The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-01-15

JOHN H, NORTON & .-s
w. e. GREEN,
Attorneys for Plaintiff,
303 Court House Bldg, 49,
Labor World Jan. s-16-22-2s, Feb. A.
AA-AsAV. ,..1 :. Z. 80
PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENTS
To- BE VOTED ON AT THE ANNUAL
MUNICIPAL. ELECTION TO BE
The amendments are numbered in
the same order in which they will APP
pear on the ballots; 80.
Amend the Charter by adding after
Section 1852 the following:
Section SOFA. The cost of grading,
paving, and otherwise improving the
alleys with other streets, avenues and
alleys shall be paid by general taxa
t1on and no assessments for benefits
for any such improvements shall ever
be- made. Whenever street, avenue
proving the intersections thereof with
other streets, avenues and alleys snail
be paid out of the "Street Intersection
ana Storm Sewer Fund" established st
the time Of the adoption of this amend
ment. - =. =
Amend the Charter by adding at the
end Of Section 81 the following section:
Section 64a. In addition to the other
powers granted it by this charter, the
Common Council shall nave the power
by two-thirds vote of all It's mem
bers whenever funds are available for
the purpose, to cause to be constructed,
in any of the streets, avenues. alleys
and public places Of the city, storm
sewers for the purpose Of carrying off
the surplus water upon and draining
such streets, avenues, alleys and pub
lie places and the territory adjacent
thereto, and preventing damage to per-
sons and property by floods and wash
outs. Before causing any such storm
Gliding upon the location. size. or char
acter thereof, the common council shall
cause careful survey Of the territory
proposed to be drained to be made by
the engineering department of the city
and shall secure the approval in writ
ing OF the city engineer or the officer
In charge OF the engineering depart
/. ment' to the location and plans Of the
sewer so proposed to be constructed.
The work of constructing any such
storm sewer may be done in connec-
ton with the work Of improving tie
street IN which the, same is located or
structing and maintaining all such
storm sewers shall be paid out of the
street intersection and Storm Sewer
Fund established at the time of the
adoption of this amendment and no as
sessment for benefits for any such i'm
provement shall ever be made.
That Section 2S4 of the charter be
anenuEu ny duulns 10 the end thereof
Eighteenth: There shall also be a
Street Intersection and Storm Sewer
Fund out OF which shall be paid the
streets. avenues and alleys with other
streets, avenues and alleys and out Of
"hlcn saall also be paid the cost OF
constructing and maintaining all such
pursuant to the provisions of Section
362a, adopted with this amendment.
The common council shall annually
levy for the support Of this fund tax
dollar on the assessed valuation Of all
taxable property OF the city. No
money shall be paid out Of this fund
for any purpose except for the i'm
the construction and maintenance Of
storm sewers as ,I herein provided.
That section 81 Of the Charter. of the
City. of Duluth be amended by adding
at the end thereof the following:
s Eighty-seventh.-To regulate the
use Of streets, avenues and alleys by
vehicles, and to impose upon vehicles
tax or fee for the privilege Of using
the streets, avenues and alleys Of the
city, the proceeds of which tax or fee
shall be used solely for the mainten-.
ance and repair Of streets, avenues and
alleys" -
THREE.
That Section 284 of the Charter of
the CITY " Of +1 R8iuth be anne amended
numbered Seventh the word 'Streets''
wherever the same occurs in said Sec,
ton, and by, adding to the end thereof
Sheets ss and in a,eys cleaning
. 2) BY adding to the end thereof
the following: 81
Nineteenth.-There shall. also be a.
provide solely for the maintenance ana
repair Of streets, avenues and alleys.
Into this fund shall be paid all taxes
or fees imposed upon vehicles by the
Section 81 of this Charter. The COM
mon council shall levy tax of not to
exceed one G) mill on the dollar an
nually on the assessed valuation Of all
city: treasury to the account of this
fund, such tax to be levied and COL
lected in like manner with other gen.
a eral taxes Of th Fo f3fy." - :. -"
City Charter by adding at the end Of
said Section the following: -E<.E
Commissioners shall also have auth
GRITTY to provide free band concerts
and other musical entertainments in
the peodd1G tb par1s Gf
. Of Section 2s4 of the Duluth City
Charter by adding at the end of the
first sentence in said b-diviston after
the "OTuS main tcHdHCe OF QuDllC
parks" the following words, viz: land
for free band concerts and other mq,-
steal entertainments in the public
parks" - ~, IS. I
Amend Section 1877 so as to read as
follows: .I .5a52 t.>4g2 ea#' AHA ~.
. Section 1877. The Board OF Public
Works shall be composed Of five mem-
bers who shall be citizens and free
holders of the city Of Duluth, one Of
whom. after the first board, shall be-
appointed by. the mayor on the second
after as may be in each year, to serve
for d term of five years and until his
successoril is appointed and qualified.