The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1922-11-18
.Du|L|t Z III. Q. VOTE Y
ON T!M0:chANGES
IN. CITY. T. CHARTER H
Amendments Include Per Cap
tia Tax PIan, Memorial
Building, Bondlssues.

Two amendments 10 inc Duiuth
city charter will be presented for a
public referendum, he charter con,-
mission decided last night at meet
Ing in the city hall. The per capita
tax plan of SIS per Individual and
the annual Issuance of 100000 i'll
serial bonds TOR the, period Of five
years for. 'thes permanent, improve,
ment fund with. one. issue Of $4,000
certified ties Of :4jndebtedness for the
remodeling Of the Moore Memoirs;
building are the two proposed
amendments.
Eleven members Of the commission
were In attendance and adopted both
resolutions without dissenting vote.
The time of the public referendum on
the amendments. was left to the dis.
erection OF the city council. 1t was
indicated that special election
would be advisable rather than pre-
sentins the amendments at the time
Of another election.
Bond Issue 100000.
The bond issue proposal was SINH
lar to a previous amendment sub
Eitted for the consideration of the
commission with the exception that
the amount was reduced from $780,
uUO 10 $IUuUUU, anu llue llHllI loi
the life of the bonds was set to be
20 years. The life of the improve
ments was placed at a score of years
with the time of the bonds to be
regulated accordingly: =,
II regard the Moore building i'm
rrovemcnt as a dire necessity" said
n. w. Hugo. ut is: Disgrace to the
city Of Duluth to have a building
presented to- it,. standing in a dilap,-
dated condition when it, could be re-
modelled for a comparatively small
sum and adjusted to the needs of the
city. We need public. comfort sta
tions badly. and "ofGice space could
be arranged, in the. building for city
offices now scattered about town at
al added expense to the CITY,"
The per capita tax Is regulated. on
the population of the city with an
annual. increase Of 2.6 per cent which
is generally considered as the nomi-'
nal growth of city.
Amendment No. 1.
Amendment No. 1 reads:
1.-THE aggregate amount levied by
general taxation in any one year for
all Of said funds. not including funds
numbered l and shall not exceed
fifteen u5) dollars per capita of the
population of the city of Duluth and
9. levy in excess of such limitation
shall be void as to- such excess. -.
"In determining the population of
tie city Of Duluth for the purposes
Of subsection 10. preceding the emu
meration Of the inhabitants of said
city by the last preceding national
census shall be taken as the basis
OF calculation and to such census
enumeration shall be added two and
81 he %l,o
iirst full year that shall have
elapsed after the year in which such
census was tQken;, and for each sue
reoding year shGll be added two and
siN-tenths per cen" Of the number
ef inhabitants for the previous year
rs so determined. Whenever a new
census shall be taken by the general
government, the enumeration of the
inhabitants Of said city thereby shall
automatically adjust itself as new
Lasis of, calculation hereunder"
Amendment No. ?.
Amendment No. 2 reads:
In an amount not exceeding
100000 in any one year. for the
benefit of the permanent improve
ment, fund. the, proceeds thereof to
be used only in the payment of such
portion Of the. cost of local improve
ments as. shall dsXolye upon the
city: Tire bonds issued under the au-
ti.ority, of. this, subdivision shall be
serial bonds, the principal of which
shall he payable in as nearly equal
annual serial installments as posi-
G and not longer than 20 years
from their,dates. They shall be pay
cble ut such place or places as the
council shall determines; and shall
draw a rate. of Interest," not exceed
ing per cent FER annum. The council
sail annually cause to be levied.
tax sufficient in amount TO pay such
portion of said bonds sas will ma
ture during the next succeeding year.
Provided, that no such bonds shall
be issued after the year 1927!
Welfare Fund Bonds.
Bonds or certificates of indebted
ness in a total amount not exceed
ing $4,000 for the benefit. of the
public welfare fund, the proceeds
thereof to be used only. in remodel
ing. refitting, .equiping, and MAIN
tanning the, welfare building donated
to- the city by Watson, S. Moore. at
312 West Superior street The obli-
cations so to DE issued, shall he in
such denominations and in such form
and payable at such places as the
council shall determine but shall not
run for longer period. than five
years from their date and shall not
draw q greater rate of inteest than
80 per cent per annum."