The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-28
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 that
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 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 &
Paving Company, in accordance with
its 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 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, paw
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 and
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 other
times, on July 18th, July goth and
July 9th, 1917, in The Commonwealth
a newspaper published in said munich
pality, which said publication is adj
judged to have been sufficient, and
Whereas, more than ten days have
elapsed since the completion Of the
publication of said resolution, and
a majority of the property owners
actually residing on, or otherwise
actually occupying property owned by
them and included within that part
of said streets to be specially improv-
ed, have failed to file with the Clerk
of the Council of said City their pro-
test in writing against said proposed
special improvement at any time with
in ten days after the completion of the
publication of said resolution as re-
quired by law; and
Whereas, said Council, On Tuesday,
the 7th day of August, 1917, the same
being the first Tuesday of August,
and the same being the first regular
meeting of said Council after pub
LEGATION of said resolution was com.
pleted, and after the ten days allowed
for protest as provided by law, met
at it's usual place of meeting for the
purpose of considering objections of
all parties opposed to said special
improvements; and
Whereas, there were not offered any
objections by a majority of interested
parties or property owners, either in
person or by attorneys; and
Whereas, said Council adjourned
said meeting till Wednesday, August
9Th, 1917, al shown by the minutes
of said Council, at which said meeting
no further protests or objections were