Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1921-03-09

81 No action shall be taken for the maxi
ing OF any .such Improvement except
chat effect by a stwo.thirds Vote Of ali
the members Of the council after 4
smeeting at (which property owners
s1t pa Is haes S ee e
jent. by notice of such meeting published
Tor two weeks in the official newspaper,
CLERK 1netes mailed ~ The
saddress Of each such property owner
atzieast ten days before such meeting;
Before making. any such #improve nlent
the council may by resolution require
the owners of the abutting property to
lay branch sewers and water pipes from
the mains to the curb or lot lines of
eacn lot. and in case any property own
$er neglects to lay such sewer or water
pipe within sixty COD days after hay
ing been served with copy of said
resolution. the council may cause the
same to be put in and may assess the
cost OF the same against the proper.
ana 5an1o. collect the same as taxes are col
lecteu; All such water pipe connections
shall De OF such material as the council
may prescribe. : - = ~ :.
i After the council has determined to
tract therefor has been let and awarded,
the clerk. with the assistance IF the
engineer or other person selected by the
neer. shall forthwith calculate the pro-
per amount to be specially assessed for
such Improvement against every as
Within the dstr ies aected d.e in accord r
ance with the provisions of this Sec
tlon. without regard to cash valuation.
UP shall be filed with the clerk and be
open to public inspection. The clerI
| snail thereupon under the councils dir.
place when and where the council will
meet to pass upon such proposed as
s sea; to be published in the Off
cial paper at least one week prior to
such meeting Of the council.
AT such meeting the council shall
near ana pass upon, all objections there
to. II any,, and may. if it deems it jus
amend such proposed assessment as to
by resolution of such assessn1ent the
same shall constitute the special as
sssssments against the lands named
accruins interest thereon. shall be
lien upon the property included there
H. H., concurrent with general taxes. and
stallments extending over such period
| not exceeding twenty 900 years as the
COUNCIL may by. resolution determine
able on Or before the first day of June
following the adoption Of the assess
m nnt and all deferred payments Shall
the certificates of indebtedness herein
provided for to be payable annually and
computed from the period of thirty (3O)
e sas' following the adoption of the as
| It shall then be the duty of, the clerk
cart;f1aa thereafter to transmit
+ TO the county auditor of the county, to
| oe extended on the proper tax lists o.
! tue county,. and such assessments sha.
| pe collected and paid over in the same
| ded that the owner of any property, so
assessed: may. at any time, pay the
i mn4 ae,n 81 such assessment, or any annual
| lnstallment thereof with iterest, as to
| any lot, piece or parcel of land q ffact oG
| thereby N ''ioo leu
In case of omissions. errors, or mis-
| tahes. IN making such assessments in
respect to the total cost of such imnro
vement. or otherwise. it shall be com
oet 1 Tor the council to provide for
| correct such omissions errors or mis-
| takes. VI ''''s
AFTER a contract $or contracts for the
,,naNlnS or any such Improvement shall
~ nave oeen entered into by the city coun-
| tedness Of the said city in such amounts
| as NAV oe necessary to defray in whole
in incm ~, eart the expense incurred or to be
The word "expensc" shall be constrnad
! 10 mean and cover every item OF COS,
ton st to its enhancement from it's incep
or Such a
a tI nea De payaGle in annual nstallments
| t tnsiS ne; over a period not exceeding
Twenty LIVER t2O) years from their date, shall
e esar d1n Ter ST. at the rate of not to
| or semi-annuallX> which interest NAV he
evldienced by appropriate coupons and
s finni De De, IN 'su u form and denomna-
iutlon determine. and shall be signed
by the Mayor and counter-signed by
inc clerk. "A separate special assess
Improvement and the proceeds form the
sale OF any certificates issued on it's
account shall be placed in such fund.
The council shall provide moneys for
| the payment of the principle and inter
est of said certificates. as they seve-
| rally mature. which money shall be
plaGed il such e fund and into such fun
under the provisions Of this section.
And the council. shall pay the principal
out OF any funds in the treasury when
the moneys on hand in. the appropriate
to meet the payment of the principal
and interest when the same natures.
but the fund from which such moneys
or v the as9n Of Such prncpa used
| interest shall be eplenished with inte-
rest at the rate of six per cent pc
annum from the collection of unpaid
| assessments on account of such impro-
In any case where any Assessment
or any part, thereof as to any lot. lots
20 o1S -. ica:lu stSSeSScu uIuer any
OF the provisions of this section, for
any reason whatsoever. is set aside.
the council may cause a re-assessment
or new assessment to defray the ex-
penses of such improvement to be made
Any party desiring to object to the
assessment. or his duly authorized
agent or attorney. shall on or before
the date of final hearing upon such
assessment. file with the clerk writ
ten statement Of the objections ant
all objections not specified therein
shall be deemed waived.
The amount of any such certificates
at any time outstanding shall not be
included in determining the city's net
Indebtedness under the provisions of
this charter or any applicable law.
Nothing contained in Sec SO Of this
charter shall be construed as limiting
or abridging the power of the city to
issue certificates of Indebtedness ON
account of the making of any improve
ment under this section"
The purpose Of the proposed amend
n1ent is@to confer on tho city council
OF the City Of Willmar the power to
improve street or alleys by laying and
maintaining pavements, cutters and
curbs theron or by grading and gravel
Ling the Same and to assess abuttiu;
property Tor the cost thereof upon +"
councils own motion without any petit.
ton therefore, d
ELEVENTH. PROPOSED AMEND1rENr
We propose that Section One Hundred
Seventy-nine (179) of the said Charter
of the said City be amended to read
as follows: p