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

II Main. and certify the same Eos
tinate the City Council shall II. Il: It
determines to- proceed. determine by res-4
eluti1a what proportion OF The t1taI
be assessed to property benefited, and
shall thereupon become the duty OF
the city engineer. to prepare estima ties
fOf5 the essments necessary to be lev
led upon the several parcels Of property
and report the. same to the city Coun:
Gil. Unless otherwise directed by the
City Council such assessments shall bc
the parcels Of the property affected.
The City Council shall sthereupons pro,
coed TO consider such estimates ara nd
adopt them in the form Of a proposed
resolution which shall also contain a
setting tS date met ea deF
thereafter pnR1ec hear
tor RPose 81 the
assessments. Upon such preliminary
adoption of such proposed resolution it
mail to the last known post-office. ad,.
dress Of the owner of each parcel of
property against which an assessment
luton notice of such assessment and
Of the hearing thereon. and to cause
such proposed resolution to - be publish oil h.
the City Council shall sit to hear pro-
| tests or objections to the proposed as
| to time until such hearings are COM
plete. The City Council may then al
ter or revise such assessments as az ma, may
hearing such resolution or revised reSo-
| luton shall be put to the vote OF the
council and if adopted shall be final as
| to such Assessment, provided. that the
City Council shall have the power to
levy supplemental assessments IN case
7 Main or extension thereof exceeds the
estimates made: and provided further'
that the council shall refund any as.
have been unjustly or Illegally collect:
ed. If the cost Of the construction OF
the Water or Sewer Main or extension
as the sum of the assessments lHvis ed
| OH that account. the excess shall pc
pro rata refunded in eases where the
total assessment has been paid: and
the unsolicited assessments or balances
thereof shall be pro rata reduced oy
the City Council.
In any case where any assessment or
any part thereof as to any lot. lots or
purcels Of land assessed under any OF
| the provisions OF this section. Tor any
reason whatsoever, is set ASIDE, the
a new assessment. to defrly the ex-
Epenses Of such improvement, to be
made
Upon the final adoption of the reso-
luton levyiny special assessments. the
city clerk shall certify copy OF the
name to the city treasurer, to be spread
upon his records. and shall mail TO. the
last known post office address of each
owner OF any parcel of property a11ect-
ed a statement. Of the amount assessed
against each such parcel: Such notice
whole or any, instalments Of such as
sessment may be. paid to the city
pe Wtn thrty daSS {except that
| such period shall not extend DeyOn('
| the fifteenth day of October thercafter)
nna th1t t viii Io araw from the
date Of expiration Of such period or
so days at the rate of interest to DC
paid on the certificates OF lndebtedness
hereinafter provided for. and that IL
such assessment remains unpaid upon
the fifteenth day of October next there
after. lit will be certified to the county
Auditor for extension upon me tne 1aH
! roIIs and collection as hereinafter pro-
vided. Such assessment shall be pay,
able in not to exceed ten equal annual
nstalments+ as the GGnc c,a khn the
levy. On the fifteenth day of Octoner
Of each year the mayor ana inc 10y G,ds
clerk shall certify t." the e, c nrnncrty on
assessm lent shall be due. stains: the
n ments or instruments thereof then QUE e
and of the amount of interest when
shall be due on all deferred and un-
| collected
naents on the date when the next COL
lection of the taxes shall be due. II
shall be the duty of the county auol nI3i.
and the same shall be collected in the
same manner and the time as taxes are
next collected upon the parcels OF prop
fpt rd shall Sc pro1de dpSer each
| ment and the proceeds from the sale
of any certificates issued on its a e7
| count and, the proceeds OF such speclai
| oesassn,ante when received by the CITY,
treasurer. shall be placed in the appro-
pirate fund. and shall be used only IN
| Dayment for work done or material Iur-
nished in the construction. or extension
| of the Water or Sewer Main. or in pay
ment of certificates Of indebtedness is
sued on that account; or as re nudT;,ed
| The City Council shall have power to
issue certificates of Indebtedness OF the
City of tWillmar. bearing interest at not
more than six per. cent per annun. ano
to sell the same for not less than pal
and accrued interest to an amount 1or
each such Water or Sewer MAN, or eS-
| tension thereof. not in excess OF the
difference between the sums already re-
ceived in payment of the special assess
rnents and the" estimate or ACTUAL cost
Of the construction Of such Water or
Sewer Main. or extension thereof. An
amount Of such certificates shall ma
ture each year. as nearly NJ ri. as may nay pc
Of the Special assessments to be- col
lected that year. Certificates of in
debtedneSS may also De issued unIer
like terms. representing the part Of the
] cost of the Water or Sewer Main or ex-
| tension thereof which is a charge ag-
ainst the City of Willmar. or which is
| to be bald from taxes or from the earn
ings in case of Water or Sewer Main
maturing in equal annual installments
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 or any applicable law.
| Nothing contained in Sec. 81 of this
| charter shall be construed.a as limiting or
l abridging the power, of the City to issue
| certificates of indebtedness on account
Of; the. construction of Sewer. or Water
| Mains" ~ -
The purpose of the proposed amend
| ment 10 to confer On the city council
OF, the City of Willmar the power to lay
i Water Mains or Sewer Mains and to
| as1ess abutting property for the cost of
I the same upon tho councils own mo.
| ton without any petition therefor.