The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-05-17
Charter and City Legislation.

To the Honorable the Common Council:
Gentlemen. To your Committee on
Charter and City Legislation was re-
ferred the proposed charter amend
ment reducing the rate or interest on
street paving construction from { 10
per cent. and extending the time
one month in which parts !, =. 3 and
may be paid without penalty and
interest. So that all payment dates
may be made uniform. insrsad OF dit
T. rent az at present. Your Commit
tee favored this mendment unani-
mOusly and the amendment IN aues-
tion az submitted To your Committee
by Aid Lodge. and attached hereto.
is respectfully submitted.
Yours respectfully.
JOHN &. LODGE
CHAS ". BURTON
SHERMAN LITTLEFIELD.
JACOB GUTHARD, 49,
PHIL \. STETANOWSKG.
HERMAN T. link
BY Alderman Lodge
Resolved. That this body. by
three-flifths vote 90 the nembers
elect. propose an amendment o. Sec
ton - OF Chapter n. - the Charter
Of the city OF Detroit providing for
reduced rate ~ interest on street
paving Assessments, from seven %
tour per cent per annum aud extend
ing the time one month IN which the
second. third and fourth parts OF
street paving assessments may be
paid without penalty SO that all pay
ment dates may be made uniform In
stead ~ different a. az present.
BE IL further resolved. That the
raid amendment be IN words and fig
ures as follows.
CHAPTER II.
Section -. The assor-meut roll
provided for In section tnlrty-seven
OF this chapter. shall DO made b. the
hoard OF Assessors, TN four parts
each part 10 contain llst az The lots
or parcels mentioned In said section
with the names az the owners ur tc-
cupants Of each lot "r parcel and
one-qusrtcr OF the assessment for the
cost and expense Of %. work shall
be assessed upon each lot or parcel
| Such parts Of the assessment roll
shall be numbered ono. two. three
and four tespec lively. Aftcr said
assessment shall have boon confirmed
/ and the roll delivered 20 tho civ
| Treasurer he shall cause notice ~
/ said assessment 20 he printed In two
! Or the newspaper Published If said
! city. once 10 each W~ek fpr three sue
/ cessivc weeks. and part sue-tf paiI
| assessment cha become duo and nav
| able In thirty days from 'hs hrst
! publication ~ said uuttis. AMI parts
two three, and four. shall bee mo due
] ana payable in one two. and three
! years respectively. from the date that
/ part one became due and PAYABLE
any person may pay tho amount q
/ We hsAFssfn' ~ 90 fBtfH one two.
| three and four ar either o. them a.
any time within thirty dArs from
SAID d." ~ publication. without In.
terest but. N the amount msutioued
~ part rnc. shall nor be- paid within
thirty days from tho said date az
Publication q penalty of nvc por
cent, In addition Go interest az the
rate a. seven per cent per annum.
shall be added thereto and . I.,n
penalty Of i've per cent In addition
~ interest ~ tho rate - seven per
| cent per auuuW. from said date ~
publication shall be added tl each
80 the other parts " they arc not paid
when tho same shall hrCDu. due as
afOrcsaid The Interest," pu parts two.
three and Four. when those Eayersl
parts are paid W hen they become due.
snail Toe computed - tho rate ~ four
per cent per anuum from tho EstG
date - publication Asse+srnent rolls
made under the laws pf this state FOR
assessments 10 dcfTay the expense ~
the taking ~ any property rr dam
ages 20 any property taken for the
public use. Tor the opening and Ok.
tending ~ highway pr FOR other
public purposeF or for damages 10
any property OccAsionod hy any pub-
lie Improvement - any kind. shail 10
made IN one or more parts as tho
become du" and PAYABLE ~ such time
80 the Common Council shall hy rrs.
ciuttor provide. and like interest aha NJ
| be added thereto. and like penalties
In case Of nOu-pav mcut shall b. in.
posed and added thereto ~ Tho sam,
manner az is herein provided foi