The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-08-13
An Ordinance

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An Ordinance
Requiring side walks to be construct
ed on certain streets, and relating tt
special assessment for the same.
Whereas, the Mayor and the Board OF
Aldermen Of the city Of Greenwood
Miss, did at its July, 1909, meeting, by
resolution, duly entered on it's min.
ates and published. declare that it is
deemed necessary to build and con-
struct good and substantial walks on
the following streets of said city, to-
wit: On the north and south sides Of
dlbbs street from the Y. & M. v. rail-
road, west to Cotton street; on the west
ana east sides of Main street from
tHDDs street south to the corporation
line; on the north aud south sides of
Falace street; on the east and west
sides OF Cotton street from the Southern
railroad south to corporation line: on
east side Of Howard street south of the
Southern railroad to corporation line:
on east and west sides of Fulton street
from Southern railroad south to corpo-
ration line; on north and south sides of
Henry street west of Fulton street: on
east and west sides of Henderson
street south of the Southern railroad;
on the east and west sides of Avenue
u; on the north and south sides of Elm
street and Oak street; on the west side
OF Mary street; on the south sido of
STRONG avenue; on the east and west
sides of Dewey street south of the
Southern railroad; on east side of Will
Hanson street south of Washington
street; on the north and south sides of
that part OF johnson street west of
Cotton street; on the south side of Col
lege street; on south and north sides of
Pearl street; on Washington street,
north side from Cotton street, west 46O
feet, and from southeast corner of lot
IL In block 5, Howard part of Green
wood, east to eastern boundary of said
Howard part; on Walthall street, east
side, in front Of lots now owned by Mrs,
Hice and Mrs. j Cobb, and on west side
in front of lots owned by Mrs. S. G.
Mantfor, On north side of Market in
front ct lots owned by Orlinskey, Brick
Auter, Caesar Stein, the Christian
Church and Porter Weaver, severally;
on the east side of Mississippi avenue;
ON the east and west sides of South
and on Fulton street, west
side from Church street south to ice
and did give notice of the in
tention to cause said sidewalks to be
built by sPeeial assessment on the lots
and PIECES OF ground abutting on said
side walk.
And whereas said resolution was duly
published and majority of the res
ident owners of property on the parts
Of said side walks proposed to be built
did not within 20 days file with the
clerk tAeir protest in writing against
the said Improvement;
Therefore: Section /. Be it ordain-
ed by the Mayor and Board of Alder
men OF the city of Greenwood, Miss,
that good and substantial side walks,
made of good concrete of the same ma
terial and component parts and finish
and workmanship as that laid by Bloom
8 Co., in the city of Greenwood, shall
be built on the above mentioned
streets and parts thereof as stated
above, that said walks shall be of such
> grade as to give level surface with
all connecting walks, and to be six feet
wide or as much wider as may be nec-
essary to give the same width as the
one with which it connects.
Section 2. Be it further ordained
that il the owner of the property abut-
ting said improvements shall fail to
make the special improvement in front
Of his property within 20 days after
this ordinance becomes operative, then
this board will levy a special assess
ment of taxes on said property, and
cause the said improvements to be
made as provided by section 3412 of the
Mississippi Code Of 1906, which said
shall be a paramount lien
On said property.
Approved August 3rd, 1903.
Attest: GID MONTJOY,
r. 81. HICKS, Clerk. Mayor.