The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-11-13
AN ORDINANCE RELATING

the necessary 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 con-
tract for and on behalf of the city
of Greenwood with said Memphis
Asphault & Paving Company, in
accordance with it's said proposal,
and with the plans and specifica-
tons now on file in the Office Of
the clerk of the city of Green
wood:
Whereas, the Council of the City Of
Greenwood, Miss, on the 10Th day of
Sept, 1915, by resolution, declared
it to be necessary to grade, pave, curb
and gutter that part Of Lamar street
from Market street to CarTollton
Avenue, and that part Of Market
street from Main street to PelucA
Bayou Bridge, which said resolution
was duly entered in Minute Book s,
page 81, of the Minutes of said Coun-
Gil Of said City of Greenwood, refer
ence to which is hereby made, and
which shall be, and is, considered as
if the same were copied herein and
made a part hereof; and
+. Whereas, said Council of said City
Of Greenwood, by said resolution,
adopted and approved plans and spec
iications for said grading, paving,
curbing and guttering of said parts
of Market and Lamar streets; and
Whereas, said resolution declaring
said special improvement to be neces-
sary, and adopting said plans and
specifications has been duly published
as required by law, that is to say, the
same has been published for three
consecutive weeks, towit, on Septem-
Der 21st and 28th, and October 9Th,
1916, in the Commonwealth, a news
paper published in said municipality,
which said publication is adjudged to
have been sufficient; and
Whereas, more than ten days have
elapsed since the completion Of the
publication Of said resolution, and a
majority of the property owners act
ually residing on or otherwise actually
occupying property owned by them
and included within that part Of said
streets to be specially improved, have
failed to file with the Clerk Of the
Council OF said City their protest in
writing against said proposed special
Improvement at any time within ten
days after the completion of the pub
!ication of said resolution as required
by law; and
Whereas, said Council, on Tuesday,
The 18th day of October, 1916, the
same being the third Tuesday Of.
October, and the same being the first
regular meeting Of said Council after
publication Of said resolution was
completed, and after the ten days
allowed for protest as provided by
law, met at its usual place Of meeting
for the purpose of considering objec.
tions of all parties opposed to said
improvements; and
Whereas, there were no objections
offered by any interested parties or
property owners, either in person or.
by attorneys; and
Whereas, said Council adjourned
said meeting till Wednesday, October
18th, 1916, as shown by the minutes
Of said Council, at which said meet
ing no further protests or objections
were offered by any interested parties
Or property owners; and
Whereas, said Council thereupon
said meeting till Friday,
the Goth day Of October, 1916, as
shown by the minutes of said council,
at which said meeting no further pro-
tests or objections were offered by any
interested parties or property owners;
and
Whereas, the Memphis Asphalt &
Company has filed with the
Clerk of the Council of said city
it's bid or proposal to furnish all
the necessary material and
to do and perform said work in ac-
cordance with said plans and specifi-
cations, which said bid or proposal is
now on file with the Clerk of said
City of Greenwood, and is hereby
specially referred to; and
Whereas, said bid or proposal Of
said Memphis Asphalt & Paving Com
oany is deemed to be the best and
most satisfactory bid or proposal to
said necessary material and
10 do and perform said work:
THEREFORE,,
Be it ordained by the City Of Green
wood,
Section 1.
That said proposal OF bid Of said
Memphis Asphalt & Paving Company
be, and the same is hereby accepted
md approved.
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