The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-01-20
PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENTS
TO Be Voted Upon at Municipal Election to Be Held in
the City Of Duluth February g. 1912

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issued during any calendar year. No
except after advertising for bids at
least one week prior to sale in the
official newspaper OF the city: and
responsible bidder Bids may be asked
either on the basis Of a rate of interest
specified in the proposals or on the
net interest basis on which the bidder
will pay par for, the same. The city
treasurer shall keep separate ae.
count of each assessment levied, and
Of each issue of bonds and certificates,
the the proceeds of which go into said
Amend Section S72 of the city charter
SC as to read as follows:
Section 372. When said board shall
make any improvements described in
Section $50 Of this charter. and said
improvements SO ordered shall have
been completed and the final estimate
the common council, or the total cost
+ Of such Improvement shall otherwise be
determined, the board shall thereupon
proceed at once to assess the total
amount as will defray the necessary
expenses. of making surveys, plans,
specification superintendence, inspec-
' to be benefited by said Improvement,
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
| or omission of such owners name shall
In any wise effect such assessment"
! Amend Section 378 so as to read as
| follows:
! Section s7s. Said assessment shall
be entered by the board of public
| works in book kept for that purpose.
As soon as said assessment roll is de-
livered to the comptroller he shall in
! sert forthwith in the official paper in
two successive issues notice briefly
describing the improvement for which
| the assessment is made and state that
the assessment is payable in the City
Treasurer's office within thirty days
| after the publication of said notice and
! that unless the same is so paid within
| forty days after such publication, Of
! an application is made to the common
| council for the extension of the time
! Of payment of the same, as provided
| by law, within thirty days after the
publication Of said 51 notice penalty s,,e Of
assessment: Within the time limited
within which the assessments made as
hereinbefore provided for may be paid
| y,
upon applica ton to the common council
! duly signed by any owner of real estate
against which an assessment is made,
! when the assessment exceeds twenty
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
| OF such real estate, and when the ap-
| plicant valves all defenses and Ques.
lions as to the legality of such assess
posed in proceedings by the state. for
the collection Of general taxes or other
| wise, the common council may by re-
solution extend the time for paying
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
! sessment is made between October first
and December thirty-first, 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
interest at the rate of seven per cent
| per annum from the date the original
! assessment would be payable without
penalty, and the ten per cent penalty
charter shall not be added to such ex-
| tended assessments until they become
DELINQUENT. Such installments OF ex-
tended assessments. together with the
Monday Of January following, shall be
considered to be delinquent under Sec
ton 1874 Of this charter when they
able, but not before. Any such Install
| ment Of extended assessments may be
paid at any time prior to it's maturity,
with interest to date of payment only.
sidewalks shall be payable in insrall-
ments unless they are built in connec-
ton with other street improvements.
The owner Of any property making the
mined according to the records Of the
office of the Register Of Deeds or
Registrar Of TITLES of st. Louis County.
! Any provision Of the charter conflict
AMENDMENT Nc. i.
| Amend Section 201 of the city charter
| by adding at the end Of said Section
"The Board of Park Commissioners
! shall also have authority to provide
! free band concerts and other musical
entertainments in the public parks Of
Amend the "Th1rteenth" subdivision
| Of Section 284 of the city charter by
| adding at the end Of the first sentence
| in said ub-division after the words
! maintenance of public parks" the fol-
! lowing words viz: land for free band
| concerts and other musical entertain-
| ments In the public parks"
H. w. CHEADLE,
City Clerk.
L. w., Jan. 6, 10, 20. q, Feb. 3, 1912
Order to Examine Final Account.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
St: Louis.-ss. In Probate Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of Matt
Kynell, also known as Mats Kynell,
also known as MARI Kynell, Decedent
I The petition Of Maria E. Kynell as
representative of the above named de-
cedent, together with her final account
of the administration Of said estate,
having been filed in this. court, repre-
senting, among other things that she
has fully administered said estate, and
praying that said final account OF said
administration be examined, adjusted
and allowed by the Court, and that xhe
Court make and enter its final decree
Of distribution Of the residue of the