The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1902-10-11

by this section shall in no event bear
a greater rate of interest than six 60
greater rate of interest than five 81
per cent per annum, and shall in no
event be sold for less than the par
value thereof. and shall be sold in ac-
cordance with the provisions of Chapter
sofa of the year 1897. Sections and e.
! THREE.
Amend Section 1853 of the City Charter
so as to read as follows:
! power to assess upon any real estats
any part Of the expense Of in any wise
Eimpr0ving 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 (25)
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
nor shall the city have any power To
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 tens Q0) per
ten C0) 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
Improvement.
All joint or common owners of any
piece Of property shall be counted al
one owner in determining the number.
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
shall be advisory only. and the common
council may itself determine the man
terial to be used.
The common council may by a two
thirds (2-3) vote of all its members
authorize the employment Of person
or persons to circulate. a petition for
any improvement which in the judg-
ment of the council is necessary and
| proper"
| FOUR.
Add section as follows:
Section 1853 a-The common council
eighths US vote Of all its members
shall have power to order the construc-
ton of sanitary main trunk sewers
when the public health and necessity
require it. and the city shall have the
power to assess upon the real estate
l
defray the expense of such construc-
| ton. or a part thereof, according to
special benefits which will accrue to
such real estate. without the petition Of
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
mlnating at the point of final discharge
| 0f infn g. hox ii,
or Duluth or Superior bay or aarbor. or
Lake Superior. the whole length Of
which shall be designed and intended
as the outlet for lateral sewers, and
let. branch. lateral sewer. or any extern
! sion OF such main trunk sewer"
FIVE.
Amend Section 372 so as to read as
follows:
"section s72-when said Board shall
Section 1856 Of this charter, it shall
cause an estimate of the cost Of such
improvement to be made by the city
engineer. and shall thereuRou PROCEED
Of such portion of the estimated cost Of
such improvement as is assessable. in
Guiding ten per cent Go per cent? upon
such amount, which shall be added
to ths asssssm sF t9 dsfrsX t1s nsessr
specifications and superintendence. 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
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.
| insufficient to complete the work, said
board shall, after the completion OF
said work, make a final assessment il :.
| the same manner to pay the same.
any improvement ordered to be done by
contract before the contract therefor 10
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"
2 SIX
Add a section as follows:
Section 384 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 as to read as
follows:
"Section 1894 penalty Of ten (1O)
per cent shall be added to all assess
ments not paid on or before ten Q0)
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 ($2O0) each,' so that said section
as amended will. read as follows: This
amendment shall not affect the present
| members of the board Of fire commits
sioners during their present term OF Of
| flee.
"Section 4H-The following officers
of the city shall receive each year SAL
aries as follows:
The mayor. two thousand five hun
dred dollars (s25oo}; comptroller. two
| thousand dollars $4,000; treasurer, two
thousand four hundred dollars ($240o);
aldermen, three Hundred dollars $4,000
nd