The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-05-08
A RESOLUTION

Public Square, to be necessary
and looking to a special asses
ment therefor.
Be it resolved and ordained by the
| Mayor and Aldermen of the City of
Grenada, Mississippi:
Sec. l. 1t is deemed and hereby de-
| clared to be necessary by the said May
or and Aldermen that the following
streets and parts of streets, in the
East Ward of the City of Grenada,
be paved, curbed, guttered and storm
severed, namely: Depot street from
the |. c. railroad main line track to
Doak street; Main street from the in
tersection of Main and Depot streets
to the sidewalk crossing at the north
east corner of the public square; Green
street, from the intersection of Green
and Depot streets to the sidewalk
crossing at the northwest corner
of the public square; the north,
east, south and west sides of the
public square. the entire public square.
Sec. 2. Said paving. curbing, gut
teripg and storm-sewering is deemed
and declared to be Ia special improve
ment on said streets and parts of streets.
which is necessary and which requires
an unusual outlay and cost in excess of
lIt Rtlltt a improvement lulld VI Sdld
city, and in the judgment of the mayor
and aldermen the general improvement
fund should not be used for the purpose
of making such special Improvement.
Sec. 3. Said paving shall be done
with creosoted wood blocks and said
curbing and guttering of concrete, and
storm sewers of vitrified clay, all of
said work to be done according to plans
and specifications adopted by said mayor
and aldermen and now on file with the
city recorder in the mayors Office in
said city, reference to which is hereby
made.
Sec. 4. Said street paving, curbing,
guttering and storm-sewering will be
ordered to be done and the cost of the
same will be required to be borne by
the owners of property AUDITING on said
streets and parts of streets at all points
where said streets are to be paved,
curbed, guttered and storm-sewered, as
follows: On Depot street from the l..
c. railroad main line track to Main
street, and from Green street to Doak
street, two-thirds (2-3) of the cost of
paving, curbing, guttering and storm
sewering same will be required to be
borne by the owners of property abut-
ting thereon. by the owners on one side
thereof paying l-3 of said cost, and the
owners on the opposite side thereof
paying 1-3 of said cost.
On Depot street from Main street to
Green street Q-3) one-third of the cost
of paving, guttering, curbing and storm
sewering same will be required to be
borne by the owners of property abut-
ting on the south side of said part OF
said street; on Main street, from the
intersection of Main and Depot streets
to the sidewalk crossing at the north
east corner of the public square, one
third C-3) of the cost of paving, curb
ing, guttering and storm-seweriug same
will be required to be borne by the
owners of property abutting On the east
side of said part of said street; or
Green street, from the intersection OF
Green and Depot streets to the side
walk crossing at the northwest corner
of the public square, one-third Q-3) OF
the cost of paving. curbing, gutterine
anu storm-sewering of same will be re.
quifed to be borne by the owners OF
property abutting on the west side OF
said part of said street; on the north
side of the public square, o%ne-third Q-3)
of the cost of paving, curbing, gutter
ing and storm-sewering same will be
required to be borne by the owners OF
property abutting on the north size OF
the public square.
Unless within ten days after the com
pletion of the publication of this ordi.
nance or resolution, as required by law
and the city charter, there is a prOtest
agains said Improvement filed with thu
mayor and aldermen by a majority Of
the property owners residing on or 9th
erwise occupying property owned by
| them and included within those parts o,
: the above named streets as above Sc
+ out, or unless at the regular June, 1914
meeting the said mayor and aldermen
shall allow such objections to said i'm
provement or part thereof as may b,
. presented, heard and considered at salt
: meeting; and it is hereby stated that a
, said meeting there will be so heard AM
considered the objections presented b.
each and every property owner inter
ested, whether such property owner o
owners are actually occupying thei
property al adjoining said streets or part
of streets, or whether or not such prop
erty owner or owners are residents 0
non-residents, allowing them the RICH
t to be heard in person or by counsel o
:. both.
q Sec. 8. That if the owner or owners O
n any OF the property Ironung on or aou'
u ting on any portion of the above dc
scribed streets or parts of streets ia
e to pave, curb, gutter and storm-sewe
improperly that part as above set forth
said streets lying in front of, or abut
ting on his or their property, with
p thirty 500 days after the order of tn
a mayor and aldermen has been passe
for these special improvements. and
- accordance with the plans and specif
: cations as adopted by the mayor ar
'e aldermen, her the mayor and alderme
n shall cause said special improvement
to be made as prescribed by law and tt
: charter of said city, and the cost of tt
improvements shall be assessed again
the owner as prescribed by this ord
nance and under the charter of sa
city and the law.
| Sec. 6. That this ordinance or res
s. luton take effect and be in force fro
ap1 altar itc poccana