The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-06-16
STREET PAVING ORDINANCES.

An Ordinance declaring the paving. eurbinx m.
gathering Of that part Of Washington stres
from Howard street. west~srdly, To Mar
street 70 be necessary.
See. ]. BE u ordained by the Council Of III.
City Of Green wood that. whereas. IL 10 d.smss
necessary by the Council Of the CITY Of Green wood
Mississippi. that that part Of Warrington Street
westw ardiy. from Howard Street 70 MARY Stree
should be paved. eurbsd and xpttsrsd.
Fec. z. That said paving, curling and gutter
ing is deemed n special Improvement Of said par
Of said street which 10 necessary. and which re
qgitds an unusual outlay and cost In excess of In,
Of the Council Of said City ssid General improve
msDt Fund should not be used Tor the purpose Of
making sad Special Improvement.
sec. 3. That said part Of said street set out "
Sec. one Of this ordinance. or resolution, be paved
with AsPHALfIC CONCRETE, and said curbins
and guttering be Of concrete. ali Of said work To b,
done according N the plans and specifications nov
on file in the CITY Clerks office, and References. Il
hereby made thereto a. II said specifications were
copied in fun herein.
Sec. 4. That said paving. curbing AMI gutter.
Ing win be, by the Council. ordered to be done and
tUo-thirds Of the cost Of same will be required u
be boftis by the owner. or owners. Of property
h~bUttIHg on said Street at all points where said
street 10 W be paved, curbed and g%uttercd, tho
owners, or owner, Of property on one side Of the
street paying Une-shird Of the cost Of said i'm.
prSvofnentS, and the owner. or owners. OF proper
~ on the opposite side Of said street paying one
third of the coat Of said Improvement and the City
paying the other third OF the cost said Improve
nent, said plan Of apportioning said costs Of street
improvements being the same plan used and
adopted heretofore by said City in making special
improvements on streets: unless within ten days
after the publication Of this ordinance OF resolu-
tinn. ~ required by law. there 10 a protest against
said improvements filed with the Council by a ma.
jority of the property owners residing on or other
wtse occupying property owned by them and in
ciltDf Hithin that part OF the above named street
As set out. or uniess at the first regular July. 1915,
meeting. said Council shall allow such objections To
said improvements, or any part thereof ~ may be
presented, heard and considered at said meeting
and II Is hereby stated that at said July. 1916.
nesting there will be so heard and considered by
the council the objections pretented by each and
every property owner interested, whether such
property owner. or owners, are actually occupy
ing their property adjoinging said street, or wheth-
er OF not such property owner, or owners, are resi-
dents or nOn-reaidsnts,
Sec. b, That II the owner, or owners, OF any Of
the property fronting or abutting on any portion
Of the above described street fails IN pave. curb
and gutter properly that part. ss above set out. Of
said street, lying In front Of their, his or her pro-
perty within thirty days after the ordinance or
resolution, ordering same, has been passed by the
Council for these special improvements, In sccor-
dance with said plans and specifications as adopted
by said Council, then the ssid Council shnll cause
said special improvements To be made As prescrib-
cd by law and the cost of the work shall be as
Aessed hRainat the owners as prescribed by law
and in accordance with this ordinance or resolu.
ton.
oec. 6. That all ordinances or resolutions in
conflict herewith be and the same are hereby re-
pealed and resctnded.
See. T. That this ordinance, or RESOLUTION be in
force and effect from and after It's passage.
Approved this June the 9Th, 1916.
G, 1. RAY, Mayor.
Attest. this June the 9Th. 1916.
SAM MONTGOMERY, Clerk.