Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1906-02-17

accepted.
We also recommend that when ad-
yertising for bids for construction,
that the Engineering News Of New
York City, whose advertising rates
are herewith handed you, be used as
one medium through which to make
known to engineers and contrac,or~
that bids for construction are want
ed.
Automatic Flush Tanks.
Because it is obvious to us that
in the long run it will be a meas
ure of large economy Of expense in
the operation of the sewer system
we have under consideration, we un-
itedly recommend that automatic
flush tanks be constructed at the
outer ends of all completed district
sewers and at the northern end of
Joint district sewers for districts
numbered six to ten inclusive.
Ways and Means.
to defray cost of construction.
We have already sufficiently point
ed out how the different sewers Of
the sewer system under consideration
are ultimately to be paid for; and it
occurs to us now that nothing fur
Their remains. to be said excepting
perhaps to point out the available
ways and means for providing the
funds which viii be needed as soon
as construction work is actually I'M
dertaken; and SO we say that, I'M
der the law referred to, ample al
thority is vested in you to do all
needful things in the way of pro-
viding funds for construction pur-
poses.
To undertake here a complete ex-
position OF the law referred TO
would be SO much in the nature Of
preparing an argument for a court
hearing, that we will content our
selves with the briefest pos
sible statement of only so much of
the law as we deem necessary to
make plain to you the point now
under consideration.
For example, section 9 provides;
Whenever any work or improve
ment provided for by this act shall
have been determined upon and a
contract let therefor, the city engi-
leer. or other competent engineer, !
selected by the city council, (for the
shall forthwith calculate
he proper amount to be specially !
assessed for such district, joint dis
riot, land lateraD sewers against
every assessable lot, piece or parcel /
If land within the sewer districts at |
,ected, (notice the words'Within tbs |
sewer district affected without re- !
gard to cash valuation, in accordance
With the provisions Of section of
his act" Again said section pro-
tides as follows;
when such engineer shall have
finished his calculation of the am
,unt to be specially assessed, as |
foresaid, against each lot, piece or
parcel of land in the sewer districts
Effected, he shall at once prepare |
md file with the city clerk or re- i
,order tabulated statements, in dup
icate, showing the proper descrip-
ion of each and every lot, piece |
Or parcel of land to be specially as
,essed and the amount he has cal
;ulated against the same, and such
statement shall be the basis OF the
assessment and be known as the pro-
posed assessment TO be made by the
;ity council as hereinafter prescrib-
3D. etc, etc, etc. Again said sec
ion provides;
Such special assessment shall be
PAYABLE in equal annual instaIlmerts
over a period not exceed
ng three years, and the interest :
thereon shall not exceed the rate OF
six 90 per cent per annum, payaD- j
lie annually, and the county auditor
shall extend such special assessment
IN the proper list covering such per
i0d Of three years, beginning with
the then current year, etc, ETC.
Section II provides that all mon
eys collected on any such special as
sessments shall constitute a fund for
the payment of the cost of the i'm
in the district for which
such assessment was made, and the
same shall be credited to the proper
sewer district fund under the desig-
nation: Fund of Sewer District No
-; as for example, Fund of District
No. /. 2. or , as the case may be-
or Fund OF Joint District No. l Or i;
as the case may be; and
again "And in anticipation of the
of such special assessment. /
the city may issue warrants on such !