The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1909-01-02
PROPOSED ! ! | D !. CHARTER
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To' be Voted Upon Feb. End, 1909.
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| Amend section s127f SO as to read as
J as Section 4127sH. The Board Of Pub1tc
[ " orks shall be composed 81 i've mem.
bers, who shall be citizens and free
holders e the city Of Duluth. one, Of
appointed blythe mayor On the second
/ tuesday in March,. or as soon there
after as may be in each year, to serve
/ TOT term Of five years and until his
SUI suc a appointed and qualified.
Ihe members Of said board shall serve
without pay and shall be appointed
| without reference to their political az
nl1ations, and not more than three at
any time shall be OF the same politi-
| March, 1909, the mayor shall appoint
| one; member of the Board = Of Public
WORKS FOR one year, one member for
| Two years, one member for three
one member for FIVE years, which hye
snail constitute the first board, and
shall hold office until their success
| s9rs are selected and qualified. A
| FAILURE by any mber OF the board
20 attend the regular meetings Of the
board for six successive meetings, .un-
! less prevented by sickness or tenn
! porary absence from the city, shall
| constituIe%san abandonment of the of
nee; and the fact Of such abandonment
! board o}the mayor. In case Of a va
cancy in the board at any time from
any cause. the mayor shall fiji such
a me aed term b., by appointing suit
The Board Of Public Works shall
hold meeting ss at least once in each
week at such place as SHALL be pro-
vided for that purpose, and at such
Ak, which weekly meetings shall be
the regular meetings Of the board.
The board may also hold special
meetings at which any business may
| be transacted at such times and upon
such notice to it's members as may be
fixed by the rules and regulations OF
the board. The members Of the board
shall, annually at their second meet
Ing in March, elect one of their mem
bers President ond one Vice Presi-
dent OF the board. "a ~ =. @.2$
The Board of Public Works may
, adopt such general rules and .regula-
tiens for it's government and the ex-s
erctse of its power not inconsistent
with this charter and the laws Of the
land, as it deems best. It shall cause
such rules and regulations to be en-
tered in a book kept for that purpose,
and signed by the president and clerk
of the Board, and when SO entered
and signed, such book or extracts
said board shall be evidence Of the
same in all courts. Said board is
hereby empowered to enforce any
such rules and regulations. and the
City Attorney shall aid and assist:
such board in the enforcement Of the
same. 81 .4s. 80; --
The board shall keep a record Of
all its proceedings and doings-@ in
books provided :: for that. purpose,
which books shall be preserved as
| books Of record of the city and such
books or extracts therefrom, certified
by the clerk of said board, shall be
evidence in all courts of the action
OF the board therein set forth AZ III
Three members sof the board shall
constitute d quorum and may. trans
act any business Of the board, but q
smaller number Of the board may adj
jOrn from time to- time. +. H.. : 555;3s><, r.
i Amend Section I2S SO as to read as
Section 1928 The Board .:of< Public
/ Works shall have: all. the: power ami
authority possessed by the Board OF
neer under the Charter of the city Of
Duluth at the time this amendment
goes into effect, and shall perform all
of the duties and obligations devolv-
neer by said city charter at the time
this amendment goes into effect.
/ The Board Of Public, Works shall
employ a Director of Public Works
ana d clerk anu SUCH QUIET cHlplOycS
as in their opinion may be necessary
to enable them to perform their du-
ties under the provisions of this char
ter and shall specify the duties of
such persons SO employed and fix
their compensation. 80. -. a. .
The Director Of Public Works shall
hold his office at the will of the board,
and shall not be subject to any Of the
civil service regulations of this char
ter. : r.. =, . = ,:,'@
The Director of Public Works shall
be the executive officer OF the board,
having charge. under the direction Of
the board, Of all Of the active duties
devolvipg upon the board. The Board
to delegate to the Director Of Public
Works any and every judicial or
quasi judicial act, or duty imposed
upon it by this charter or the law "
by said director is approved by said
board. it shall be deemed to be the
act of the board for any and every.
purpose. Il = .'.>>':s - - 4
The office Of city engineer is here 4
by abolished and wherever. by the I
terms Of this charter, as it exists at
the time this amendment goes into
effect, any powers, duties or obliga-
neer, such powers, duties and obliga-
lions shall devolves upon the Director
of Public Works. and such powers
shall be exercised and such duties and
oDlisatloEs !, PeIioiinsu ~ nm n W.
Board Of Public Works. -
Aid. a. Section 1854: = r.. =.
p Section. 128A.$1 All provisions ofHthis
charter in conflict with the foregoing
Sections 127 and 1913 as amended are
hereby repealed. ~, W + -.-.r ...a,t Z
~, Add a Section 128B: -. -sgf. ~: ~, |
= section 1881: These amendments to
Sections 1877, and 1873 shall take effect
and be in force on and after the sec
ond Tnes6av in March, A. d. 4 900 .Fi|:is3. |
= SECOND. (Numbereds I on Ballot) .
Amend Section 17s 50 as to read as
follows: .5 I'D = r ! y ,s=g-'S 5 ~
Section LIS: : The Common Council
shall, annually levy a tax Of not less |
than: one-half (1s) OF one mill or |
more than one and ,one-half uh)g1
mills %on the dollar on the assessed
OF all the taxable property
Of sthe city. the proceeds Of which {
said tax shall be paid into the water
and light sinking fund to be used In
paying and retiring such outstanding
bonds Of the city as are liens uponzI