The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1913-03-21

on any matter connected with the pro-
posed improvement or any right OF pro-
test, allowing them the right to be
heard by themselves or COUNSEL.
Q3) The property owner shall have
the right to make the special improve
ments for himself, but for the sake OF
uniformity in the work, improvements
must be lone in accordance with the
plans and specifications adopted by the
mayor and board of aldermen, and the
property owner shall do the work with |
in thirty days after the order of the
board has been passed for the special
improvements, and in the event that
he should fail so to do, the mayor and
board of aldermen shall cause all spec
al improvements to be made, in the
manner hereinafter required, and the
cost shall be assessed against the owner
as directed.
Q4) At the meeting of the mayor
and board of aldermen for the hearing
of objections and protests to he pro-
posed improvements, or at any subse-
quent regular or special meeting after
opportunity has been given property
owners to present their objections, and
if no successful objections be urged or
sufficient protest filed, the mayor and
aldermen may order the street commits
sioner to proceed to make, or cause to
be made, the improvements or repairs.
Q5) When the improvement or re-
pairs are ordered to be proceeded with,
it shall be the duty of the street COM
missioner or other person acting Tor
the city in that capacity, to keep an ac-
curate account of the cost and to duly
report same to the mayor and board OF
+ aldermen at its next regular meeting
after the improvements or repairs are
completed and the cost ascertained
. thereafter, or at any subsequent regu-
y lar or special meeting; the report to be
i made for the purpose of giving the
y MAYOR and board of aldermen an OPP
p~ortunity to apportion each assessment.
Q6) If the special improvement be
II for the purpose of constructing or re-
pairing a sidewalk, each lot or piece OF
ground adjoining the sidewalk on the
street, or part thereof, ordered to be
specially improved, shall be assessed
with and be liable for the whole
cost of the improvement Immediately
y in front Of it and for its entire front
# age only; if the improvements consist
w in constructing special improvements
= on a street, each lot or piece of GROUND
adjoining that part of the street so or
"a dered specially improved, shall be Ii
able for it's proportion of the cost OF
40 the whole of such improvement for its
In entire frontage in the manner to bt
H. hereinafter specified.
uO The cost of the special improve
ment, to the extent that it may be as
nj sessed against the property owners a.
provided herein, shall be a lien upon thu
We property adjoining the street or side
walk paramount to all other liens, stat
aud oo,,pfy tnvas oXpQnfQd for th,
amount due by the owner of the prop
erty for the cost of the special i'm
he provements.
he Qs) When the special improvement
is upon the street, the cost to be as
is sessed against each property owne
shall be determined by the mayor an
a board of aldermen by taking the Who'll
II number of front feet improvement an
10. dividing the total cost of the whole i'm
on provement thereby and multiplying tn
~. quotient by the number of feet from
contained in such AUDITING lot or piec
20 of ground, and the result shall be as
IN sessed by the board as the amount Q
nv the special tax to be assessed agains
re each lot or piece of ground.
Nv Q9) When the special improvement
~ has been completed and the cost there
lie of reported to the mayor and board G
20 aldermen by the street commissions
r;s it shall be the duty of the mayor an
board of aldermen at any regular {
lv special meeting to assess the cost
am each property owner in the manner n
nv quired by this assessment.
Id (20) When the mayor and board
M aldermen have fixed the amount to /
r.. assessed against each property own
he they shall publish a notice once a wee
for two weeks. notifying the proper'
nst owners that the assessment has bee
no. made and filed with the clerk of Il
,oj, municipality and is subject to the inspe
va. ton and objection of the property ow
he ers. 1t shall be the further duty of Il
,st MAYOR and board of aldermen to file Il
he assessment with the clerk, after ma
hin ing same out, and it shall remain
he file at least two weeks fourteen day
after the above publication is col
of pleted.
(2D At the first regular meeting
Of the mayor and board OF aldermen, or
any subsequent regular meeting aft
the publication of the notice of the 9
sessments and expiration of the fou
We. teen days, as provided for, the may
and board of aldermen shall sit for t
,all purpose of hearing all objections tn
the may be urged by property owners
his the assessments, anu may dioW VI u
,ot allow the objections to the assessment
'rty as the judgment of the mayor and boa
of aldermen may suggest to be prop
When the assessment is approved
,ro- the mayor and board of aldermen, 81
ject to the right of appeal hereinaf'
! allowed, the assessments shall becol
70 a final and the mayor and board OF aid
Of men may proceed to enforce collecti
in the Way herein provided.
the (22) Any property owner aggrieN
INST by the descision of the mayor and boz
for of aldermen in making the assessmt
against him may appeal to the Giro
this court in the manner provided by sect
and 81 Of the code of 1906, and judgment
N at appeal shall be as provided by said 8
Il to ton of the code.
rod (23) When the mayor and board
aldermen have completed the asse
anv ment, in all cases where no appea
,ired prosecuted, in shall be the duty of