The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1933-11-24

SECTION 9. ESTIMATES OF COSTS. When
the Council shall have determined to proceed with such
improvement, either on petition otherwise, it shall
estimate of the cost of such improvement to
be made by the City Engineer If such Improvement
is the grading paving of public highway both
the laying of either sanitary storm catch
basins with their various nlets and outlets wherever
installed separate estimate shall be made of each
proposed improvement, and when it has been de-
termined to make any of such improvements in con-
nection with any other Improvement herein mentioned
statement showing the total of such estimates shall
also be prepared.
SECTION 10. MAKING ASSESSMENTS Where
an estimate is made of the probable expense of such
improvement and the Council has ordered such i'm
provement to be made, may proceed to make
assessment against the property to be benefited in
proportion to the benefits be derived from such i'm
provement to the extent of onehaf the estimated COST
provided the improvement to be made is chargeable
Herewith and hereinafter stated. The paving of
streets, alleys, sidewalks, curbs and cutters and the
construction of lateral sanitary sewers shall be paid
one-haf by assessment against the property benefited
and one-half from the appropriate general fund.
In making the assessment roll the Council shall des-
crbe each parcel of land assessed and state the amount
assessed against the same and shall state the of
the thereof as far known to the Council Any
mistake in omission of such owners name shall in
wise affect such assessment.
If the work is completed before any assessment is
made, if the amount assessed shall be insufficient
to complete the work. the Council after the completion
of said work, may make final assessment to pay the
same.
All assessments paid account of any improve
mentS ordered to be done by contract before the
tract is let therefor, shall be kept in the permanent
improvement revolving fund for such Improvement
SECTION II. ASSESSMENTS AGAINST RAIL-
WAYS OR STREET RAILWAYS When in any case
any proportion of the cost in making any improvement
mentioned herein shall by virtue of any law, ordinance
contract be chargeabe to any railway street rail-
way company, the amount chargeabe may be
sessed against such railway company, and the re-
mander may be paid by assessment one-haf against
the real estate benefited thereby, and the remaining
part to be paid by the City out of the appropriate
general fund.- and the City may collect the amount
assessed against said railway company by distress and
sale of personal property in the provided by
the general laws Of this State in of taxes levied
upon personal property by suit brought to enforce
the collection OF said assessment as an indebtedness
provided that any real estate belonging to such railway
and subject to assessment and deemed benefited by said
Improvement, shall be assessed as in other cases.
SECTION r. NOTICE TO BE GIVEN BEFORE
MAKING ASSESSMENT. Before proceeding to make
assessment for any Improvement the Council shall
give days notice by publication in the official
paper, of the time and place when and where will
attend for the purpose of making such assessment in
which notice it shall specify the purpose of such
ment and the amount to be assessed.
SECTION 49, HEARING BEFORE MAKING
assessment shall have the right to be present and be
heard either in person by counsel and the Council
shall receive evidence thereon and may adjourn the
hearing necessary, from time to time and place to
place. -.--.zl - al Ia
SECTION IA NOTICE OF HEARING. HEAR
ING BEFORE CONFIRMATION OF ASSESSMENT.
When the Council shall have completed such
ment it shall notice to be given of the time and
place at which it will hear objections in the same
hereinbefore provided and at such hearing,
act upon the confirmation of the assessment.
SECTION Is. ASSESSMENT FINAL AND CON-
elusive. When said assessment is confirmed, it shall
be final and conclusive upon all parties not appealing
therefrom.
SECTION 16. NOTICE OF CONFIRMATION.
When any assessment of benefits has finally been
frmed by the Council it shall forthwith brief
notice thereof to be published in the official paper
SECTION IT, ASSESSMENTS PARAMOUNT
LIEN. All assessments levied under the provisions of
this Charter shall be lien the real estate upon
which the may be imposed, from the date of
confirmation and of equal rank with the lien of the
State for taxes which have been may be levied upon
said property under the general laws of the State and
the general laws to priority of tax liens shall apply
equally to the liens of such assessments and to such
liens for general taxes, with the force and effect
though all of the liens aforesaid and all of the taxes
and assessments aforesaid of the general
character and Imposed for the purpose and by the
same authority without regard to priority in point of
time of the attaching of either of said lens and sale
or perfecting title under either shall not bar
tinguish the other.
SECTION 10. CITY CLERK SHALL KEEP
pECOPn OF All ASSESS MENTS Tho Ctv Clork