117 So. 2d 199 | Miss. | 1960
The City of Newton adopted an order extending the city limits. A number of protests were filed and when the matter came on for final hearing the chancery court entered a decree sustaining the protests as to a part of the land involved and proposed to be added to the city limits, but overruled the greater portion of the protests. From the decree of the chancellor T. L. Harris is the only appellant.
According to the record, there is a large area of business activity along Highway 80 lying east of the corpo
It is argued by the attorney representing Mr. Harris that he represents all the protestants, but as a matter of fact none of them have appealed except Harris. It is also argued by the attorney for the appellant that all that the city is wanting is an increase in revenue. On the trial he made several efforts to get an admission from the Mayor and other city officials that the city was interested only in an increase in revenue, but not a single one of them would admit this but on the contrary showed that they were interested in developing the city into a larger area where there would be available building lots for residences and for business purposes. It was shown that the city would spend a great deal of money in the added area, far above the increase in revenue, for city facilities, such as building and improving streets, additional fire protection, garbage removal, street lights, insect control with the city’s fogging machine, police protection, and many other city facilities not now available to the persons in the added territory. It was also shown that in the added territory there would be a decrease in fire insurance rates. It was clearly shown that what the chancellor approved is entirely reasonable.
In the case of Ritchie v. City of Brookhaven, 217 Miss. 860, 65 So. 2d 430, it was held that in the case
Finally, we adhere to the rule announced in the Ritchie case and for the reasons there given the decree of the lower court is hereby affirmed.
Affirmed.