The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-04-14
AN ORDINANCE

the City Of Greenwood, M;ssis-
sippi, and Defining the Bound-
aries Of said City as Extended.
Section /. Be it ordained by the
mayor and board Of aldermen Of the
city Of Greenwood, Mississippi,
that the territorial boundary Of said
city shall be enlarged by adding
thereto the following described cd
jacent unincorporated territory, TO-
wit
That part + sections 0 and 16,
township 10, range / east, Lefore
county, Mississippi, described as
follows
Beginning at an iron bolt on the
Southerly hank Of the Yazoo river
on the center line Of Seventh street
in the Austin Wright Addition to
the city of Greenwood, produced
north to intersect the same, and
running thence south on and along
the center line Of Seventh street
1922 feet to the northern line Of
the right-of-way of the Southern
railroad, thence north SO degrees
east IT'S feet thence north ll6C
feet to the southerIy bank of tie
Yaz0o river thence meandering in
a westerly direction on and along
the souterhly bank of the Yazoo river
to the place Of beginning and also
that part ofsections, Ia and Is, town.
ship 10, range ! east, Lehore coun-
ty, Mississippi, more particularly
described as follows Beginning
on the west line Of section Is, town.
ship, 10, range | east 1921 feet
south Of the intersection Of the
s%outherly line of the Southern Iail-
road with the said west line Of sec
ton Is; thence north II degrees
80 minutes east 1926 feet thence
north q degrees east 100 feet
thence east 2573 feet to the east
line Of Avenue *" thence
north on and along the east line OF
said Avenue tx" 1865 feet to the
north line of said section IA thence
east on and along the north line of
said section IA, 1855 feet to the
west line of the Tallahatchie Furni-
ture Factory's property thence
south on and along said west line
of the Tallahatchie Furniture Fac
tory Co.'S property 22l7 feet !;
thence west 14l0 feet to the west
line of Madison Jones' property /;
thence south on the said west line
of Madison Jones property 33t
feet thence south 63 degrees west
along the center line OF the Indus.
trial Spur right-of-way produced
northeasterly 1884 feet thence de-
fleet to the right on an 8 degree
curve l244.7 feet to where the
southerly line of the Congress
Heights Addition to the City Of
Greenwood would intersect the
same produced northeasterly
thence south n degrees west 298(
feet on and along the souther,y line
Of Congress Heights Addition tc
the City of Greenwood produced tc
the west line OF section Is; thence
north on and along the westerly
line Of section Is, 1889 feet to the
place Of beginning.
Sec. II. Be it further ordained
That the entire boundary lines Of
the said City Of Greenwood, wher
extended as provided for in Section
i. of this ordinance, will be de.
fued as follows, to-wit: That part
of sections 8, 1C, IL, IA, Is, and
l6, township 10, range |, east, Le.
fore county, Mississippi, described
as follows
Beginning at an iron bolt on the
southerly bank Of the Yazoo river
on the center line of Seventh street
in the Austin Wright Addition tc
to the City Of Greenwood produced
north to intersect the same, and
running thence south 1895 feet
to the ~northerly line Of the right-oi
way OF the Southern railroad, thence
north So degrees east on and along
the northern line of the Southern
railroad right-of-way ITS feet
thence south 100 feet to the south
erly boundary line OF right,of-way
Of said Southern railroad thence