The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-02-03
PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENTS
To Be Voted Upon at Municipal Election to Be Held in
the City Of Duluth, February 6, 1912.

sale OF such certificates shall be made
except after advertising for bids at
Official Newspaper w Of Il the SCI City = and
sales shall be made to the highest
responsible bidder. Bids may be asked
either on the basis OF a rate Of interest
net interest basis on which the bidder
will pay par for the same. The city
treasurer shall keep separate ac-
the proceeds of which go into said
Amend Section s72 Of the city charter
I. Section 372. When said board shall
be ordered by the common council to
make any improvements described in
Section ssS OF this charter and said
been completed and the final estimate
therefor shall have been allowed by
{ the common coNncii. or the total cost
determined, the board shall thereupon
proceed at once to assess the total
cost OF such improvement as IS assess:
amount as win defray' the necessary
expenses !: Of making surveys, plans,
specifications superintendent, inspec-5
ton and assessments, on the property
in proportion as nearly as may be to
the benefits resulting thereto, but in
no case In excess Of such benefits. In
making such assessment roll the board
shall describe each piece of property
assessed, and the amount assessed
against the same, and shall state the
name Of the owner thereof, so far as
known to said board. No mistake in
or omission of such owners name shall
in any wise effect such assessment"
Amend Section 37s SO as to read as
follows: .sz.@ zss
Section s7s. Said assessment shall
be entered by the board of public
works In book kept for that purpose.
As soon as s said assessment roll is de-
sert forthwith in the official paper in
two successive issues a notice briefly
describing the improvement for which
the assessment is made and state that
Treasurer's office within thirty days
after the publication of said notice and
that unless the same is SO paid within
an application is made to the common
council for the extension of the time
Of payment of the same. as provided
%t on aad nGe aays p ssn tn of
ten per cent will be added to such
| assessment. Within the time limited
within which the assessments made as
to the city treasurer without penalty:
upon application to the common council
duly signed by any owner OF real estate
against tn WHICH an Is made
! five dollars for each thirty-dve hundred
square feet of property benefited by
the Improvement. and upon payment to
the city treasurer Of twenty-five per
cent of such assessment, and when the
remaining portion Of such assessment
| does not exceed the assessed valuation
plicant valves all defenses and ques-
| lions as to the legality of such assess
| ment, whether such defenses be inter-
| posed in proceedings by the state for
ha - a. ~
! wise, the common council may by re-
solution extend the time for paying
! the remaining portion of such assess
! ment into not exceeding three install
| ments, payable in one, two and three
years from the first day Of October
| next following the date Of the passage
of such as In such as
and December thirty-frst and applica-
/ ton is granted for an extension Of the
time within which to pay the same, the
sessment shall be due and payable on
the first day Of October next there
after. Each of said installments of
said extended assessments shall bear
per annum from the date the original
| assessment would be payable without
penalty penalty: and the ten Per cent cent penalty
charter shall not be added to such ex-
tended assessments until they become
DELINQUENT: Such installments OF ex-
| tenoed &sssssmehts: toeether with the
Monday Of January following, shall be
considered to be delinquent under Sec
. ton 3s4 of this charter when they
shall severally become due and pay
able, but not before. Any such install
Ment of extended assessments may be
paid, at any time prior to its maturity,
No assessment for the construction Of
sidewalks shall be payable in install
ments unless they are built in connec-.
ton with other street improvements.
The owner of any property making the
| application hereunder shall be deter
, mined according to the records Of the
office, of the Register Of Deeds or
Any provision Of the charter conflict
ing with any Of the provisions Of this
amendment Is hereby repealed" =
| AMENDMENT NO. 4. - ~.
! Amend Section POI of the city charter
by adding at the end of said Section
, the following: -
| "The Board Of Park Commissioners
shall also have authority to provide
| free band concerts and other musical
| Duluth" =, +. =. =. = 80
Amend the thirteenth" subdivision
OF Section 2s4 of the city charter by
! in said subdivision after the words
maintenance Of public parks" the fol-
! lowing words viz: "and for free band
/ concerts and other musical entertain
ments in the public parks"
! H. w. CHEADLE,
City Clerk.
L. W., Jan. 6. 10. 20. 81. Feb. 5. 1912.
! No. 1871.
| Notice Of Expiration of RedemptiOn.
OFFICE OF THE COUNTY AUDITOR,
| T. T.