The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-30
AN ORDINANCE

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: &C.
cepting the proposal Of The Memphis
Asphalt & Paving Company, of Men,
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 q
Paving Company, in accordance with
its said proposal, and with the plans
and specifications nov 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 was 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
copied herein and made a part hereof;
and
Whereas, said Council of said City
Of Greenwood, by said resolution
adopted and approved plans and
specifications for said grading, rav'
ing, curbing and guttering Of said
parts of said aforementioned streets;
and
Whereas, said resolution declaring
said special Improvement to be neces'
sary, and adopting said plans ane
specifications has been duly publish
ed as required by law, that is to say
the same has been published for three
consecutive weeks, towit, among othe1
times, on July 18th, July goth ant
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
them and included within that par
of said streets to be specially improv
ed, have failed to file with the Cler
of the Council Of said City their pre-
test in writing against said propose
:. special improvement at any time with
in ten days after the completion Of tn
publication of said resolution as re
< quired by law; and
J., Whereas, said Council, on Tuesda.
J. the 7th day of August, 1917, the sam
+ being the first Tuesday of Angus
= and the same being the first regula
y meeting of said Council after pull
LEGATION of said resolution was con
t pleted, and after the ten days above
Y for protest as provided by law, mi
. at its usual place Of meeting for Il
g purpose of considering objections
all parties opposed to said speci
= Improvements; and
r Whereas, there were not offered az
objections by a majority of interests
q parties or property owners, either
y person or by attorneys; and
Whereas, said Council adjournt
said meeting till Wednesday, Augu
le 9th, 1917, as shown by the minut
le of said Council, at which said meetir
no further protests or objections we
differed by any interested parties
property owners; and
Whereas, the Memphis Asphalt
Is Paving Company has filed with t
at Clerk of the Council of said City
k bid or proposal to furnish all Of t
r. necessary material and to do and pc
u form said work in accordance wi
said plans and specifications, viii
r. said bid or proposal is now on file wi
~ the Clerk Of said City Of Greenwood
and is hereby specially referred I
and
II Whereas, said bid or proposal
=. said Memphis Asphalt & Paving Co
40 pany is deemed to be the best q
to most satisfactory bid or proposal
ry furnish said necessary material q
q to do and perform said work:
ho Therefore, be it ordained by I
City of Greenwood,
Section /. That said proposal
bid of said Memphis Asphalt & P,
ed ing Company be, and the anne is he
lie by accepted and approved.
Section 2. That 'theCity Attorr