Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1921-02-16

properly affected. WITHOUT TGSafu I'd
valuation. to be determined and levied
in the manner hereinafter provided
The purpose Of the proposed amend
property for the cost Of laying water
DtpeS and water mains and to permit
assessment being made. Oh tic basis q
frontage we'll upon the basis of
benefits
NINTH PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
We propose that Section One Hun
o TIE Said p cev OF ths said
Sec: IL: The City Council, shall
upon property benefited by the con-
struction or extension of any Water or
Sever Sever - Mum N ,. Upon Determining the
tension of any such Water or Sewer
Main by resolution adopted by the
affirmative vote of six aldermen or up
the majority of the owners of the
property to be benefited by such Water
or SsWsr Main nrsying for the con
the City Council shall by motion. di-
rect the city engineer. such other
this purpose. to prepare an estimate OF
the probable cost Of such Water
Sewer Main. and certify the same to
estimate. the City Council shall. if it
determines to proceed. determine by res
olution what proportion. or the total
us the case may De. or the cost snail
be assessed to property benefited. anu
it shall thereupon become the duty of
the City Clerk. with the assistance OF
the city engineer. to prepare estimates
of the asses sments necessary to be lev
led upon the several parcels Of property
benefited to realize the sums required.
ell. Unless otherwise directed by the
City Council such assessments Shall be
made upon the basis of frontage OF
The City Council shall thcreupon pro-
ceed to consider such estimates and
may alter or revise the same. and
resolution which shall also cuntain
provision. setting a date not earlier
them ten n and en than nSs hea
ing thereon. at which the City Council
will sit for the purpose Of hearing OBJ
jections or protests to the proposeh
adoption of such proposed resolution it
shall be the duty Of the city clerk to
mail to the last known WI noSt-oft,ce adj d.
property against which assessment
has been levied in such proposed reso-
luton notice OF such assessment and
Of the hearing thereon. and to cause
such proposed resolution to be PUBLISH
ed for one week in the official paper
the City Council shall sit to hear pro-
tests or objections to the proposed as
sessmcntS, and may adjourn from time
to time until such hearings are COM
plete. The City Council may then al
ter or revise such assessments as may
be deemed proper. At the close of such
hearing such resolution or revised reSO-
luton shall he put to the vote of the
council! and If adontcd shall be final as
City Council shall have the power to
levy supplemented assessments in case
of actual cost of such Water or Sewer
Main or extension thereof exceeds the
that the council shall refund any as
scssmcnt or part thereof which may
cr. If the cost of the construction OF
the Water or Sewer Main or extension
thereof does not amount to so much
as the sum of the assessments levied
IN that account. the excess shall be
pro rata refunded in cases where the
total assessment has been paid: and
the uncOlectcd assessments or balances
thereof shall be pro rata reduced by
the City Council
In any case where any assessment or
any part thereof as to any lot. lots or
parcels of land assessed under any OF
the provisions of this section. for any
reason whHtsoever. is set aside. tho
Il new assessment. to defray the cX-
rcnses of such Improvement. to be
ma de.
Upon the final adoption of the reso-
luton levying special assessments. the
city clerk shall certify a copy of the
same to the city treasurer to tie spread
upon his records and shall mail to the
last known post office address of each
owner of any parcc! Of property affect
against each such parcel. Such notice
shall include statement that the
whole or any instalmcnts of such as
scssment may he paid to the city.
treasurer. without interest. at any
time within thirty days texcept that
such period shall not extend beyond
the fifteenth day OF October thcreafter)
md that If such assessment is then
unpaid it will draw interest from the
'nte of expiration of such period of
30 days az the rate of interest to lie
paid on the certificates of Indebtedness
hereinafter provided for. and that il
such assessment remains unpaid upon
the fifteenth day Of October next there
after, it will be certified to the County
Auditor for extension upon the tax
rolls and collection as hereinafter pro-
vdcd. Such assessment shall be pay
able in not to exceed ten equal annual
as the Council shall de-
terminc in the resolution making the
levy. ON the fifteenth day Of October
Vt each year the mayor and the city
clerk shall certify to the county aud
tor 4 list of all parcels of property on
which any installment OF any special
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