Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-03-04

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R. Right of Way, be graded, paved and
curbed, and guttered.
Section 2. That said grading, paw
ing, curbing and guttering is deemed
a special improvement, for the MAX
ing of which the General Improve
ment Fund should not be used
Section 3. That said Special I'm
provement shall be made in accord
ance with the plans and specifications
now on file in the office of the Clerk
of said city, said paving to be Aspha-
ltic Concrete, (mixed method), wearing
surface on a concrete base; other
words, the same class of paving and
construction as Lamar, Market, and
Washington Streets, as herein provid-
ed, 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 hereto being hereby
specially made.
Section 4. That said special impro-
vement will be, by the Council of said
City of Greenwood, ordered to be
made, and one third of the cost of
said special improvement shall be paid
by said city, 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
said streets; that is to say-the abutt-
ing owner, or owners, of said proper
ty on one side of the streets will be
required to pay one third of the cost
of said special Improvement, and the
abutting owner, or owners, on the 9TH
er side of said streets will be required
to pay one third of the cost Of said
special improvement.
Seton 5. That any property ow
ner, or owners, actually residing on
or otherwise occupying property own
ed by him, or them, and included with
in that part of said streets to be spe
cially improved, may file with the
! Clerk of the Council of said City, his,
or their, protest in writing, against
said proposed special improvement at
| any time within ten days after the
completion of the publication Of this
resolution as required by law, and if
a majority Of such property owners
shall file protest, said special i'm
provement shall not be made.
Section 6. That at the regular
meeting of the said Council, to be held
in the City Hall of said City, the same
being their usual place Of meeting on
Tuesday, April 9Th, 1920, said Coun-
ell will hear and consider the objec-
ton, or objections, of all interested
parties or property owners, who shall
appear and present the same, whether
the property owner, or owners, act
ually occupy his, or their property ad-
joining said parts of said streets pro-
posed to be so improved, or not, and
regardless of whether said property
owner, or owners, be resident or nom
resident property owner, or owners.
H.
property owner, with property abutt-
ing on said parts of said streets shall
have the right to make said special
Improvement for himself, within the
time and as provided by law and this
resolution, but for the sake of unifor-
mitv in said work, said special impro-
| vement must be in accordance with
the plans and specifications now on
file in the office of the Clerk of said
!, City, hereinbefore referred to and
hereinabove adopted and approved
; But. failing therein said Council will
cause said special improvement to be
made as provided by law, and the cost
of said special Improvement will be
, assessed against each property owner
as prescribed by law and this resolu-
ton.
Section 8. That this resolution and
proceedings, hereinabove contemplate
: ed, are under, and by virtue of and
pursuant to Chapter 26O of the Laws
: of 1912, as amended by Chapter 211
!, of the Laws of 1914, of the State OF
{ Mississippi, reference to which saio
! laws is hereby specially made.
e Section g. That all ordinances anc
4 resolutions heretofore passed in re-
!; gard to paving the above streets, al
. leys,. or any Of them, be and the same
: are hereby repealed.
a Section 10. That for cause shown
: this resolution take effect and be II
: force from and after its passage.
: Passed and approved March 3, 192O
r E.V. HUGHSTON, Mayor.
Il Attest p. B. DENNIS, Clerk.