The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-29
AN ORDINANCE


Relating to the paving, curbing, gut
tering and grading of that part OF Car
rollton Avenue extended from How
ard street to Fulton street, and tina
part of Fulton street. from Market
street to Washington street, and that
part of Dewey street from Washing
ton street to the South Side Of Henry
street; and Henry street from Dewey
street to the West Side of South
Boulevard; and South Boulevard from
Henry street to Alabama street: ac-
cepting the proposal of The Memphis
Asphalt & Paving Company, Of Mem
phis, Tennessee, to furnish the neces-
sary material for and to do said work;
and ordering, authorizing and direct
ing the City Attorney to prepare, and
the Mayor of the City of Greenwood
to enter into and execute a contract
for and on behalf of the City Of Green
wood with said Memphis Asphalt &
Paving Company, i~n>accordance with
it's said proposal, and with the plans
and specifications now on file in the
office of the Clerk Of the City of
Greenwood.
Whereas, the Council of the City
of Greenwood, on the 4th day Of July,
1917, by resolution, declared it to be
necessary to grade, pave, curb and
gutter that part Of Carollton Avenue
extending from Howard Street to Full
ton Street, and that part of Fulton
Street from Market Street to Wash
ington Street, and that part Of Dewey
Street from Washington Street to the
South side 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,
which said resolution "a duly enter
ed in Minute Book 8, page IA, of the
Minutes of said Council of said
City of Greenwood, reference to which
is hereby made, and which shall be
and is, considered as if the same were
coried herein and made a part hereof
and
Whereas, said Council Of said City
of Greenwood, by said resolution
adopted and approved plans anc
specifications for said grading, paw
y ing, curbing and %guttering Of sale
parts of said aforementioned streets
and
Whereas, said resolution declaring
said special improvement to be neces
sary, and adopting said plans ant
specifications has been duly publish
ed as required by law, that is to say
the same has been published for thre
consecutive weeks, towit, among othe
. times, on July 18th, July goth an
July 9th, 1917, in The Commonwealth
; a newspaper published in said munich
pality, which said publication is ad
; Judged to have been sufficient, and
: Whereas, more than ten days .hav
( elapsed since the completion Of tn
publication Of said resolution, an
a majority of the property owner
actually residing on or otherwis
actually occupying property owned b
7 them and included within that pal
{ of said streets to be specially improN
!. ed, have failed to file with the Cler
:. of the Council Of said City their pr
o test in writing against said propose
T special improvement at any time will
n in ten days after the completion of tt
e publication of said resolution as r.
: quired by law; and
= Whereas, said Council, on Tuesda
the 7th day of August, 1917, the san
T being the first Tuesday Of Angus
J. and the same being the first regul'
d meeting, Of said Council after pu
q LEGATION of said resolution was cor
pleted, and after the ten days allow
:, for protest as provided by law, m
u at its usual place Of meeting for Il
a purpose of considering objections
e all parties opposed to said speci
improvements; and
Whereas, there were not offered al
objections by a majority of Interest,"
parties or property owners, either
III person or by attorneys; and
Whereas, said Council adjourn
s, said meeting till Wednesday, Augu
H. 9Th, 1917, as shown by the minut
~ of said Council, at which said meetil
no further protests or objections we