The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1916-07-21
An Ordnance or Resolution.

The following Ordinance or Resolu.
ton was introduced, its adoption moved
n seconded and voted on, all the al.
dermen voting in favor of its passage,
whereupon the Mayor declared same
4! duly apopted:
A Resolution or Ordinance providing
for the paving. curbing, guttering and
storm sewering of Main street, between
Depot Tor First street and Second
| street in the East Ward of the city of
Grenada, Mississippi.
Whereas, on June 5th, 1916, the
mayor and aldermen of the city of
Grenada, Mississippi, by ordinance or
resolution Of that date duly entered on
their minutes and in pursuance OF the
city charter, declared the paving, curb
ing, guttering and storm sewering of
Main street. between Depot Tor First)
street and Second street, in the east
ward Of said city, to be necessary and
caused said ordinance or resolution to
be duly published as required by the
city charter, said ordinance or resolu-
ton having been duly, legally and prop
erly published in The Grenada Sentinel,
a newspaper published in said city, for
the time and in the manner pro-
vided by the city charter, which publ
cation is hereby declared and adjudged
to have been duly, legally and properly
made, and,
Whereas, a majority of the resident
owners of property OF that part of said
street is to be improved thereby, or of
property owners actually residing on or
otherwise occupying property owned By
them and included within that part of
said street so ordered to be specially
improved have not up to this time filed
a protest in writing against said i'm
provement with the mayor and aldermen
or with the clerk of the mayor and al
dermen, and there has been no protest
or objection to said improvements made
by any one, and the Board hereby ad-
judging that no such protest has been
made or presented.
Be it, therefore, ordained and re-
solved by the mayor ard aldermen of
said city Of Grenada, Mississippi:
Sec. /. That said part of said street
mentioned ard defined in said resolution |
or ordinance, that is to say, Main
street, between Depot Tor First) street |
Second street. shall be paved with
creosoted wood blocks, and curbed. gut
tered and storm-sewered all according
to plans and specifications adopted by
the Board and on file with the city re-
corder, ard that the owners of each lot
or piece Of ground abutting on that
part of said street TO be improved shall
each pave one-third Of the entire width
of said street in front of or lying along
his, her or their property, by the own
ers OF property on one side of said por-
ton OF said street paving one-third
thereof and the owners of property on
the opposite side of said portion of said
street paving one-third thereof, or be
subject to special assessment under the
city charter each for one-third of the
costs of paving said portion of said
street.
Sec. 2. That the street commissioner
of said city be ard ne hereby is direct
ed to make a report to this board as
soon as practicable, showing separate
pieces of property AUDITING on that
part OF said street so ordered to be
specially improved as above provided.
stating the owners or occupants of each
lot or piece of ground abutting on that
part OF said street to be paved. etc.
the width of the street in front of or
lying along and abutting on each lot or
piece of ground, together with such
data as will enable the Board to lew a
other special assessment under the CITY
charter to pay the costs thereof.
Sec 3. That this ordinance or reso-
luton take effect and be in force from
and after passage and all ordinances
and resolutions in conflict herewith be
and the same are hereby repealed.
Z. F. Thomas, Mayor.
H. G. Talbert Pecordar
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