The north Mississippi herald., 1923-04-13
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STREET PAVING RESOLUTION.
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STREET PAVING RESOLUTION.
A RESOLUTION DECLARING
THAT 1T IS NECESSARY THAT
MAIN STREET FROM THE CON-
CRETE BRIDGE SOUTH OF
YOUNG STREET TO CLAY
STREET, AND THAT PART OF
CEMETERY STREET WEST OF
THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAIL
ROAD, AND THAT PART OF
WOOD STREET WEST OF THE
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD
BE PAVED.
SECTION 1:--Be it resolved by
the Mayor and Board of Alderman
of the City of Water Valley, Missis-
sippi, that proceeding under Chapter
260 of the laws of Mississippi 1912,
and the amendments thereto, that it
is necessary that the following streets
and parts of streets be paved viz
Main street from the concrete bridge
across Town Creek south of Young
street to Clay street, and that part of
Cemetery street which is West of the
Illinois Central Railroad, and that
part of Wood street which is West
of the Illinois Central Railroad, and
that this public improvement is nee
essary for the welfare of said city,
and that the construction of the pave
ment as above specified will require
an unusual expenditure of money
for which the general improve
ment fund is not sufficient, and
for which purpose the general
improvement fund of said city
should not be used.
SECTION 2:-Be it further resolv-
ed by the Mayor and Board of Alder
men Of said city, that the paving of
those parts of Main street, Cemetery
street and Wood street mentioned
in Section One of this resolution is
a special improvement, which should
be paid for and the expense thereof
borne by special tax levied on the
property abutting on either side of
said street, except the cost Of paving
street crossings and intersections,
which shall be paid and borne by
said city.
SECTION 3:-Be it further resolv-
ed by the Mayor and Board of Alder
men of said city, that the plans and
specifications prepared by M. L.
Culley, engineer, and now on file in
the Office of the City Clerk for the
construction of the above named
street pavements, curbs, storm sew
ers, culverts and drains replacing of
water and sewage pipes and connec-
tions be and the same are hereby ap-
proved and adopted, the construction
of such curbs, storm sewers, culverts
and drains, the replacing of water
pipes and sewer pipes and connec-
tions of same being here now de-
clared a necessary part of the
special improvements above mention
ed.
SECTION 4:-Be it further re-
solved that the grades specified in
the above plans and specifications
are hereby established and adopted
as the grades on which said pave.
ments are to be constructed, and
further that the material with which
said special improvements are to be
made and constructed shall be that
which is set forth and described in
the plans and specifications prepared
by said engineer now on file with
the City Clerk.
SECTION 5.--Be is further re-
solved by the Mayor and Board Of
Aldermen Of said city that the tota
cost of constructing the streets
pavements and curbs, replacing Of
water and sewage pipes and con
nections, storm sewers, culverts ans
drains above mentioned exclusive o.
the cost Of constructing such improve
ments in any street intersection shal
be apportioned and assessed agains
the several lots and parcels Of lan'
abutting on said streets in proportion
to the frontage Of the several lot
and parcels of land abutting thereon
and each lot and parcel of land abut
! ting on said street shall bear it