The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1921-02-11

$4,000 for lowering mains north OF
railroad and taxes for 1920 not includ
ed in above.
i Paving Bonds.
The governing body of municipal
lty Is authorized by law to pave streets
within the corporate limits, the ways
and the methods being fully set out
Ill the statutes on the subject.
When 1t was planned to pave certain
or the streets of the city, the council
adopted the plan that the city at large
pay one half of the cost and the abut-
| ting property owners the other half.
Bonds were Issued for the city's half,
i'll connection with the se~erage sys-
TEN, adopted at the same tine and
promptly sold. The amount payable
by abutting property owners, und,
tne law, was not due and payable un-
I'll the work was completed. For the
convenience OF the abutting property
owners, the law provides that mum.
c1palities can give a term of years for
payments by issuing bonds, based upon
the notes of the owners and the ass.
essment of their abutting property.
same being lien to secure the nav.
ments of such bonds.
Such bond issue is based upon the
property and notes of the owner of the |
abutting property on the streets paw
ed and are paid and retired with funds |
so accrued and paid by such abutting
owners.
one OF the bond issues to be voted
upon on the fourteenth instant is for
the convenience and relief of the own
ers OF the abutting property owners
within the paved area. Should this
bond issue fail to carry the paving con-
tractors can sue the city for the
amount due by the abutting property {
,wners and with judgment. require |
lash payment in full for the amount
iue by each owner and il not paid. !,
the council to levy tax
uflicient to cover the entire amount
lue. The action taken by the coun- t
al in this matter was with the full n
knowledge and in accord with the :
'ishes and for the convenience of the
property owners within the paved dis t
riot as shown by published resolutions b
nd ordinances.
City Wharf Bonds.
About eight years ago after the gov
had completed the IS foot
roject in the channel and harbor. an.
lication was made for the adoption N,
new project, providing a % foot :,
IL, and committee sent to Washing o
IN TO urge favorable action by the q
ivers and Harbors Committee. The II
NV project was finally adopted after es
go years effort and the first ap.
'opriation therefor made, but the act ~
Irried a condition that same should
1t be available unless 800 feet of
yer frontage was acquired by the
fy and dedicated to the public use
Id that the community contribute ie
cost OF he new project $100,OO0.00 sp
cash. The first condition was ad-
tted to be reasonable and fair i'm
It. had become custom of the gov
nment in such matters. The second vi
nditon was regarded not only a hard an
lp by this community at the time. fri
in fact, an impossibility, and a Sec
committee journeyed to Washing sp
two successive years. and after &c
eat effort succeeded in having the
last condition eliminated, and the
II appropriation under the 22 foot ,,,
'Ject became available and work on ni'
:2 foot project has been in pro- ch
'ss for three years. the
10 comply with the condition OF the "a,
W. act OF congress, the city was -.
ced to issue bonds in the sum of s'a
100000 and 500 feet of river 'front.' Gre
was acquired. The act referred to
not at that time require the build 4
Of wharf, although a very CON-
ndable effort was made by the then in''
rd Of mayer and aldermen to secure nea
necessary funds to build one, and
: to be regretted that their efforts =,
he time did not meet he cooperation
he people. ms the cost then would ing
e been 50Tc less. than cost OF wharf
: under construction; but that is n
- years ago the Rivers and FRA
terminals a
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