Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1921-02-23

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deternines to, proceed. Diet rmine by res-
as the eaas my e5oP g. tor eo n shall snail
It saan there9po HnDt become the duty e 81
the CITY Clerk. with the assistance of
the city engineer. to- prepare estimates
led upon the several parcels OF property
benefited to realize the. sums required. |
and report the same to the City Coun-
City Council such assessments shall be
made upon the basis OF frontage of
the parcels q; re- Of the property Effected:
coed to consider such. estimates and
may alter or revise the same. and
adeRt them n the form Of
than ten nor later than fifteen days
thereafter. and calling a public, hear;
will sit for the purpose Of hearing OBJ
jections or protests to the proposed
assessments. Upon such preliminary
shall be the duty of the city clerk to
mail to the last known. post-office ad.
dress Of the owner Of each parcel OF
property against which an assessment
has been levied in such proposed reso-
luton a notice of such assessment and
Of the hearing thereon: and to ,,, cause u;s
ed for one week in the official paper
OF the city: Upon the date appointed
ey to- the
sessments. and may adjourn from time
to time until. such hearings are COM
Ter or revise such assessments as may
be deemed: proper. At the close Of such
nearing such: resolution or revised reso-.
eou8eil S ana if adopted a shah ' be final as
to such. assessment, provided that the
City Council shall have the power to
Of actuIl cost Of such Water or Sewer
Main or extension thereof exceeds the
estimates made; and provided further
that the council s1A refun Hbe any as
Cd If the cost of the construction Of
thereof does not: amount to 50 much
as the sum of the assessments levied
on that account. the excess shall be
total a assessment has been paid. and
the uncollected assessments or balances
thereof shall be pro rata reduced by
In any case where any assessment or
any part thereof as to any lot, lots or
parcels of land assessed under any OF
reason whatsoever. is set aside. the
council may cause a re-assessment or
new assessment. to defr;ty the ex-
penses of such Improvement to be
made.
Upon the final adoption of the, reso-
luton levying special assessments. the
upon his records. and shall mail to the
last known post office address OF each
e eG "a statement na Of the amount assessed
against each such parcel. Such notice
shall! include statement that that, the
treasurer. without interest. at any
time within thirty days (except that
the fifteenth day of October thereafter)
and that if such assessment is then
unpaid it will draw interest from the
80 days at the rate of interest to be
paid on the certificates Of indebtedness
hereinafter provided for and that 1no II
| the fifteenth day Of October next there
after, it will be certified to the County
Auditor for extension upon the tax
vided Such assessment shall be pay,
able in not to exceed ten equal annual
mstallments.. as the Council shadl &C. &C.
levy. On the fifteenth day of October
OF each year the mayor and the city
clerk shall certify t." the e, e nrnr+1 AUG" on
| which any install1nent OF any spec,a
assessment shall be due. stating The
amount Of the assessment or r, assess es
and of the amount of interest which
shall be due on all deferred, and un-
collected. installments Of ST. such as afse ea5
| shall be the duty of the county auditor
to spread such amounts upon MS rQ 9hs
same manner and the time as taxes are
next collected upon the parcs4s of prop.
erty. A separate special assessment
fund shall be provided for each improve
ment and the proceeds from the sale
of any certificates issued on its &C.
count and the proceeds of such special
treasurer. shall be placed in the appro-
| pirate fund. and shall be used only In
payment for work done or material fur
! Of the Water or Sewer Main. or in pay
ment of certificates Of Indebtedness is
sued on that account: or as refunds OF
The City Council. shall av0pwer to
| issue certificates of indebtedn of the
City of Willmar. bearing int - at not
more than six per cent per annum. an6
to sell the same for not less than par
and accrued interest. to an amount for
each such Water or Sewer Main. or ex-
difference between the sums already re-
ceived in payment Of the special assess
ments and the estimate or actual ;H cost
| Sewer Main. or extension thereof. An
amount of such certificates shall ma
ture each year. as nearly as may be
Of the s sae assessments to be- COL
lected that year. Certificates of in
} debtedness may also be issued under
cost cost t Of the Water or sewer Main Vain Or
! tension thereof which is a charge ag-
| ainst the City of Willmar, or which is
to be paid from taxes or from the earn
| inss in case of Water Sewer Main.
maturing in equal annual instalfaents
| for not more than ten years.. All or
any such certificate shall be redeem
able by the city at. any interest paying
| date. upon thirty days notice to the
holder Of the certificate to be redeemed.
| The credit of the City of Willmar shall!
be pledged for the payment of such
certificates of Indebtedness, but they
shall be paid first from the proceeds of
special assessments; second, from the
earnings in case of a Water or Sewer
Main. if any there be. and third, from
taxes levied for this purpose.
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 OF any applicable law.
Nothing contained in Sec. 81 Of this
charter shall be construed as limiting or
abridsing the power of the City to issue
certificates of indebtedness on account
Of the ;, construction of Sewer or Water
The purpose Of the proposed amend
ment IL TO confer ON the city council
Of the City Of whitman the power to lay
Water Mains or Sewer Mains and %
assess abutting property for the cost Of
the Hame npon the councils own mo-
tdon without any petition thdrefor.