The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-05-12
STREET PAVING ORDINANCE

An Ordinance to provide for the paw
ing, curbing and guttering of
the part Of Washington Street ,
from Howard Street Westwardly |
to the West side Of Mary Street. |
Whereas, on the 4th day of April, |
1916, the Council of the City of
Greenwood, Mississippi, by ordinance.
or resolution, of that date, duly |
entered on their minutes and under
and in pursuance of Chapter go of
the Laws of the State of Mississippi
of 1912, declared the paving, curbing
and guttering of that Part of Wash
ington Street from Howard Street
Westwardly to the West side of Mary
Street to be necessary, and caused
said ordinance, or resolution, to be
duly published, as provided by law,
said ordinance or resolution being
published in The Commonwealth. a
newspaper published in the said
Municipality, said publication being
made on April 7th, April 18th and
21st of April issues of the said Com
m0nwealth, and which publication is
adjudged to have been duly made,
and
Whereas, a majority of the resi-
dent owners of property on that part
of said street to be Improved, or the
property actually residing or
otherwise actually occupying proper
ty owned by them, and included with
in that part of said street so ordered
to be especially improved did not
within ten days after the completion
of the publication Of said Ordinance
or resolution of April the 4th, and
have not up to this time, filed a pro-
test in writing against said improve
ment with the Clerk Of this. Council,
now therefore, be it Ordained by the
Council of the City of Greenwood,
Mississippi, that said street mention
ed and defined in said Ordinance, or
Resolution, that is to say: That part
of Washington Street extending
Westwardly from Howard Street to
the West side of Mary Street, shall
be paved with 6 inches of Tisnomingo
Gravel and two inches of N~ovaculite,
and the curling and guttering shall
be of concrete, and both paving, curb
ing and guttering shall be according
to the plans and specifications adopt
ed April 4th, 1916 and since said
date On file in the City Clerks office
in the City Hall in said City of
Greenwood; that the owners of each
lot or piece of ground abutting on
that part Of said Street shall pave
each one third of the entire width
Of said street in front of, or lying
along their property, and each of
said property wne shall pay one
third of the cost of the curling and
| guttering of the street abutting on
or lying along heir property, or be
subject to a special assessment under
Sections 3411 and BALI of the Code
Of 1906 and said Chapter 26O as far
as is applicable, each for one third
of the cost of paving same.
Sec. 2-That the City engineer be,
and he is hereby directed to make a
report to this Council as soon as
possible showing the separate
pieces of property AUDITING on that
part of the street to be paved as
provided above, stating the owners
or occupants, of each lot or piece
of ground abutting on that part of
said street to be paved, the width of
the street in front Of and adjoining
each lot or piece of ground, together
with such other data as will enable
the said Council to levy a special
assessment under Sections SAIL and
3412 of the Code Of 1906, and said
chapter 260, as far as is applicable,
to pay the cost thereof.
Sec. 3-That all ordinances and
parts of ordinances in conflict with
this ordinance be, and the same are
hereby repealed and for cause this
day shown, this ordinance shall take
effect and be in force from and after
its passage.
Approved this May 2, 1916.
G. L. RAY, Mayor. :