The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-12-20
AN ORDINANCE

To provide for the paving, curbing,
guttsring and storm sewerlng Of that
part Of Washington Street between
Main Street ard Howard Street and
that part Of WaIthaIi Street from south
line Of CarroIIton Avenue to south line
Of Johnson street. thence along Johnson
st. from where the east line Of Walthall
street crosses Johnson street on the
south side Of the Southern Railway in
Mississippi, e~asterIy along Johnson St.
10 where johnson street intersects Car
rolltOn Ave, or to the Y. Il NJ. V, De
pot.
Also that part of George street be-
tween the south line Of C~arrolltOn
Avenue and the north line Of johnson
street;
Whereas, on the 9Th day of Noyem-
Der, 1912, A. D. and the 18th day Of
Board of Aldermen of the City Of
Greenwood, Mississippi, by ordinances
or resolutions Of those dates, duly en-
tered on their minutes under and in
pursuance Of Section Nll, Of the Code
Of 1906, Of Mississippi; and under and in
pursuance Of Chapter 2GO Of the Laws
Of Mississippi. Of 1912, declared the paw
ing, curbing, guttering and storm sew
ering Of that part Of Washington street
between Main street and Howard
street, and that part Of Walthall street
from south line Of CarrOllton Avenue
to south line Of johnson street, thence
along Johnson street from where the
east line Of WaIthall street crosses
johnson street on the south side of
southern Railway in Mississippi, east
erly along johnson street to where
Johnson street intersects Carrollton
Avenue, or to the Y. & M. Y. Depot,
also that part Of George street between
south line Of CarrOlltOn Avenue ard
north line Of Johnson street, to be nee
cssary, and caused said ordinances or
resolutions to be published as by Law
provided, sad ordinances or resolutions
being duly published in The Common.
wealth, a newspaper published in said
Municipality, which publication is ad-
judged to have been duly made, and,
Whereas, a majority Of the resident
owners of the property on the part Of
said streets TO be improved threby, or
Of the property owners actually resid-
ing on or otherwise actually occupying
property owned by them and included
within that part Of said streets so or
dered 10 be specially improved, have
not up to this time filed a protest in
writing against such improvement with
the clerk of this Board, now therefore,
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Board Of Aldermen of the City Of
Greenwood, Mississippi:
Section /. That said parts Of said
streets mentioned and defined in said
ordinances or resolutions, that is to
say That part of Washington street be-
tween Main street and Howard street,
and that part Of WaIthaIl street from
south line Of Carrollt0n Avenue to the
south line Of johnson street. thence
along Johnson street from where the east
line of Walthall street crosses Johnson
street on the south side Of the Southern
Railway in Mississippi, easterly along
Johnson street to where Johnson street
intersects CarrOlltOn Avenue, or to the
Y. l. NJ. V. Depot; also that part Of
George street between the south line
Of CarrolltOn Avenue and the north line
Of Johnson street, shall be paved with
Crested Wooden Blocks, and accord
ing to the plans and specif cations
adopted by this Board; that the owners
Of each lot Or piece Of ground
abutting on that part Of said streets
shall pave each one-third Of the entire
width of said streets in front Of or w.
ing along their said property. or be
subject to special assessment under
section 3lll and 34l2, Code Of 1906,
and said Chapter 260 as far as appli-
cable, each for one-third Of the cost of
paving same.
Section End. That the City Engineer
be and he is hereby directed to make a
report to this Board as soon as practic-
able showing separate ~.ieces of proper
~ abuttlng on the part of said streets
to be paved as above provided, stating the
owners or occupants Of each lot or piece
Of ground abutting on the part of said
streets to be paved, the width Of the
street in front Of and adjoining each
lot or piece thereof, together with such
other data as will enable the board to
levy a special assessment under Sec
ton 34ll and 34l2 of the Code of Mis-
sissippi. 1906, and said Chapter 260, as
far as applicable, to pay the cost
thereof.
Section Bird. That all ordinances and
parts of ordinances in conflict with this
ordinance be and the same are hereby
repealed; and for cause this day shown
shall take effect and be in force from
and after its passage.
Approved this the 18th day of Decem-