The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1902-01-18
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO
THE CITY CHARTER.
ONE.


Amend Section 372 SO as to read as
Sec 372: When said board shall be
ordered by the common council to make
356 Of this charter. it shall cause an
estimate of the cost Of such Improve
ment to be made by the city. engineer,
and shall thereupon proceed at once
the estimated cost of such Improvement
as Is assessable. including 10 per cent
upon such amount. which shall be add
ed to the assessment to defray the nee
plans. specifications and superinten-
dence. on the property, to be benefited
by said Improvement in proportion as
nearly as may be to the benefits re-
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,
thereof so far as known to said board.
No mistake in. or omission of such
owners name shall in any wise affect
such assessment
pleted before any assessment Is made.
or II the amount so assessed shall he
insufficient to complete the work. said
board shall. after the completion Of
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 there
rs net snail be Eep in the
fund for such improvement until the
amount Of said fund, available for
said Improvement equals that portion
ment that shall be paid from said
fund.-"
TWO.
Amend Section 1853 by adding to the
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
interest shall belong to the city and De
turned over by said Treasurer to the
city with the assessments"
FOUR.
Add a Section as follows:
Section 35S a.: The Common Council
of the City of Duluth by H 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 1853 Of this Charter; pro-
vided. however. 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 terminating at the point Of
final discharge Of sewerage into st.
Louis Bay or River, or Duluth or SUI
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. Mimi, Jan. 3. 1902,
hereby certify that the above is
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,
City Clerk.
(C0rpOrafe Seal)