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been aside by the Court the Council in any subsequent
may omit the tract of land
to which the first shall have been aside
or appealed FROM which said shall have
been paid and often
against any of real assessed for any local
provement aside the shall be reassessed until
said property shall have paid proper share of benefits
cruing from the said improvement
Collection of Assessments Levied Before This Charter
| Into Effect.
Section 199 All assessments made by the City prior
time this Charter into effect shall be collected and
the lien thereof enforced the and under the
provisions of law that they would have been collected
under the lien thereof enforced this Charter had
| been adopted.
Certificates to Pay Indebtedness
Section ZOO The City Council shall have authority in
case where public Improvement has been made prior
to the taking effect of this Charter and where the
OF such Improvement be charged the property abu
ting such Improvement and where payment therefor
not been made nor an made for such purpose
to issue certificates OF indebtedness the permanent inn
provemen revolving fund to the full of the unpaid
indebtedness Such certificates shall bear interest the
rate OF SIX per cent payable annually, and may
have interest coupons attached representing each years in
terest and may be made payable such times and such
amounts the City Council shall determine Such war
rants shall be and shall upon their face
for what they issued and that they payable
out OF said fund Such certificates be issued for max
payment such Indebtedness sold for cash and the
proceeds used the of such indebtedness but for
no other purpose For the purpose of paying the
together with the interest that such certificates
the City Council the property benefited by such
Improvement otherwise provided this chapter for max
ing assessments or levy tax against the taxable property
OF the City to pay the same
Paving Assessment
Section 2Ol The City Council in addition to the powers
herein granted shall have the power provide for the
paving OF public street. alley lane evee highway and
paying for the in not to exceed fifteen @ annual
nsallments and in the provided by Chapter
Minnesota 1911, and when proceeding under the said
chapter all the provisions of said shall apply the
cedure taken by the City Council therein
Part I.
Making of Improvements.
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Making of improvements.
| Section 202. Whenever any public Improvement shall
be ordered made for which may be made
aforesaid the Council shall plan and profile of the
work proposed together with the specifications for the do
ing of the be prepared by the City Engineer which
shall be deposited in his office and copy with the City
Clerk and kept at all times open for public inspection
The Council may after making and filing of said plans,
work be advertised for in the official paper of the City,
and in other papers, not exceeding three, if the Council
deems advisable SO to do.
Bids.
Section 2O3 The bids for doing such work shall be d-
reced to the Council and shall be sealed in such
that they cannot be opened without detection.
Bids to Be Opened.
Section 2O4 Said bids shall be publicly opened by said
Council at the time specified in the notice inviting
proposals.
Bids to Be Let to the Lowest Bidder.
Section 2O5 All contracts shall be awarded to the lowest
reliable and responsible bidder complying with the fore
going requirements Provided however that the Council
may reject any bids which shall deem unreasonable
reliable and the Council in determining the reliability of
bid consider the responsibility of the bidder, and his
ability perform his without any reference the
responsibility of the suretes his bond Provided that
in the Council shall deem all such bids unreasonable
readvertse for proposals. Provided further that the
Council may reject all bids for contract work.
Right to Suspend Work.
Section zoo The right shall be reserved in said
to the City Engineer in of improper construction to
suspend work time and to order the entire reconuc
ton of the same if improperly done
Estimate.
Section 2O7 In the of the proper performance
of the contract the Council may from time time, the
work progresses allow the estimates Of the
already earned less fifteen per cent thereof which,
when ordered paid by the Council shall entitle said
receive the allowed out Of the
applicable to the payment of such work When the work
been completed by the contractor to the satisfaction
the Engineer and Council the balance due be audited
and allowed by the Council final estimate of the Eng
City Council to Complete Work.
under contract does not progress insure its compile
for any able complete the the Council
and the City Engineer shall have power to furnish and
and material complete the work and charge the
expense thereof to the contractor and the shall be
deducted from any moneys due become due such
may be collected from him the sureties
his bond in suit by the City Provided that the Council
shall first notify the suretes the contractors bond OF its
intention do and the said sueties may take charge
of the work and complete the within the time named
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