The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-04-21
CITY PAVING

An Ordinance declaring the paving Of
the part of Washington Street
from Howard Street to the west
side Of Mary Street to be neces-
sary.
Sec. /. Whereas, it is deemed nec-
essary by the Council of the City of
Greenwood, mississippi, that that part
of Washington Street from Howard
Street west to the west side of Mary
street in said city shall be paved, curb
ed, guttered and storm severed;
Sec. 2. That said paving, curbing.
guttering and storm sewering is deem
ed a special improvement Of said part
of said street which is necessary and
which requires an unusual outlay and
cost in excess of the general improve
ment fund and in the judgment of the
Council the general improvement fund
should not be used for the purpose of
making such special improvements;
Sec. 8. That said paving be done
either with concrete, Tshomingo gravel
or Novaculite, or with Tlshomingo
gravel and N~ovacuite, and said curb
ing and gutteriEg to be of concrete, and
storm sewers of Vitrified tiling, all
said work. to be done according to the
plans n specifications now on file in
the City Clerks office, reference to
which is hereby made;
Sec. 5. That said street paving,
curbing and guttering will be. by the
Council of the City of Greenwood, Mis-
sissippi, ordered to be done and two
thirds of the cost of same will be re-
quired to be borne by the owner. or
owners, of the property AUDITING or
said street, that is to say, the owner
or owners on one side of the street pay
ing one third of the cost of said inn
provement and the owner or owners on
the other side of the street paying one
third of the cost and the City paying
one-third of the costs of said improve
ments;
Unless ten days after the compile
ton of the publication of this ordinance
or resolution, as required by law, there
is a protest against said improvements
filed with the, Council by a majority of
the property owners residing on or
otherwise occupying property owned by
them and included within those parts
OF the above named street, or unless at
the regular. May, 1916, meeting said
Council shall allow such objections to
aid improvements or any part thereof
as may be presented, heard ard consid
cred at said meeting and it is hereby
stated that at said meeting there will
be heard and considered the objections
presented by each and every property
owner interested, whether such proper
ty owner or owners are actually occu-
plying their property adjoining said
street or whether or not such property
owner or owners are residents or non
residents;
Sec. 6. That if the owners or. any
owner of any of the property fronting
or abutting on any portion of the above
described street fails to pave. curb and
gutter properly that part of said street,
as above set out, lying in front of their,
his or her property within 80 days after
the order has been passed by the Coun-
Gil for these special improvements and
in accordance with plans and speciica-
tons as adopted by the Council, then
! the said Council shall cause the said
improvements to be made as prescribed
by law and the cost of the work shall
be assessed against the owners as pre-
scribed by law and this ordinance.
Sec. z. That for cause shown this
ordinance shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved April 4, 1916.
l. G. L. RAY, Mayor.
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