The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-07-18
PAVING RESOLUTION.
A Resolution Declaring the paving,


curbing, guttering and grading that
part of Carrollton Ave. extended from
Howard Street to Fulton Street, and
that part Of Fulton Street from Mar
ket Street to Washington Street, and
that part of Dewey Street from Wash
St. to the Southside of Henry
street; and Henry Street from Dewey
street to the west side of South Boule-
ward; and South Boulevard from
Henry Street to Alabama Street, to
be necessary, declaring the same to
be a Special Improvement, and adopt
ing plans and specifications for said
Special Improvement.
Be it resolved by the Council Of the
City of Greenwood:
Section /. That in the judgment of
the Council of the City Of Greenwood,
it is necessary that that part Of Car
rollton Avenue exxtended from How
ard to Fulton Street, and that part of
Fulton street from Market street to
Washington, and that part of Dewey
street from Washington street to the
South side of Henry street, and that
part of Henry street from Dewey
street to the west side of South Boule-
ward and that part of South Boulevard
from Henry street to Alabama street
in said city Of Greenwood be graded,
paved, curbed and %guttered;
Section 2. That said grading, paw
ing, curbing and ~guttering is deemed
a special improvement, Cor the max
ing of which the General Improvement
Fund should not be used;
Section 3, That said improvement
shall be made in accordance with the
plans and specifications now on file
in the Office of the Clerk of said city,
said paving to be of asphaltic concrete
as therein provided, which said plans
and specifications are hereby adopted
and approved, and shall be considered
as a part hereof as if the same were
copied herein in full, reference thereto
being hereby specially made.
Section 4. That said special i'm
provement will be by the Council of
the City of Greenwood ordered to be
made, and one third of the cost Of said
special improvement shall be paid by
the City of Greenwood, and two thirds
of the cost of same will be required
to be paid by the owner, or owners,
of the property abutting on said parts
of each streets to be specially improv-
ed; that is to say, the abutting own
er, or owners, OF said property on one
, side of said parts Of said streets to be
| specially improved will be required to
pay one-third of the cost Of said spec.
ial improvements, and the AUDITING
owner, or owners, on the other side
of said parts of said streets to be
specially improved will be required tt
pay one-third of the cost Of said spec
ial improvement.
Section 5. That any property own
er, or owners, actually residing on Of
otherwise actually occupying property
! owned by him, or them, and included
within that part of said streets to b.
specially improved, may file with tn
clerk of the Council of said City his
or their, protest in writing agains'
said proposed special improvement a
any time within ten days after thu
completion of the publication of Thu
resolution as required by law and l.
a majority of such property owners
shall so file such protest, said specia
Improvement shall not be made.
Section 8. That at the regular
meeting Of the said Council, to be hell
at the City Hall Of said City, the SAM
being their usual place Of meeting, Of
Tuesday the 18th day Of August, 1917
said Council will hear and consider tn
objection, or objections, of all interest
ed parties property owners who sha'
appear and present same, whether tn
property owner, or owners, actual;
occupy his, or their, property adjoin
ing said parts of said streets propose
to be so improved or not, and regard
less of whether or not said propert
owner, or owners, be resident or non
resident property owner, or owners
Section z. That each and ever
property owner with property abuttl1
on said parts Of said streets to b
specially improved shall have the rigf
to make said special improvement Il
himself, within the time and as provit
ed by law and this resolution, but fc
the sake of uniformity in said worl
said special improvement must (
made in accordance with the plans ar
sneciHcations now on file in the oftit
Of the Clerk of said City hereinbefol
referred to and hereinabove adopts
and approved. But, failing therein, sa
Council will cause said special II
proyement to be made az provided
law, and the cost Of said special II
provement will be assessed again
each property owner as prescribed
law and this resolution.
Section 9. This resolution and :