The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-09-25
PAVING ORDINANCE.

An Ordinance relating to the paving,
I curbing and gathering of that
part of Washington Street from
/ Howard Street westwardly to
Mary Street; accepting the pro-
posal of the Memphis Asphalt &
Paving Company, of Memphis,
Tennessee, to furnish the neces-
sary material for and to do said
work, and ordering, authorizing
and directing the city attorney to
prepare and the Mayor of the
City of Greenwood to enter into
and execute a contract for and on
behalf of the City of Greenwood
with the said Memphis Asphalt
& Paving Company, in accord
ance with it's said proposal:
Whereas, the Council of the City Of
Greenwood, on the 9Th day of June,
1916, by resolution, declared it to be
necessary to pave, curb and gutter
that part of Washington Street from
Howard Street westwardly to Mary
Street, which said resolution was duly
entered in Minute Book 7, at page 4l9
of the Minutes of said Council of the
City Of Greenwood, reference to which
is hereby specially made, and which
shall be, and is considered, as if the
same were copied herein and made a
part hereof; and
Whereas, on the said date said
Council of the City of Greenwood
adopted and approved plans and spec
ifications for said paving, curbing and
guttering Of said part Of Washington
Street, which said ordinance or reso-
luton is of record in said Minute
Book z, page 421 thereof, reference
to which is hereby specially made,
and which sail be, and is considered,
as if the same were copied herein and
made a part hereof; and
Whereas, on the 4 day of July,
1916, the said Council of the City of
Greenwood, at a regular meeting of
said Council, by ordinance or resolu-
zion, declared that said part of Wash
ington Street from Howard Street
westwardly to Mary Street should be
paved with asphaltic concrete, and
according to the said plans and spec
ifications then on file in the Clerks
office of said City, and gave notice to
the owners of each lot or piece of
ground AUDITING on that part of
Washington Street to pave the same
as required by law, said ordinance be-
ing Of record in Minute Book 8, at
page 5, of the minutes of the Council
Of the City of Greenwood, reference
to which is hereby specially made,
and which shall be, and is considered,
as if the same were copied herein and
made a part hereof; and
Whereas, said resolutions have been
duly published in a newspaper in the
City of Greenwood as required by law,
and no legal protests have been filed
against said special improvements,
and the property owners have failed
to do and perform said work within
the time and as provided by law and
said resolutions or ordinances; and
Whereas, the Council of the City of
Greenwood thereafter advertised for
bids or proposals to furnish the nee
essary materials and do and perform
said work in accordance with said
resolutions or ordinances and said
plans and specifications; and
Whereas, the Memphis Asphalt &
Paving Company, of Memphis, Ten
nessee, has filed with the Clerk of
the City of Greenwood it's bid or pro-
posal to furnish all of said necessary
materials and to do and perform said
work in accordance with the said
plans and specifications; and
Whereas, said bid or offer of said
Memphis Asphalt & Paving Company
has been accepted and approved by
the Council of the City of Greenwood,
the same being the lowest and most
satisfactory bid; and
Whereas, the Mayor of the City of
Greenwood has entered into a con-
tract with said Memphis Asphalt &
Paving Company to do said paving
and furnish the materials therefor in
accordance with the proposal of said
Memphis Asphalt & Paving Company,
and in accordance with the said plans
and specifications on file in the office
OF the Clerk of the said City of Green
wood, reference to which said contract
IS hereby specially made, and which
shall be, and is considered, as if the
same were copied herein and made a
part hereof; and
whereas, some doubt has arisen AZ
to the validity Of said contract with
said Memphis Asphalt & Paving Com
pany; and
Whereas, both said Memphis AS
phalt u Paving Company, and the
Council of the City of Greenwood are
anxious to remove said doubt and rec |
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