The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-11-22

line Of johnson Street.
Section 2. 1t is deemed necessary b,
the said Mayor and Board of Alde.:nr :
that that part of the following Streets
in said City hereinafter set out, shall
be paved, curbed, guttered and storm
severed: That part Of Walthall Street
from the South line Of Carrolltof
Avenue to the South line of Johnson
Street, thence along johnson Street
from where the East line of WalthaIl
Street crosses johnson Street on the
South side of the Southern Railway in
Mississippi, E~astwardly along johnson
Street to where Johnson Street inter
sects C~arrollton Avenue, or to the
7. & M. V. Depot, also that part of
George Street between the South line
Of Carrollton Avenue and the North
line of johnson Street.
Section 3. That said paving, curb
ing, guttering and storm sewering is
deemed a special improvement on said
parts of said Streets which is necessary
and which requires an unusual outlay
and costs in excess of the general i'm
provement fund and in the judgement
of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen
the general Improvement fund should
not be used for the purpose of making
such special improvements.
Section a. That said paving be done
with Creosoted Wood Block, ard said
curbing and guttering of concrete and
storm sewers Of vitrifed thing; all said
work to be done according to plans and
specifications now on file in the Clerks
office, reference to which is hereby
made.
Section s. That said Street paving,
curbing, guttering and storm sewering
will be, by the Mayor and Board of
Aldermen, ordered to be done and two
thirds (2-3) of the cost of same will be
required to be borne by the owners or
owner of property AUDITING on said
Streets at all points where said Streets
are to be paved and curbed, ,guttered
and storm severed, the owners or
owner OF one side of each of the
Streets paying one-third (l-3) of said
cost, and the owner or owners on the
opposite side of each of the Streets
one-third (l-3) of said costs; un-
less within ten days after the com
of the publication of this ordi-
nance or resolution as required by law,
there is a protest against said improve
ments filed with the Mayor and Board
of Aldermen by a majority of the
property owners residing on or other
wise occupying property owned by
them and included within those parts
of above named Streets as above set
out; or unless at the regular December
1912, meeting the said Mayor and Board
Of Aldermen shall allow such objections
to said improvements or any part there
Of as may be presented, heard and con
sidered at said meeting and it is hereby
stated that at said meeting there will
be so heard and considered the objec-
presented by each and every
property owner interested, whether
such property owner or owners are
actually occupying their property adj
said Streets or whether or not
such property owner or owners are
residents or residents.
Section 6, That If the owners or
any owner of any Of. the property front.
ng or abutting on any portion If the
above described Streets fails to pave,
curb, gutter and storm sewer proper
y that part as above set out Of said
Street lying in front of their or his or
Ter property within thirty days after
he order has been passed by the Mayor
md Board Of Aldermen, for those {
special improvements and in accordance
With plans and specifications as adopted
~ said Mayor and Board of Aldermen, {
hen the said Mayor and Board Of
Aldermen shall cause said special i'm {
,rovements to be made as prescribed (
~ law and the cost of the work shall
,e assessed against the owners as pre- !
by law and this ordinance. I
Section 7. For cause shown, this
ordinance shall take effect from and I
Ifter its passage. /
Approved November 9Th, 1912. {
B. L. YOUNG, Mayor Protein. &
ATTEST: R. H. HICKS, Clerk. I