The Lexington advertiser., 1935-11-07

25-4t G. H. McMORROUGH, Trustee.
| of Mulberry Street to the South
property line of Lot No. III; and
(1D On China Street, forty-three
| feet wide, measuring from outside
| of curb to outside of curb; and
I 02) On Westwood Avenue, twenty
five feet wide, measuring from out
side of curb to outside of curb;
all as shown by said plans and specifi-
cations now on file with the Clerk of
said City, as aforesaid, all of which are
hereby referred to as a part hereof.
Section 3. That the grades specified
IN the above mentioned plans and speci-
flcations are hereby adopted and estab-
lished as the grades on which said paw
ing and curbs are to be constructed.
Section a. That the entire cost of
such curbs shall be assessed against the
property on which the same abuts for
the entire frontage thereof only, and
that twenty-five per cent of the entire
cost of such water service connections
and sanitary sewer connections and
grading and filling and paving shall be
assessed against the abutting property
benefited thereby, as provided by
Chapter 80 Of the Code of Mississippi
of 1880, and especially Sections 1858 to
257S inclusive, and all laws amendatory
thereof and supplementary thereto, and
that seventy eight per cent of the entire
cost thereof shall be paid by the City
of Lexington, except that the City of
Lexington shall pay the entire cost of
such improvements at street intersec-
tions, and at alley intersections, and
eighty-nine per cent of the entire cost
of such improvements at blind street in
tersections and at blind alley intersec-
tions. and said city shall pay the entire
cost of such storm sewers and said cul-
| vert.
Section 5. That the Mayor and Board
of Aldermen shall meet in the Mayors
office in the City of Lexington, Missis-
sippi, at four o'clock, P. M, on Saturday,
the 9th day of November, 1885, being
more than fifteen days after the date
of the first publication of this resolu-
tlon, to hear any objections and remon-
strances that may be made to said i'm
provements. At said meeting or at
time and place to which the same may
be adjourned, any person aggrieved
may appear in person by attorney or by
petition, and may object to or protest
against any of said improvements.
The Mayor and Board OF Aldermen
will hear proof and determine as to the
benefits to be derived by reason of such
improvements and will further hear all
objections and protests against any of
SAID improvements, and will determine
whether or not any or all of such i'm
proycments shall be made, and how the
cost thereof shall be paid, provided that
| if a majority of the property owners
! actually residing on or otherwise ac-
! tually occupying property owned by
them, included in the part or portion
of any one of the aforesaid streets pro-
posed to be improved, shall file writ
ten protest with the Clerk of said City,
then the proposed improvements on such
streets shall not be made.
Section G. That the Clerk of the City
of Lexington, Mississippi, shall publish
notice for four issues in a newspaper
published in the City of Lexington, Mis-
sissippi inviting sealed bids on said
SPECIAL improvements, separately on
each one of the said streets, all bids
to be filed with the Clerk of the City
of L4Nington, Mississippi, not later than
fou' o'clock P. NJ, on the 9th day of
December, 1885, each bid must be ac-
companied by cash, by the certified
cho': of the bidder, or, by bid bond
IN IN amount not less than five per
centum $50 of the amount of the base
bid as guarantee that the successful
bidder Will enter into contract for the
performance of the work In the event
thr Board shall determine to proceed
with said work on any one or more of
SAID streets, the bids for such work
VII ne opened in the Mayors office in
Sald city, at four o'clock p. NJ, on the |
9TH day OF December, 1885, or at a time
and place to which said meeting may
be adjourned. Contract will be awarded
to the lowest responsible bidder or bid |
ders, subject to such provisions as the |
board may direct, but the Board re-
serves the right to reject any or all bids |
NO contract will be awarded, however,
except with the prior authorization of |
the State Director, Federal Emergency
Administration of Public Works The
contractor will be required to perform
the contract in accordance with P. W. A. |
requirements. No bidder may withdraw
his bid within thirty days after the
date set for the opening thereof.
Section 7. That the Clerk of the City
OF Lexington, Mississippi, shall cause
TINS resolution to be published, as re-
qulred by law, once week for four
weeks.
Section s. That for cause, the neces-