Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-04-26
LEGAL AID No. 462.
AN ORDINANCE.

w whereas IIleIS has DCCii IA SSSASNN
to the Mayor ana City Council OF
Amerlcus petition signed by num-
Der of persons requesting tnat part
OF Church street beginning at Jack
son street West to Hampton WITHIN
the City of Amerlcus be paved;
And whereas upon Investlgauon,
it has been found that the parties
signing said petition constitutes more
than 90 per cent of the owners OF
property adjacent thereto and 'front.'
ing on Church street beginning at
jackson street and extenulng west
to Hampton and that the slgners OF
said petition are the true owners OF
said property;
Therefore, be it ordained by the
Mayor and City Council of Americus,
duly and legally assembled, that SAID
part of said street beginning at
jackson and extending West there
from to Hampton be paved with such
material as the Mayor and City Coun-
ell of Americas may determine to use,
which pavement shall be laid at such
time in the future as may be prae-
ticable, after all provisions herein
after stated have been complied with.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordain-
ed by the Mayor and City Council
of Americas that the entire cost OF
such paving, to include materials and
labor of all kind except only such
labor as may be furnished by the
city itself, shall be assessed against
the respective property owners, who
own property adjacent to that part OF
said street to be paved, to be pro-
rated according to the frontage on
said street.
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained by
the Mayor and City Council OF
Americas that upon default in the
payment of any such amount due
by such property owner when a bill
is presented by the city for payment
of same after completion of the
pavement adjacent to the property
of the owner thereof, an execution
shall issue as provided by law, which
shall provide for the payment of such
execution in annual instruments COW
ering a period not to exceed five
wears from the date Of such execu-
ton and which execution shall con-
stitute a special lien in favor of the
Mayor and City Council of Ameri-
Gus on the property adjacent to said
pavement.
Sec. a. Be it further ordained
by the Mayor and City Council of
Americas that all of the property
owners whose names appear on said
petition and all other property own
ers who own property adjacent to
that part of Church street to be
paved, as hereinabove provided, shall
Immediately be given notice in writ
ing, to be served by the marshal OF
the City of Americas or any mem
Der of the police force of said city,
on each of such property owners ad-
iacent to that part of said street to
be paved, which said notice shall call
attention to the enactment of this
ordinance ordering said paving and
also provide for time of hearing,
if desired and which notice shall be
signed by the Clerk and Treasurer OF
the City of Americas.
Sec. s. Be it further ordained and
enacted by the Mayor and City Coun-
ell of Americas that any prop
erty owner on said street so to be
paved shall be given an opportunity
to be heard at the regular meeting
of the Mayor and City Council OF
Americas Immediately following the
b date of service of such notice on sale
property owner and at such hearing
will be given an opportunity to show
cause, If any he has, why such paving
shall not be laid and the cost there
of taxed against his property.
Sec. 6. Be it further ordaine,
and enacted by the Mayor and Cit.
Council Of Americas that after tn
service of such notices as hereinabov
provided, if the property owners fai
to appear at the next meeting of tn
Council as stated or fail to give nc
tice by the next meeting thereafte
that they desire to be heard and whe
they desire to be heard in oppositio
to said ordinance and to the layin
of the pavement as herein provide,
then such failure will be understood
to mean that they favor the pawn
and no further delay will be require
Sect. Be it further ordained ar
enacted by the Mayor and City Coul
Gil of Americas that such paving ar
even the purchase of any materi
for said paving shall be deferred unit
the notices hereinabove provide
have been actually served and Il
property owners adjacent to that pa
of said street to be paved have bet
given an opportunity to be heard
opposition to same, as hereinbefo
provided.
Sec 8. Be it further ordained tn
all service of notices shall be ma
in person or by leaving the motto
at the most notorious place of aboi
of such property owner, if a reside
of the City of Americas; if no
resident of the city, by letter pro
= elly posted and properly address,
TO the last known residence of SUI
owner.
Be it further ordained that all i
dinances and rules In conflict wi
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