The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1917-05-10
An Ordinance Ordering the Con-
struction of Concrete Sidewalks
in the Corporate Limits In
the Town of Iuka
On the North Side of Front street
in front of Block one %
Terry's Survey

Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the town of
luka, Tishomingo county, M,ssis-
sippi, in regular meeting assembled
at the office of the said Mayor and
Beard of Aldermen in the town of
luka, said county and state on the
st day of May, 1917.
Sec. / That concrete sidewalks
be laid on the North side of Front
street in SAID town according to
plans and specifications set forth
fully in the minutes of the Board
of Aldermen at pages 447 and AS,
minute book, of the October 1916
meeting of the said Mayor and
Board OF Aldermen, and
Sec. 2 That. the said sidewalks
be laid in front of the property of
Mrs M A Hearn, or the estate of
H Hearn, S P Reid, G w Reid,
H S Massey, d ] Edwards or w
S Brown, Mrs Al Robinson and
Mrs Carrie Harris as fully set out
and described in the aforesaid
resolution of October Bird, 1916
and recorded in the minute book
of this board at pages 446, 447 and
448 as aforesaid.
Sec. That each of the proper
ty owners whose names are : fully
set out in said resolution of Octo-
Der 3rd, 1916 owning property
along said street, or the present
owners of such property as it is
described in said resolution OF
October 8, 1916, shall each be
granted 80 days from the date of
this ordinance in which to con-
struct concrete sidewalks in front
of the respective property of each
said owner and in default of the
construction of the said sidewalks
by the said owner or owners as
aforesaid or any of them within
the thirty days as provided for in
this ordinance that this board
shall construct the said sidewalks
in ftont of the property of each
owner described in the said reso-
luton of October 3. 1916, who has
failed to construct the sidewalk for
himself.
In the event this board con-
structs said sidewalk according to
this ordinance, in front of the
property of any owner or owners
described in the said resolution of
October 8. 1916, this Board shall
levy a front foot assessment on
the property abutting said side
walk for the payment of the actual
cost Of the distraction of the
same with 6 per cent interest per
annum. Said assessment shall
be made in three equal annual in
stallments which shall be as fol-
lows A sufficient levy shall be
made in 1917 at the same time the
regular tax levy is made for the
said town, to cover one third of
the cost of the construction of the
sidewalk in front of the property
where such sidewalk is construct
ed by this Board. And like
levy be made in 1918 and 1919 to
pay the other two. thirds, that is,
a sufficient amount shall be levied
each year for three consecutive
years, beginning with the year
1917 to cover one third of the cost
of the construction of said side
walk in front of abutting property
the owner of which shall fail to
construct the same according to
the provisions of this ordinance.
Sec. 4 That all sidewalks con
structed on the above mentioned
street either by the owner of the
abutting property or by this Board
shall be constructed according to
the plans and specifications set
forth in the resolution of October
IL. 1916 and all sidewalks con-
structed under the provisions of
this ordinance by any abutting
owner shall be constructed under
the supervision of this honorable
| Board.
Done in regular meeting this
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