Of property shall be counted 10
one owner In determining the number.
If such petition shall require the inn
proyement therein mentioned to -; ps
any specific kind Of material. such 70.
quirement as to manner or material
shall be advisory only. and the common
council may itself determine the man
ner of such improvement and the ma
The common council may by a two
thirds (2-3) vote of all it,. members
authorize the employment of person
or persons to circulate petition for
any improvement which in the judg-
ment Of the council is necessary and
proper"
Section 1858 a-The common council
Of the CiX Of Duluth,, by q seven
shah havs p3wsr to order tr the
when the public health and necessity
require it. and the city shall have the
power to assess upon the real estate
to be specially benefited by the same t.
ti ess or 'os part Thereon, according to
special benefits which will accrue to
such real estate without the petition Of
property owners, provided for in Sec
ton 1853 Of this Charter; provided. how
ever. that 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 DRIVER.
or Duluth or Superior bay or harbor. or
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.
;o Amend Section s7a SO as to read As
Section 372-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 such
engineer, and shall thereupon PROCEED
at once to asses eighty 500 per cent
of such portion of the estimated cost Of
such improvement as is assessable. in
Guiding ten per cent Go per cent? upon
ia. the assessment To- sfFaystf1e neeesr
sary expenses Of making survey, plans.
specifications and tsuperintendence on
the property to be benefited by 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
Of property assessed, and the amount
assessed against the same. and shall
SO far as known to said board. No
mistake in, or omission. of such owners
name shall in any wise Affect such as.
sessment. - ..-:~.,
Il the work shall have been COM
pleted before any assessment is made:
insufficient to complete the work. SAID
board shall after the completion Of
said work, make a. final assessmept In
the same manner to pay the same.
All assessments paid on account Of
contract. before the contract therefor il
let. shall be kept separate in. the per.
manent Improvement revolving fund
for such Improvement until the amount
Of said fund available for said i'm
estimated cost OF said improvement
that shall be paid from said fund.-"
SIX.
Add section as follows:
Section 1884 a-The same penalties
and interest shall attach and be col.
sessments as upon general taxes: which
penalties and interest shall belong TO-
the city and be turned over by said
treasurer to the city with the assess
ments."
/ SEVEN.
Amend Section 1856 SO az to read as
follows:
"Section 1894 penalty Of ten (to)
per cent shall be added to all asseee-
ments not paid on or before ten (10)
days after the time for appeal. herein
before provided for, has expired"
EIGHT.
Amend Section at of the city charter
by striking out the words Board Of
Fire Commissioners. two hundred dol"
lars $4,000 EACH" 50 that said section
as amended will read as follows: This
amendment shall not affect the present
members of the board Of Ore commits
sioners during their present term of Of
flee.
section H7-The following officers
Of the city shall receive each year sal
The mayor. two thousand five hun
dred dollars ($250O; Comptroller. two
thousand dollars $4,000; treasurer, Two
thousand four hundred dollars C240o):
aldermen, three Hundred dollars (33e0)
each; city clerk, one thousand eight
hundred dollars &($1so09:~ city attorney.
three Thousand dollars ($3QQQ and. the
fees provided in the municipal court
act; assistant city attorney. one thous"