St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1913-05-02

gether with the expense and cost Of making
the improvements as fixed by the city council.
case shall the amount Of such assessment ex,.
coed the actual benefit to the lot or parcel OF
"a mo- $50 so "a assessed So i,,eis dc 1pc ssyre th narda1a wh dng
are less than such benefits. and assessing only
the excess, and prepare and report to the city
council their appraisement and award. and II
In the judgment of said commissioners the
whole amount of such compensation and DAM
ages, together with the cost of making such
improvement. shall exceed the actual benefit
to the specific property subject to assessment.
they shall SO indicate in their report and shall
missioners shall also report to the. city council
an assessment list containing their assessment
Of Of m sueh t tbs1sa3 att shaf da nn e esce end tb soS astu al
benefits to the property SO assessed, which list
shall contain a brief description of each tract
names Of the owners thereof, if known, and
the amount assessed against each parcel Of
compensation, damages and costs as aforesaid,
which they shall return unassesscd.
The commissioners may employ clerical as
sistance, and the cost thereof, as we'll as the
commissioners compensation. and the expenses
of printing the notices required. including,
the city council, hereinafter referred to. est.
mated at the same rate per line as the cost
of printing the prior notices. shall be added
to the other amounts, to be assessed and shall
be assessed herewith. The city attorney. shall
represent the city before the commissioners
and produce such evidence as the case may
require. :
The city council may. however. provide by
the resolution appointing such commissioners
ceeding thirty-three and one-third (Ss 49, per
cent, of the total damages and cost of I'M
proponents; shall in any case be payable out
the city's share shall be added TO the amount
Of the certificates to be issued and sold under
year to year levy q sufficient tax upon the
taxable property of the city to pay the same,
with interest. In such case the amount pro
vided to be paid out of the general funds shall
not be assessed.
Said commissioners shall, upon the compile
the City clerk for presentation by him to the
city council and thereupon 1t shall be the duty
e Of said na city clerk hE on to 81 give eu nGtief to IA all thu inter- or
fetal paper Of said city that he will at the
next meeting Of the city council, or as soon
to said council for their consideration and
action, the first one ~ Of which said notices
shall shall be be published nh1nnts lat at lie least a;,d ten ra so} days do ss ee1
city council; such published notices shall con
tain descriptions of the several lots and parcels
and The amount awarded for the taking OF
each such lot or parcel, together with the
names Of the owner or owners of the same,
as nearly as they can be readily ascerta1ned'
1t shall also contain descriptions of the sew.
eral lots or parcels of land upon which bene'
fits have been assessed and the amount as
Gether with the names of the owner or owners
of the same. as nearly as the same can be
ledQ1ly 6SCeTIdlueU.t
Such report after IT'S presentation to the city
council shall lie over until the next regular
meeting of the council which shall occur at
least one week after the reception thereof, al
which time. or at any meeting to which the
report may be referred, the city council may
act upon such report and hear any complaint
touching such award or assessment, Or it may
refer the matter to a mmit of the council
to hear such complaints and report thereon.
sessment or either, or annul the same, or send
the same back to the commission for further
consideration; and the commissioners may, in
such case again, upon giving notice published
once in the official paper of said city, meet at
a time and place to be designated in said no
after the publica ton, Of such notice, and hear
any further evidence that may be adduced
b. Interested 1R;e persons, and ID may ayrro aajo snn
mistakes in such award and assessment and
alter and revise the same as they shall deem
the same. Whenever the city council shall
confirm any such award and assessment such
sessment final and conclusive upon al parties
interested, except as hereinafter provided, and
the city council shall proceed, at the same
or any subsequent meeting. to levy. such as
sessment upon the several parcels of land de-
scribed in the assessment list reported by
and adopted an assessment roll of the same,
any other form the council may adopt:
The city council doth. hereby assess and
levy upon and against the several lots and
parcels of land below described the respec-
tive sums Of money set against each lot
or parcel. This assessment is made to defray
the compensation and damages awarded for
and estimated cost Of Improvement. and in
and about the -.- as shown on
the plat and survey of the same on file in
the office. Of the city clerk Of said city.
This levy is made conformably to the report
and assessment Of commissioners duly ap-
pointed to make such assessment, and in pro-
portion to benefits from such improvements
to accrue to the parcels and not exceeding the
benefits to the parcels SO assessed.