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

An Ordinance to provide for the paw
ing, curbinE and guttering of
the part Of Washington Street
from Howard Street Westwardly
to the West side Of Mary Street.
Whereas, on the 9Th 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 26O 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, IS 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 14th and
21st Of April issues Of the said Com
monwealth, 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 OWNERS 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
that is to say: That part
Of Washington Street extending
Westwardly from Howard Street to
West side of Mary Street, shall !
be paved with 6 inches of Tishomingo |
Gravel and two inches of N%ovaculite, |
and the curbing and %guttering shall
'e of concrete, and both paving, curb
tng and guttering shall be according
% the plans and specifications adopt
ed April 4th, 1915 and since said
late On file in the City Clerks office
the City Hall in said City of
that the owners of each
OF or piece of ground AUDITING on
hat part of said Street shall pave
Zach n third of the entire width
# said street in front of, or lying
,long their property, and each of
laid property. owners shall pay one
bird of the cost Of the curling and
Zuttering of the street AUDITING on
n lying along heir property, or be
to a special assessment under
Sections 3411 and 3412 of the Code
# 1906 and said Chapter 260 as far
IS is applicable, each for one third
# the cost of paving same.
Sec. 2-That the City engineer be,
md he is hereby directed to make a
'eport to this Council as soon as
showing the separate
pieces of property abutting on that
'art of the street to be paved az
provided above, stating the owners
II occupants, of each lot or piece
+ ground abutting on that part of
aid street to be paved, the width of
he street in front of and adjoining
ZACH lot OF piece of ground, together
With such other data as will enable
he said Council to levy a special
'ssessment under Sections Bali and
'412 of the Code of 1906, and said
HAPPIER 26O, as far as is applicable,
o pay the cost thereof.
Sec. 3-That all ordinances and
arts of ordinances in conflict with
ordinance be, and the same are
ereby repealed and for cause this
ay shown, this ordinance shall take
fleet and be in force from and after
Is passage.
Approved this May 2, 1916.
G. L. RAY, Mayor.
Attest: S. H. MONTGOMERY, elk.