The Detroit times., 1916-05-17
NJ j. h EATING
CHAS. w. BURTON,
JACOB GCTHARp,
\. g kC\Z.
Charter and City Legislation.

To the Honorable the Common tOEncil.
GentIerren.-'To your Committee on
Charter and city Legislation wRs re-
ferred the proposed charter amend
ment reducing the rate OF interest on
street paving construction from Z 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, instead OF dif-
T. rent as al present Your Commit
tee favored this amendment ufAni-
mously and the amendment IN ques-
tion as submitted 10 your Committee
by AID Lodge. and attached hereto.
IL respectfully submitted.
Yours respectfully,
JOHN &. LODGE
CHAS W. BURTON
SHERMAN LITTLEFIELD.
JACOB GCTHARD. ......,
PHIL y STEFASOWSkT
HERMAN r. link.
BY Alderman Lodge.
Resolved. That this body. by a
three-fifths vote OF the members
elect, propose an amendment 70 Sac
tiOn 81 OF Chapter "a. OF the Charter
OF the city Of Detroit. providing for
a reduced rate or interest on street
paving assessments. from seven to
four per cent per annun and extend
ing the time one month IN which the
second. third and fourth parts Of
street paving assessments may he
paid without penalty. so that all pay
ment dates may be made Uniform IN
stead ~ different as at present
Re 10 further resolved. That the
said amendment be in words and fig
ures as follows:
CHATTER II.
Section -. The assessment roll
provided for in section thirty-seven
Of this chapter. shall be made by the
BOARD OF Assessors. in four parts.
each part TO contain list Of the lots
or parcels mentioned in said section
with the names ~ the owners or &C
Cupunts or each lot or parcel. and
one-quarter OF the assessment FOR the
cost and eNpcns" ~ the work shall
be assessed upon each lot or parcel
such parts OF the assessment roll
shall be numbered one, two. three
and four respectively. After said
assessment shall have been confirmed.
and the roli delivered ~ the city
Treasurer, he shall cause notice OF
said assessment o. be- printed in two
or the n"Wspapers published in said
city. once m each week for three sue q
cessive weeks. and part on" OF said
assessment shall become due and pay
able IN thirty DAYS from the first
publication Of said notice. and parts
two three. and four. shall become due
md payable IN one, Two. and three
years respectively. from the date That
tart one became due and payable.
I ANY person may pay the amount al
I the assessment In pHrtH one two,
. "a
/ any time within thirty days from
/ said date Cr publication. without in.
/ terest, but. n tho amount mentioned
/ ~ part one. shall not be paid within
/ thirty days from the said date OF
| publication. penalty OF hvc per
| cent, In addition 10 interest a. the
/ rate OF seven per cent per annum
/ shall be added thereto. and q l,<e
/ penalty ~ i've per cent In addition
I L. interest al the rate % seven pei
cent. per annum. from said date OF
publication shall be added To eaci
a. the other parts u they are not paid
! when tho same shall become due As
| aforesaid. The Interest on parts two
1 three and four. when those severn
parts arc paid u hen they become due
shall be computed at tho rate 81 -four
per cent. per annum from tbr ~ W
date ~ publication. Assessment rolls
made under the laws 81 this state rot
assessments 20 defray the expense ol
the taking 81 any property OF dam.
ages 10 any property taken for tn,
public use. for the opening and ex
tending % highways. or for othei
public purposes. or for damages =,
any property occastoncd by any rub
Tic Improvement 81 any kind. shall b,
made In one OF more parts as tn
common council may direct. and shall
become due and payable al such tim
a. the Common Council shall by res
olution plOVtde. and like interest shal
be added thereto. and Ike penaltfe
IN case Of ron-pay shall be i'm
posed and added thereto in the sam
manner as IL herein provided 70