The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-06-18
CITY ORDINANCES.


An ordinance denlariDg the election fOl
The i]SrunDc" Of bonds for the purpose o.
purchasing the NuforWorks. Electric Light,
ana sewerage systems, together with tht
gDpuTitNitHCcS ana franchises thcreuHt0 be
longing, now the property Of the GREENWOOD
Light and wat T. Company, carried In ftyOf
OF he issuance Of bonds FOR that purpose,
Whereas the Mayor and Board Of Alder.
men Of the city Of Greenwood desired e
purchase the system Of WAteFWOrkS, Sewer
age aud Electric Lights aforesaid, for the
said city and desired to issue the bonds 81
SAID city for sdid purpose; and 1t appeared,
from the assessment rolls OF said city thai
it's outstanding bonds. tOgcther with the
proposed issue Of Sl23.G00.00 for the purpose
OF making said purchase, exceeds seven per
rentum Of the assessed value OF the taxable
property OF the municipality. but is less
than ten uer centum Of said assessed value
Of the taxable property ms aforesaid there
fore the Mayor aud Board of Aldermen, at Il
properly called special meeting OF the Board
begun and held AT the Mayors Office of said
city, on the 18Th day of May. 1904, passed the
following ordinance:
Whereas. According to the terms of a Ger
tain contract entered into by the City Of
Greenwood with O.. T.. Wright. his successors
and assigns, tie said city, after having per-
formed certain preliminary steps. liad the
option Of purchasing the Waterwnrts.
sewerage. Electric Light plaut and apuur-
tenauces thereunto belonging. from the
Greenwood Light and Water Company, the
| successor OF G.. Il. Wright.
And Whereas. In order to have the proper
authority for the exercise OF the option OF
purchase on sHid plant. an election was, on
the 18th of April, 1901, held at which the
question Of whether or not said plant SHOULD
Ne purchased by the CITY of Green wood, was
submitted to the vote Of the qualified cleo
tors Of said city and by Il majority Of them
approved,
And Whereas, The said city has exercised
It's option by ~eIecting to purchase the said
trpppFfV aud i,1g nEEDnpn IN nav the
amount Of Sl22 5sJ 10 therefor.
Aud Whereas, Thn sPid amount OF s'22,jsj 90
purchase money must be paid for said prop
erfy within SIX months from the time the
said city elected TO purchase;
And Whereas. ItHppears to the Mayo and
Board OF Aldermen that, In the promotion
Of the best interests Of the City Of Green
wood, q purchase OF said property under the
contract sb0nld be made.
Therefore. BE IL ordained by the Mayor
and Board Of Aldermen Of the tity Of
Green wood that IL Is their purpose 70 Issue
the bonds Of the City Of Greenwood TO the
amount of s12j.0JJ.00 ~. or 50 much thereof rs
NAV he necessary for the purpose OF pur-
chasing said Waterwnrks. Sewerage. Elec-
trio Light plant and the Hppurtenauces
thereuntn belonging. by the ffty " Green
wood aforesaid. This notice 70 he published
ia accordance with the pr visions Of Sec
lions 30i4. y0f5. 3aiG. of the Annotated Code
Of Mississippi, Tor the purpose u notifying
taEpayers Of the City o. Green wood 81
hllf b'plFT'' hf-f'Nb ~ W. AfhINi htib pcht'
Of Aldermen Of said city
Be If further ordained. that this le puD.
lisbed for three consecutive weeks In THE
CON'0NwEAITH and The Enterprise. week
~ newspapers published In the City Of
Greenwood.
Aldermen W. r. Fountain, A. r. Gardner,
D. G Peteet voting aye
Il. Wilson. Clerk.
And Whereas. due pubiication OF said
aInyp set ont upttpp or ordinance Was made
az II prescribed by Section 30l6 Of the 1872
annotated Code Of Mississippi as shown by
proof of publication as follows, to- wit:
state Of Mississippi, Lehore County:
Personally appeared before me the under
signed authority In and for the City OF
Greenwood in said county and state the
Within named J. j.. Gillespie. the publisher
OF the Greenwood Enterprise. a newspaper
published in Greenwood, Miss. who on oath
say 5. the notice. a copy Of which II hereto
attached was printed three consecutive
times as follows, to-wit: 10Th day Of April.
1900 gth day Of May. Iot ana the 18th day
Publisher Enterprise.
sworn TO and subscribed before me this
the 18th day OF June. 1901
q. L. LoHAx.
Notary Public.
And Whereas. the Mayor and BOARD OF
Aldermen at u properly called special meet
ing held AZ the Mayors office Ia said city,
there having been no objection offered by
any taxpayer nor any petition filed against
the proposed issuance Of bonds passed the
following ordinance:
Whereas. II appears 10 the Mayor and
Board ~ Aldermen Of the CITY OF Green
wood. that due notice Of their intention TO
sspe bonds Of the said city. 70 the amount
OF sIz3nI9. or so much thereof IS may be
necessary. not exceeding said sum-. for the
purpose Of purchasing from the Greenwood
Lteht and Water Company, It's property:
consisting OF w~aierworks, sewerage and
electric light plants ard the franchises and
appurteHanees thereunto belonging, has
been given as prescribed by Zee. .wlb o. the
Ani1tated Code Of Mississippi. by publica-
wealth. II weekly newspapers published
In said city:
Therefore, Be ii ordained by the Mayor
and Board OF Aldermes. of the City. o.
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