Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1909-04-30

lish and maintain a general system OF
sewers and to maintain. alter, relay
and extend any existing system OF sew.
ers, and to provide for the cost Thereon
and to create sewer districts within the
limits of such cities.
Be it enacted by the Legislature OIL the
State of Minnesota:
Section l. That section 9 Of chapter 81;
of the General Laws Of 1903 be amended
SO as to read as follows:
Sec. 8. Whenever any work or I'M,
provement provided for by this act shall
have been determined upon and a con
tract let therefor, the city engineer, OF
other competent engineer selected by the
city council, shall forthwith calculate the
proper amount to be specially assessed
for such district, joint district and latefa
sewers against every assessable lot. piece
or parcel of M within the sewer ols-
valuation, in accordance with the prov!,
sions of section 5 Of this act.
Provided, that no property shall ne
specially assessed for the cost OF q SeWel
any district, Joint district or lateral
sewer Of larger diameter h a eighteen
dsl inches shall be LAID or Io ,re astin,a tee
cost Of a like sewer eighteen az inches
in diameter shall be paid out Of the seWer
fund, if any, or in case there is no sum,
cient sewer fund, then out OF the genera
revenue fund of the city.
Provided, further, that IN calcuiatlnE
the special assessment for any district
or joint district sewer, the COST o.
public ground. street or alley, and al
catch-basins. manholes. lamp holes and
flushing valves and tanks shall be taKeI
as part of such district sewer or 1oint,
district sewer. and to be paid Tor py suci
special assessment.
And provided, further. that private
owners may lay, relay or extend any laI-
eral sewer through n public eround
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with any general. district or joint dis.
trict sewer upon permission granted by
a majority vote Of the city council. ano
that any private owner alone, or two OF
@ e9tend pH lateral 'o. sewers TN through private
ground pursuant to rights acquired there.
for by agreement or purchase from any
private owner or owners. In the n1on even u,
jointly with others lay. relay or exteno
any such lateral through public ground
the city shall not be or become IN any
way or in any respect iianle 1or any a'
When such engineer shall have hnlsheo
his calculation Of the amount to be spe,
cially assessed, as aforesaid, agalns.
each lot piece or parce 81 OF lb iana at ~ once one
prepare and file with the city clerk o.
recorder tabulated statements. In dupli.
cate, showing the proper description Q.
each and every lot. piece or p and the
amount he has calculated against the
same, and such statement shall be the
basis Of the assessment and be o
as the the proposed seen aSses as 6%erei tn Ge " pre-:
scribed, and shall be laid before the c'tv
council for it's approval at its next reEu.
lar meeting to be held not less than ten
recorder shall thereupon cause notice Of
the time and place when and where the
city council will meet in regular session
to pass upon each proposed assessment
to be published in the official paper o.
such meeting Of the city council;
During ali the time between the hline
Of sue proposed assessment WITH dne+ tne
Of the city council such proposed assess:
copying by ali persons interested: =,
At uch meeting of the city counc1l az
persons aggrieved by such proposed c as y
council and present their reasons why
such proposed assessment or any a
pass upon all objections thereto. II any
any may alter or affirm and adopt sucn
proposed assessment as snail be deemeo
just in the premises, and upon non 1ns doe ee.
sessment the same shall be certified by
the city clerk and filed in his office. ano
shall thereupon be and sS cons snaria7 z as:
seessment, With the accruing i%nterest
thereon, shall be a paramount len up11
the property included therein from the
time of the adoption of such assessment,
such lien until fully paid. and shall nave
precedence over all other liens. except
general taxes, and as to sucn snall De
concurrent. and h not be divested OF
mistake in the description of the prop,
ertv Or in the name of the owner shall
invalidate the lien.
h city council may at n tlnae ps
resolution direct the city clerk or re
corder to make up and file IN the Once
of the county auditor a certified state;
ment Of the amount of all Of SUCH unpalc
assessments, with accrued 1 nte11 I,,t ahr
twenty (2o) lays thereafter make up and
file such certified statement in the office
of the auditor of the county, which state,
ment shall also contain IN a ase descr,poion an o.
after said statement is filed in the office
Of the county auditor it shall be the duty
Of such auditor to carry the said assess
ferent parcels of land therein described
and the same for each e a ending Oct
Is shall be carried into the tax becoming
due or payable in January OF the 1olioW
the name provided for the enforcement
and collection of state N county taxes
and the assessments paid to the count
treasurer shall be paid over by him to the
treasurer of such city upon the appor'
Torment Of general taxes. Any person
NAV pay to the city treasurer any sucf
assessment after the same has been SC
certified to the county auditor. provldee
the tax roll containing such assessment
has not in due course been delivered &c
the county treasurer for collection, anT
the receipt of such city treasurer sh ma
be sufficient AUTHORITY Upon Pr sci mar1
s,,ch assessment "paid'' upon his roll
but after the tax roll has been delivered
to the county treasurer for collectlon t1e
f Sa1a n asseinfiieset allowed by law. The sam
nenalties and interest shall attach and be
collected by the county treasurer on as
sessments as upon general taxes, axes " Wh tS[
city and be turned over by said county
treasurer to the city with the assess
ments. This section as amended shall
apply to all assessments neretoiore Q,
this act. From thirty (3O days aftel
date of such assessment until so certlfec
to the county auditor such assessment
shall zeal interest at the rate of 6 pei
cent per annum.
Approved April %. 1908.
CHAPTER 365-H. F. NO. 745.
AN ACT to authorize and empower cities
of the State of Minnesota to nua
$500 for the appropriate observance OF
Be it enacted by the Legislature f the
Section 1. The city council or com.
mon council of each and every city II
state Of Minnesota, in addition to al
other powers now possessed by it, is
hereby empowered and authorized to sci
apart, appropriate and expend, or cause
to be expended. in such manner as II
NAV deem best, from any funds of the
CITY treasury available therefor, ar
amount not to exceed the sum Of three
Hundred dollars annually for the pur.
pose Of aiding in the as appr nn fhe a0 90,
day Of May of each year, and in the an.
nual commemoration of the noble anc
,.aiiant deeds of the nations soldier