The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-06-11
AN ORDINANCE:

Declaring the paving q that part Of
Carrollton Avenue from &. & NJ
v. r. r.. eastwardly to the Cor
poration line.
Section 2. Whereas, It IS deemed
necessary BY the Council Of the City Of
Greenwood, Mississippi. that that part
of the following street in said City
hereinafter set out, shall be paved,
curbed, guttered and storm severed:
That part Of Carrollton Avenue from
the Y. & NJ. v. r. r. eastwardly to
corporation line.
Section 8. That said paving, curb
ing, guttering and storm sewering is
deemed q special improvement Of said
parts of said street, which is necessary
and which requires an unusual outlay
and costs in excess of the general inn
provement fund and in the Judgment
Of the Council, the general improve
ment fund should not be used for the
purpose of making such special i'm
provements.
Section 4. That said paving be done
with either Tishomingo gravel or con-
crete and said curbing and gutteriLg of
concrete, and storm sewers Of vitrified
thing; all said work to be done accord
ing to plans and specifications now of
file in the Clerks Office, reference to
which is hereby made.
Section S. That said street paving,
curling, guttering and storm sewering
will be, by the Council of the City OF
Greenwood, Miss, ordered to be done
and two thirds of the cost of same will
be required to be borne by the owners
or owner of property abutting or said
street at all points where said street
is to be paved and curbed, guttereG
and storm severed, the owners or own
err OF one side of the said street
paying n third of said costs, and the
owner or owners on the opposite side of
of the said street paying one third OF
said costs, unless within ten days after
the com pletion of the publication OF
this Ordinance or Resolution, as requir-
ed by law, there is q protest against
said improvements filed with the Coun-
Gil by a majority of the property own
ers residing on or otherwise occupying
property owned by them and included
within those parts of above named
street, al above set out, or unless at
the regular July, 1915, meeting said
Council shall ALLOW such objections to
said improvements or any part thereof
as may be presented, heard and con-
sidered at said meeting and it is here
by stated that at said meeting there
will be so heard and considered the OBJ
lection presented by each and every
property owner interested, whether
such property owner or owners are
actually occupying their property adj
joining said street or whether or not
such property owner or owners are
residents or non-residents.
Section 6. That if the owners or
any owner of any of the proper ty
fronting or AUDITING IN any portion of
the above described street fails to pave,
curb, gutter and storm sewer properly
that part as above set out of said
street lying in front of their or his or
her property within thirty days after
the order has been passed by the Coun-
Gil for those special improvements and
in accordance with plans and specifica-
tons as adopted by said Council, then
the said Council shall cause said special
improvements to be made as prescribed
by law and the cost Of the work shall
be assessed against the owners as
prescribed by law and this Ordinance.
Section Z. For cause shown this Or
dinance or Resolution shall take effect
from and after its passage.
Approved, June End, 1915.
G. L. RAY, Mayor.
Attest: WARNER WELLS, Clerk.