The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-05-02

Ig3ther With the expense and cost of making
the improvements assAxed by the city council
Ifease shah the amount Of such assessment ex.
coed the actual benefit to the lot or parcel Of
damages or injuries 10. the same parcels which
are less than such benefits, and assessing Only
the excess. and prepare and report to- the city
| IN .the judgment of said commissioners the
whole amount Of such Tcompensat ton and dam
ages, together with the cost of ma king such
Improvement. shall exceed the actual beneht
TO the specific property; subject to assessment.
they shall so Indicate in their report and shall
mtssioners shall also report to the city council
an assessment list containing their assessment
so much thereof as shall not exceed the actual
benefits to the property SO assessed, which nst
shall contain a brief description OF eech tract
names Of the owners thereof. if: known. and
the, amount assessed against each, parcel OF
property and the amount Of the excess Of such
compensation, damages and costs as aforesaid,
which they shall return unassessed. = =; I
Inc commissioners may employ clerical as
the
of printing the notices required. including.
among others. the notice of consideration by
the city council, hereinafter referred to. esti.
mated at the same rate per line 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 may
require.
The city council may, however provide by
the resolution appointing such commissioners
that, certain specified percentage: not ex-
ceeding thrty-three and one-third lSS ID per
cent of the total damages and cost of Inn.
provements: shall in any case be payable out
Of the citys general funds. and in that case
Of the certificates to be issued and sold unde,
Section 10. and the city council shall from
year. to year levy 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.
ton OF their said report, file the same with
the city clerk for presentation by him to the
city council and thereupon it shall be the duty
or said city clerk to give notice to all inter-
ested parties by a. publication in the Of.
fetal paper of said city that he will at the
thereafter as practicable, present such report
to said council for their consideration anc
action: the first one a. of which said notice:
shall be published at least ten l1O) days be
fore the presentation of such report to sale
city council; such published notices shall con
of land taken for such proposed improvements
and! the amount awarded for the taking o.
each such lot or parcel. together with thu
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
sessed against each such lot or parcel. to
gether with the names of the owner or owner!
| or the same, nearly as the same can "
readily ascertaned.
Such report after its presentation to the cit.
council shall lie over until the next regula
meeting meet of the council which shall , occur a
which time. or at any meeting to which the
report may be referred. the city council may
act upon such report and hear any complain
touching such award or assessment or 1t ma!
refer the matter to committee Of the council
to hear such complaints and report d
sessment or either, annul the SANG, or senc
the same back to the commission for further
consideration; and the commissioners may IL
such case again: upon giving notice published
once In the official paper of said city. meet a
q. time and place to be designated in said no
after the publication of such notice, and hea
any further evidence that may be adducet
by interested t persons. and may adjourn
mistakes in such award and assessment ant
alter and revise the same as they shall deem
/ just, and again report the to the cit,
the same. Whenever the city council shall
confirm any such award and assessment such
sessment final and conclusive upon all partie!
interested, except as hereinafter provided. ane
or any subsequent meeting to levy such as
sessment upon the several parcels of land de
scribed in the assessment list reported b,
the commissioners, in accordance with the as
sessment so confirmed, and cause to be made
and adopted an assessment roll of the same
which may be In the following form or IL
The city council doth hereby assess ant
| levy upon and against the several lots ant
parcels Of land below described the respec
tive sums Of money set against each lo
or parcel. This assessment is made to defral
the compensation and damages awarded fol
the taking Of and injury to private property
and estimat ted cost Of improvement, and fir
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 thu
I benefits to the parcels SO assessed,