Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-21

The Work of the Freeholders Commit
tee-The Taxable Property of Sayan-
nah Returned at S12, 54S,7 The
BOARD of Assessors AbOlished-How
Assessments viii Hereafter be Made.
An adjourned meeting Of the City Coun-
ell was held last night TO receive the re-
port of the Council committee on the as
sessment returned by the temporary as
SCISSORS. The Mayor presided. with a luiI
board present, excepting Aldermen Meil'
The Clerk read the report Of the COM
mittee embodied in an ordinance carr! wing
out their recommendations as IolIo"s'
Az ORDINANCE 70 fix and determine the Ealue
Of real estate il the city OF savannah y, y.
the rnrrose Of taxation for the year lSs4
and succeeding years by the Mayor anu A. A.
dermen OF the city Of Savannah. 70 aoOllsn
tue Board Of Assessors and 10 provide IoT
the aupointment Of a standing committee
OF Council TO be called the Commute ~
Assessments, TO prescribe the duties OF sa.u
committee and 10 prescribe the lahlns ~
OF permit for building and repairing IN tne
city Of Savannah and for other puI i'O9eS
connected with taxation. MI;
WHEREAS. John c. Rowland, Frances BAR
William F. Chaplin, Thomas DANES anu -
Kent. freeholders, after being duly sworn,
have, in accordance with the resolu t i ~ -
Council. made assessments ana Valuations u
the real estate in the city OF savannah SUI
L
returned 10 Council and Is now on NE
SECTION l. 4Or. therefore, the AagoF ana
4 IdsrmeH q the city 0I SdtahnaA, {" 1900
assembled, 10 Orddin, mat the ass5ssilioue "a
real estate in the city Of savannah as mace
by the freehoIders appointed under me Ftsoiu-
ton Of Council shall be forthwith turned o' 81
10 the City Treasurer, who shal at once "a. e
notice in one or more OF the city SdLetteS 70
all concerned to come forward IN thirty loVJ
DAYS from the first publication OF such notice
and file their objections, if any they have, 70
such assessment, or otherwise sucI ias9sSslilcu
and valuation shall be final ana conclusive
and shall be considered as establishing tle
value by which TO estimate the tax 10 be coli
lected on SUCH real property 50 assessed ~
aforesaid. All such objections 70 inc
valuation for taxation shall be
referred to the Committee on Assess
ments who shall decide upon the same, thelr
decision to be final unless the director small
appeal from the decision of said committee 70
Council within ten 40 days after ne or she Is
notified Of the decision Of said committee.
SIC. ?. Ind Il Is further 0Tddtned by me da-
thOritv aforesaid, That the Board OF Assessors
provided for bv the ordinance passed in COun-
ell October 10. 1888, be and the same IS hereby
abolished, and the assessment ana NaluatlOh
of real estate in the city Of savannah ior pur-
poses Of taxation shall be determined as here
matter prescribed.
SEC. 3. Ind e IS further 0rddiHed Oy ne
authority aforesaid: That the Mayor shall
forthwith appoint as one Of the standing COM
mittees Of Council a committee te be com
posed of five t5) Aldermen which con1lnlttee
shall be known as the Committee on Assess
ments, and il shall be the duty OF said commit
tee TO hear all objections that may be made 10
the assessment and valuation OF real estate IN
the city of Savannah for the purposes Of tax
alton. and to determine the same. notlIyln9
the parties Directing Of the action OF sdlu
committee. so that the persons Directing to
the decision or determination Of said commit
tee can appeal TO Council IN conformity 10 the
ordinances Of said city. oaid committee
shall report to Council all objections mdIe 70
Of
them and their action on same, ana ali reluc-
lions made by them from said assessments
shall be acted on by Council, ana II approved
shall be the basis OF taxation for SAID prop
ertv for the time said assessment Is made. In
All divisions of real estate the sald Committee
on Assessments shall determine the value OF
the several divisions OF SAID property, Whlch
shalt aggregate in all cases the total valuation
OF the property before the division OF the
4me and shall notify the owners OI the Naiu-
alton 50 determined on, who may appeal 10
Council within ten ,le) days after such not-
fication il they are dissatisfied with sald Valu-
alton Of the several divisions OF sald property.
All partial assessments of new Improvements
and general assessments OF real estate LOT the
purposes of taxation shall be made from time
to time, as Council may direct, by such num-
Der Of freeholders as said committee may Sc
Is made whether partial or general the same
shall be returned to Council. when the same
shall be ordered filed IN the o1hce Of the CITY
Treasurer. and to such partial assessments Of
new improvements and to such general as
sessments as may from time to time be made;
the owner or owners OF the property assessed
NAV object al any time within thirty ksol Gays
after the same is filed in the Office OF the CITY
Treasurer and due publication Of the Ming OF
the same is made, and the SAID objections
shall be acted on by said committee, ana the
party or parties Directing shall be notlhed OF
the action on such objection. anu sHtll IldF q
ten 40 days from the time OF such action OF
said committee to appeal from their decision
to Council and such assessments so made ana
determined by said committee shall be assess
mept and valuation OF real estate for the pur
poses OF taxation in the city Of savannah.
SEC. l. and Il Is herebg further 0rdatHed Dy
tie dutbOritV aforesaid, That from amt after
the passing Ofthis ordinance al persons Dulld-
ing any house or making repairs, amounting
in value to one hundred dollars lSluU}, TO any
house in said city, shall take out a permit
from the Office Of the Clerk of Council before
any building or repairing IS begun. FOR such
permit no fee shall be paid, and any person
who shall violate the provisions OF TINS sec
ton Of this ordinance shall on convection
thereof i'm the Police Court be fined IN sum
not exceeding twenty live dollars, IN the us
erection of the court.
SEC 3 4 nj u Is further OFdQined III the az
th0ritv a f0resaid. That all ordinances or parts
OF ordinances conflicting with this ordinance
are hereby repealed in so far as they 50 con-
flct.
Alderman Wells asked unanimous con-
sent that the ordinance be passed to a
second reading, which was granted. IL
was re-read by title and unanimously
passed.
The return Of the Assessors makes the
valuation Of taxable property Sl2,54S, 50,
about 50. SOC. 600 less than the amount re-
turned by the old board.