The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-01-22
PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENTS
TO BE VOTED ON AT THE ANNUAL
MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE
HELD FEBRUARY l, 1910.


MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE
HELD FEBRUARY l, 1910.
The amendments are numbered in
the same order in which they will APP
pear on the ballots:
ONE.
Amend the Charter by adding after
SECTION Se2 the following:
Section 362a: The cost of grading.
intersections of streets; avenues, and
alleys with other streets, avenues and
alleys shall be paid by: general taxa
for any such improvements. shall ever
be made. Whenever a street, avenue
or alley is improved the cost of i'm
proving the intersections thereof with
be paid out of the Street Intersection
ana Storm Sewer: Fund? established; at
ment. ~ = ffE% -. = . \
an Am ne Sad the c h BY adding Ct the
Section 64a. In addition to the other
powers granted it by this charter, the
common Council shall nave the power,
by a two-thirds vote of all it's men,
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 SCI 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
sewer to be constructed and before de-
Gliding upon the location, size or char
acter thereof. the common council shall
cause a 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 t:le
street in which the same is located or
independent thereof. The cost of con-
structing and maintaining ali such
storm storm sewers shall be paid out Of the
street. Stree Intersection and Storm Sewer
adoption Of this amendment and no as
sessment for benefits for any such i'm
pr9yement shall ever be made.
mat section 2S4 of the charter be
ln Mg a9hite%ihs: There sha,, 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
which 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 Lev for the support Of this fund a tax
dollar on the assessed valuation of all
taxable property of the city. No
money NOR shall be paid out Of this fund
provement Of street intersections and
the construction and maintenance of
storm sewers as f herein provided ~
city, Of Duluth be amended by adding
at the end thereof the following:
"Eighty-seventh.-To regulate the
use Of streets. avenues and alleys by
tax or fee for the privilege ofcusing
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
.a.5l THREE. -. :.
That Section, :2S4 of the Charter of
the City of Duluth be amended. Il i !
sa3sna6 f the won
wherever the same occurs in said sec
ton, and by. adding to the end thereof
the and for cleaning
(2l BY adding to the end thereof
'Nineteenth.--Ther shall also be a
street maintenance and repair fund to
provide solely for the maintenance ami
repair OF streets. avenues and alleys.
Into this fund shall be paid all taxes
or fees imposed upon vehicles by the
common council under the provisions OF
Section 81 of this Charter. II The; COM
mon council shall levy tax of not to
exceed one (1) mill on the dollar an-
nually on the assessed valuation OF all
taxable property to be paid into the
city treasury to the account Of this
fund, such tax to he levied and col
lected in like manner with other gen-
eral taxes OF the city, 'Fs,. Es8# I.
Amend Section zol OF the Duluth
City Charter; BY adding at the end of
said Section the following: sSs II
Section 201 The Board of Park
Comm ssioile rs shall also nave auth
GRITTY to provide free band concerts
ana other musical emit ailments IN
Ethe public parks sof Dull III Hal. ~ q
s. Amend "a s''1T hirt bent h. stub divistol,
of Sect 81 VI ~ the Dul City