The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1905-01-14
Legal Notices ] q
Legal Notices.
PROPOSED AMEND.
MENTS TO THE
CITY CHARTER.

TIEopoRE =: HUDSON.
H.. H. PHELPS;
6 6EHGF M z xSHakn'
CHESTER 4. coNaDoN.
J: W. RICHARDSON.
H1&s HANG NE E. sMirH. :
FIRST.
Amend Sec. 137 30 ~ to read az fol-
SECTION 1a7. Tho Board Of Public
Works shall be composed Of ave memI
holders Of the City Of Duluth. one of
appointed by tho Mayor On the second
Tuesday in March. or as soon there
after as may be In each year. to serve
for a term Of Ave years and until HE
Ths members OF said Board shall serve
without pay and shall be appointed
without reference to their political A.
s%: . sad hot Do Of %e5: sesn Political
March, 1905. the Mayor shall aPpoint
rk NIB Of the Bosr1 for
two years, one member for three years.
ono member for four years, and one
member for ivs years. which flye shaii
hold office until their successors are
elected and qualified. A failure by any
member Of the Board to attend tho reg
ular meetings Of the Board tor six
successive meetings. unless prevented
by sickness or temporary absence from
We city. shall constitute an abandon
Aent Of the Office. and the fact Of SUCH
b9 tn. sos1d 70 thu HsSo
case Of a vacancy in the Board at any
time from any cause, tho Mayor shall
sHsh to term by
The Board Of Public Worke shan
hold meetings At least once in each
week at such place as shall be pro-
time in each week as tho Board may
fix. which weekly meetings shall be
the regular meetinEs Of the Board.
Ing. At which az bushes: @ay "
such notice to its members az may he
fxsd by the rules and reguletions Of
shall annually. ut their second meeting
+ ana: ana s"'
The Board Of Public Works may
tions for it, government ana the exer-
else of its powers not tnconsistent with
as 'i it Deems best. It shall cause such
rules and regulations to be entered in
q book kept for that purpose, and
s she 9 t md wh.n 80 and
from certified by the clerk Of said
cSa hs b. Bessa 81 tho ssseS2
PPesu isi and tn. city Attorney shall
aid and assist such Board In the en-
TSs soar d t the Keep record of all
it's proceedings and doings in books
provided for that purpose, which looks
shall be- preserved as books Of record
therefrom. certified BY the clerk OF said
Board. shall be evidence in all courts
of the action Of the Board therein set
Three members Of the Board shall
constitute a quorum and may transact
any business Of the Board, but small
or number Of tho Board may adjourn
Amend section 11S 80 ~ to read ~
fos sSGfaoN 1.s. The Board Of public
authority possessed BY the Board OF
Ger under tho charter Of the city Of
PSSh Into . ss ana .s as a
on said Board and sald city Engineer
by sa1a CITY charter at tho time this
%Ss fos q ' PSb, se3 Works shall
employ a Director Of Public Works
and a Clerk. and such other employees
a. in their on,nffn nay be H 1Setr dT
ties under tho provisions Of this char
ter, and shall specify tho duties OF
such persons 50 employed and nix their
TSe Director Of PUBLIC work: .h.1r
hold his office at the will Of the Board
and shall not be subject to any Of the
civil service regulations Of this char
The Director Of Public Works shall
be the executive officer Of the Board,
having charge under tho direction S'1t,o OF
devolving upon THO Board. The Board
to delegate to the Director of Public
'as "e ID Ss2 Or
by this charter or the law Of tho land.
ana when any such act BY said q. d.
rector Is approved by SAID board' 1t
Boar Board 4 Tor any and every purposs
abolished and wherever. BY tho terms
IF this as so IT sso ee
posed upon the city , s,ns,ns;sr: : :uch
Works. and such powers shall be exsr-
performed by him under the super
Eist9n and control Of the Board OF
Add a Section lisa:
SECTION 1884 All provisions Of
this charter In CONNECT with tno IOCe-
going Sections 127 and 11s as amended
IRE hereby repealed.
Add a Section 1888: :"
SECTION l2SB. These amendments
to Sections 1z7 and 1913 shall take Of
feet and be in force on and after tho
second Tuesday in March, A. D. 1905.
SECOND,
Amend Section 372 Of said city char
t'E s1 e 1sss g. i %s:n said Board .n.
make any improvements described IN
Section $50 Of this charter, 1t shall
cause an estimate Of tho cost Of such
Improvement to be made by the city
eneineer. and shall thersupon proceed
at once to assess eighty $50 per cent
Of such Improvement as is assessanie,
on the property to be benefited by said
Improvement in proportion as nearly
az may to tho benefits resulting there
to, but in no case In excess Of such
dement's. In making such assessment
roll tho Board shall describe each par
col Of property a.se.sed. and the
amount assessed against the same. and
shall state the name Of the owner
thereof, 10 far as known to said board,
No mistake in, or omission Of sucn
owner's name shall In any wise affect
such assessment.
II the work shall have bssa oom-
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