The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1913-01-17
AN ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION

of 1906 as amended by Chapter 260 SEN
ate Bill No. 90 of the Lawsof the State
of Mississippi, of 1912, against certain
property on Howard street, from Mar
ket street 10 the Southern Railway and
on Carrollton Ave, from Main street
to Lamar street, and the owners there
of to pay the costs of paving, curbing,
guttering and grading that portion of
Howard street from Market street to
the Southern Railway and on Carroll
ton Ave. from Howard street to Lamar
street, and to provide for the fixing of
the amount to be assessed. An ordi-
nance or resolution fixing the amount
to be assessed against certain property
owners in the City OF Greenwood, Mis-
sissippi.
Whereas, by ordinance, or resolution,
duly ordained, the paving, described, of
Howard street from Market street to
the Southern Railway, and on Carroll
ton Ave, from Main street to Lamar
street, was heretofore declared neces-
sary and the same was published as re-
CURED by law; and, .
Whereas, there was no protest
against such Improvements by the resi-
dent property owners, or by the nom
resident property owners on the part
of said streets to be improved; aid,
Whereas, the said improvement by
ordinance duly ordained, was ordered
to be made by the Board, and the
owners on the part of said streets to
be improved failed to make said i'm
provement within thirty days after the
said ordinance became operative; and,
Whereas, after said thirty days for
making said improvement by the
owners had expired, upon the order of
this Board the street commissioner
duly 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 improvement did not
make thes same, or any part thereof;
and,
Whereas, said street commissioner
then under the order of this Board,
caused said Improvement to be made,
and duly kept an account of the costs
thereof; and,
Whereas, said street commissioner
duly reported the cost of said improve
ment to this Board at this meeting af-
ter the same was constructed, for as
sessment; and,
Whereas, the City Engineer has duly
approved the report of said street com
missioner; and,
Whereas, this Board under Section
34l2 of the Code of 1906 as amended
by Chapter 260, Senate Bill No. so of
the Laws of Mississippi, 1912, is re-
CURED to apportiOn said cost of the
whole of said improvement among such
abutting lots or parcels of ground, and
to assess the same therefor by a special
tax to pay the same. Now. therefore,
proceeding to make said apportionment
and assessment, as required by law,
Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the CITY of
Greenwood, Mississippi:
Section l. That the cost of the i'm
provement of paving Howard street
from Market street to the Southern
Railway and on CarroIlton ave-, from
Main street to Lamar street, be and
same is hereby apportioned among
following described lots or parcels
Of ground abutting thereon, in the fol-
sums, and that a special assess
nent and a special tax is hereby made
imposed upon the following de-
property and the owners there ;
to pay the cost of said improvement
md a lien to secure the payment there |
is hereby declared against the said !
property as follows: ,
A. F. Gardner. Lot 7, Howard Part. I
.rontlng 68. 8 feet on the east side of i
toward street, and running back be- I
ween parallel lines so feet more or
ess; Pavement, grading, curb and gut 1
er $252. 81. t
b. l.. Young. N. Part Of lot 5, block
, Howard Part, fronting 21-6 feet on
he east side of Howard street, and i
unnlng back between parallel lines 50
eet more or less. Pavement, grading, z
urb and gutter $79.2 t
DR. W. I. Johnson. South part o flot 7
/, block 5, Howard Part, fronting 49, f
eet on the east side of Howard street, c
nd running back between parallel lines
o feet more or less. Pavement, grad 2
ng, curb and gutter $751; 6. t
Bank of Leflore. N. Part of lot 9, r
lock S, Howard part, fronting 25 feet f
n the east side of Howard ST., and run C
ing back between parallel lines so feet
lore or less. Pavement, grading, curb Ii
nd gutter $92. 78. s
j. d. Attlesey. S. Part of lot 8, b
lock 5, Howard Part, fronting 43.8 N
eet on east side of Howard street, and a
back between parallel lines so
eet more or less. Pavement, grading. D
Irb and gutter $160. SO. n
u Vnt,nr ut IN hInnl- ( H. -,
I'd part, fronting 68.8 feet on the east m
de of Howard street, and running al
ack between parallel lines so feet
4ore or less. Pavement, grading, curb OF
nd gutter 1882 81. lf
B. Dantone. Lot / and North part re
lot 2, block 6, Howard part, front tv
G 114.7 feet on the west side of How P,
d street. and running back between Sc
lrallel lines so feet more or less
avement, grading, curb and gutter in
20. GA. tn
Delta Bank. s: Part lot 2, block G, ru
oward part, fronting 26 feet on the so
est side of Howard street. and run in,
ng back between parallel lines So
ct more or less. Pavement, grading. Dc
ri, and gutter sos. 35. tn,
Ed Hamilton. N. Part of lot Is, block rul
Howard part, fronting 60 feet on fe,
e west side of Howard street, and Gu
ming back between parallel lines so
ct more or less. Pavement, grading. las
rb and gutter 1920. Cd. aid
Sam Stein. Lots Is and l6, block 6, Fba,
ward part, fronting 27.9 feet on the me
st side OF Howard street, and run AM
lg back between parallel lines so feet
re or less. Pavement, grading, curb Do
d gutter $102. 80. tbe
]. E. Mann. S. part Of lot le, block rur
Howard part, fronting 80 feet on the fee
st side of Howard street, and RIM cur
g back between parallel lines 50 feet s
! gutter 1888. 81. nm
:. = Wright and W. T. Fountain. and