The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1916-11-03
CHAPTER 16.


WHICH MAY BE DEFRAYED BY ASSESSMENT The
City is hereby authorized to light grade pave repave curb
gutter WALL BRIDGE gravel macadamize sprinkle plank,
sweep maintain any street. avenue, alley highways to
construct and maintain trunk sanitary and storm sewers
to grade improve protect and ornament any public park,
square grounds construct improve and
public pakways and pas to plant and protect shade
ornamental trees along its streets and to
struct lay relay and repair sidewalks retaining walls
ters and drans under any street. alley
Highways to abate nusance to drain Marshes swamps
and low grounds within the City when they constitute nu
the whole any part of the of such
Improvement shall be- subject to the provisions hereinafter
betrayed by an the real estate
benefited thereby proportion to such benefits without
regard to cash valuation to be determined and levied In the
manner hereinafter provided
SECTION 144 COST PAID BY ASSESSMENTS; EX-
CEPTION The cost of any improvement mentioned in the
foregoing section shall be betrayed except hereinafter
provided as follows:
The City shall pay oneha of the expense of said improve
ment out OF the appropriate general fund of the City,
and the other half Of said of said improvements shall
be paid by upon the real estate benefited
thereby to be levied in the hereinafter prescribed
provided that the construction reconstruction mainte
nance OF cross walks over public grounds and public parks
and the cost of improving and ornamentng public grounds
squares and parks and the curbng gutterng paving
paving matchmaking grading the space occupied by
intersections and the intersection of the alleys with
the Streets and the construction of all main trunk sani
ary storm sewers and further Improvement and repair
Of the and repairing of all curbs CUTTERS walls
bridges sidewalks avenues alleys and streets shall be paid
of the appropriate fund of the city without
flied thereby
SECTION AS. AMOUNTS AssEssABLE AGAINST
IClTY, PUBLIC OR EXEMPT PROPERTY. The amounts
which would otherwise be assessabe against property
longing to the City; public property property exempt
from assessment for local improvements shall be paid
Of the appropriate fund the general fund of the City
SECTION 146 TWO OR MORE IMPROVEMENTS AT
THE SAME TIME. Two Of said improvements
upon streets avenues may be made at the
time under ORDER and that be included
SECTION Ia. SEWER AND WATER PIPES MAY BE
INCLUDED IN ONE CONTRACT. The Council shall when
any let for improving any street. alley or high
way within the City, include in contract the laying of
water pipes to the lot e and the of the
shall be paid out of the appropriate fund of the
City
SECTION 14S. PROCEDURE WHERE TWO IMPROVE
MENTS ARE MADE AT THE SAME TINE. IF two or
improvements included in contract expense
OF each improvement may be separately apporoned and
oneha the expense OF each of such improvements shall
such save as otherwise provided in proper
ton to such benefits but such two improvements
may be included in assessment proceeding
PROCEDURE FOR MAKING ASSESSMENT
SECTION 149. APPLICATIONS AND PETITIONS FOR
IMPROVEMENTS. ALI applications propositions for any
improvement authorized by this Charter shall be made tn
emanate from the Council If majority of the owners of
the property abutng any proposed Improvement shall
petition therefor in writing the Council may cause plans
fled in the office Of the City Clerk and shall when such Mans
and specifications filed before further proceedings are
notice OF the time and place when and where the
Council Will meet and hear for and against such i'm
provemen which notice shall be published at least once
in the official paper and the last publication shall be at
least ten days prior to the time Of such meeting Said no.
tice shall contain brief description of the Improvement
and the several tracts of land be affected thereby pro
vded that the Council by majority vote of all its members
may without petition where in Judgment pubc
necessity requires it, plans specifications for sch
Improvement to be made and filed in the office of the Civ
Clerk and shall give like notice is required in case Of
petition OF majority OF the property abutting on
such Improvement ~
SECTION $50. HEARING. If upon such hearing the
Council believes said Improvement necessary and nroner
they shall order the Improvement and assess
cost thereof against the property benefited thereby e
cepg that it OF the improvements made in an alley