The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-01-03
CHAPTER VIII.
Local improvements and Special Assessments.

Section g. Contract or Day Labor The City of
Sank Centre acting through the council shall have power
day labor by contract pavements, curb and gutter
sidewalks, sewers, water mains, electric condults and
any and all other local Improvements IN or under the
shall also have power under the conditions herein
fed provide for the payment of the whole, or any
part of the cost of such Improvement by special
upon the property specially benefited there
by The amount assessed to the property specially ben
Gifted to pay for such local improvements authorized by
this section shall exceed the amount of benefits
ceived by such property
Section GA. White Way. The council may, by a
majority vote, order the construction extension or re-
pair of any sidewalk the installation upon the
streets of the City of system OF
any highway which deems necessary for public con-
venience safety and may the cost of such con-
struction installation or sprnkng or any poron Oh
such COST to be assessed against the property specially
benefited thereby.
Section 65. Property Owners Petition The council
NAV upon petition of less than fifty per cent OF the
of the real estate to be assessed therefor or
on the petition of the of not less than hf per
cent of the real to be assessed therefor as
bv the records in the office of the Register OF Deeds OF
Stearns County, to be made any Improvement
orized by law by this charter to be made by tne
and NAV thereupon assess the cost of such
or any portion thereof against the property specla
benefited by such Improvement
Section &C., Street Intersections. The cost of grad.
ino having and otherwise improving the intersections OF
streets avenues alleys with other Streets avenues
and alleys, shall be paid by genera .axa.on, anu
for benefits for such improvements snail
ever be made
Section g. Appeal from Assessment. Any party
interested in any property assessed under tins
NAV appeal from such assessment to- the District Court
of Stearns County, within thirty days after the puoca
ton of the notice of confirmation thereon by the
Such appeal is hereby declared to be the exclusive way
which such assessment be in anywise revised mod-
fed, amended or annuled 20
Section 68. Notice of Appeal. Said appeal shall be
made by filing written notice with the city clerk, stat
assessment and containing description of the property
of the appellant assessed and the objection of the
pellant to the assessment and by filing with the clerk OF
the District Court within ten days thereafter, copy OF
the notice of appeal In of appeal council shall
cause copy of the assessment roll to be made and filed
with the clerk of the District Court within ten days from
the time of service of the notice of appeal In the
return made to the District Court shall in respect
be defective insufficient the court may require fur
Their and fuller return to be made. The shall be
entered by the clerk of the District Court in the name OF
the person taking the appeal against the Cy as an
peal from Assessments and it may be brought on Tor
hearing by either party the other causes in the
District Court. ...... ........
Section &c. Trial of Assessment Appeal Such APP
peal shall be tried by the District Court without jury at
general special term, without pleadngs other than
above stated Upon such trial the appellant make
other objections to the than those stated in
his notice of appeal but the court may in its discretion
permit such notice to be amended in this respect at
time. The court shall hear such competent evidence
may be offered by either party and may revise, correct
amend reduce confirm the assessment appealed FROM
may order assessment to be made as to the
property concerning which such appeal is taken, and in
that event shall direct the council how to make such
assessment to avoid errors complained of. The
assessment roll SHALL when confirmed by the council in
all cases. whether appeal or otherwise, and in all
courts, be prma face evidence of the validity of all
ceedings up to- and including, the confirmation of the
Sh1rSa noantc hutn no in
discretion of the District Court be allowed upon ap-
peal from assessments in other civil cases. but the
Judgment entered therefor against the City shall be
separate Judgment and paid of the general fund of
the City, From the determination OF such appeal by the
District Court either party may appeal to the Supreme
Court of the State. {.
Section 70. Re-assessments If an assessment shall
be set aside by the District Court for any cause ursdc
onal othewie the council shall proceed anew to make
tonal otherwise the council shall proceed in like
herein required in relation to the first assessment
Provided however that if the assessment to any par
eel of land shall not be appealed FROM shall not have
been set aside by the court the council in subsequent
assessment or re-assessment may omit the pieces or
parcels of land to which the first assessment shall
have been paid AS often assessment reaSseSs
nent against piece parcel of real estate, assessed
for local improvement is set aside, the same shall
proper proporonate share of the benefits accng from
aid Improvement
Section II. Plan of Assessments. Whenever the
,onnc: shall determine to make any local improvement
Jle cost of which may lawfully be assessed against
benefited property it shall determine and designate in
general way the character and extent of such improve
ment and the materials to be used and thereupon it shall
order careful estimate to be made by competent per-
son OF the cost Of such improvement together with list
the several lots and parcels of land fronting upon and
adjacent to such proposed improvement which he deems