The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-02-07
GREENWOOD, MISS, FEB. Z, 1918.
AN ORDINANCE.

AIN OhDlINA WE
An ordinance levying a special as.
sessment under Section 34l2 of the
Code of 1906, as amended by Chapter
$50, Senate Bill No. go, of the Laws of
the State of Mississippi, 1912, against
certain property on Fulton street from
Front street to Market street, and on
Market street from Fulton street to
Main street, and on Main street from
Front street to Carrollton ave-, and on
Howard street from Front street to
Market street, and on Carrollton ave.
from Howard street to Main street,
and the owners thereof paying the cost
of paving, curbing and gathering that
portion of Fulton street from Front
street to Market street, and on Market
street from Fulton street to Main
street, and on Main street from Front
street to Carrollton ave., and on
Howard street from Front street to
Market street, and on Carrollton ave
from Howard street to Main street,
and provide for the discharge Of the
assessments made under an ordinance
or resolution fixing an assessment to
be levied against certain property
owners along Fulton street from Front
street, to Market street, and on Market
street from Fulton street to Main
street, and on Main street from Front
street to Carrollton avenue, and on
Howard street from Front street to
Market street, and on Carrollton ave.
from Howard street to Main street,
and:
Whereas, by ordinance, or resolutions,
duly ordained, the paving of Fulton
street from Front street to Market
street and on Market street from Full
ton street to Main street, and on Main
street from Front street to Carrollton
Avenue. and on Howard street, from
Front street to Market street, and on
Carrollton Avenue from Howard street,
was heretofore declared necessary and
the same was published as required by
law; and,
Whereas, there was no protest
against said improvements by the resi-
dent property owners, or by the non
resident property owners on the part
of said streets to be improved; and,
Whereas, the said improvement by
ordinance duly ordained, was ordered
to be made by the Board, n the
owners on the part of said streets to
be improved failed to make SAID m
movement within thirty days after the
said ordinance or resolutions became
operative; and,
Whereas, after said thirty days for
making said improvements by the
owners had expired, upon the order of
This Board the street commissioner
d1lv gave due notice to the owners OF
each piece of property to be assessed
of the necessity thereof, and SAID
owners still within the time allowed by
law to make said improvements did not
make the same, or any part tnefeol'
and,
Whereas, said street commissioner
then under the order OF this boaTo,
caused said improvements to be MADE.
and duly kept an accurate account OF
the costs thereof; and,
Whereas, said street commissioner
at the December meeting Of this board
duly reported the cost of the said i'm.
proyaments along the above mentioned
streets to this board and:
Whereas, the mayor and board OF
aldermen determined the cost to be as
sessed against the property. owners py
taking the whole number of front feet
to be improved by the property owners
and divided the total cost of the whole
Improvement that was to be paid for
by the property owners thereby and
multiplied the quotient by the number
Of feet front contained in each abutting
lot or parcel of ground, and;
Whereas, the said apportionment or