Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-17

for separate titles TO ground rent lots Nos. 46
and47 Calhoun Ward, beg leaYe to report in
title for lot No. 46. and y feet of eastern por
tion of lot No. ~ I-5th) andJ. j. Dale to have
GEO. N. NICHOLS,
Chairman Committee on City Lots.
/ Report adopted.
ORDINANCES.
Ordinance read for the FIRST time Feb. 3
| 1886, read a second time Feb. TO- 1886, and laid
on the table, taken from the table March II,
1885, amended and passed,
AN ORDINANCE to provide for the paving,
grading and otherwise improving Of
BroughtOn street, between the east side Of
West Broad street and the west side OF
AbereOrn street in the city Of Savannah,
and for the assessment on the property
fronting ON said BrOughton street, between
said east side of West Broad street and west
side of AbercOrn street, Of tWO-thrds of the
cost thereof, and 10 require the Coast Line
railroad to pave between its tracks and for
three feet on each side thereof on said
Broughton street between said streets.
WHEREAS, The persons owning more than
one-half Of the real estate In the city Of Sa
vannah fronting on BroughtOn street. between
| the east side Of West Broad and the west side
Of Abercorn streets, in said city, have petit
| toned the Mayor and Aldermen of the city
| OF Savannah 70 pave, grade, and otherwise
improve SAID portion OF Broughton street;
| and
whereas, The petition of the said parties has
! been approved by a tWO-thirds vote of the said
| the Mayor and Aldermen OF the city of Sayan-
| nah at a regular meeting of Council
Now, therefore, the Mayor and Aldermen Of
| the city OF Savannah IN Council assembled do
hereby Orddin:
SECTION l. That the Committee on Streets
| and Lanes be and u ishereby authorized and
| directed to nave laid ON each side Of BrOugh-
! ton street new curb. between the east side
kOf West Broad street and the west side Of
I AbercOrn street, 30 that said curbs shall he
| fOrty-ive feet apart, and TO have BroughtOu
! he ~
| street and the west side OF AbercOrn street.
| tine entire width Of said street between the
curb stones, graded and paved with asphalt
| ami have proper side drains, cross drains and
crossings placed on said street between the
| points named.
SEC. 2. That the Coast Line railroad is
| hereby required to pave between the tracks
Of its road and for three feet on each side
| thereof as the paving TO be done on said street
/ by the Committee on Streets and Lanes pro-
/ crosses, and with the same material, and
| should the said Coast Line railroad fail to
| commence said work and carry the same for
/ ward the same shall be done for said com
| pany by said Committee on Streets and Lanes,
| and the cost thereof, N not paid when bill
I for the same ia presented, collected by eXecu-
| ton. levy and sale OF the said property Of said
| company, as provided by law and ordinance
| in the case of AUDITING property owners.
SIC. 3. That the City and Suburban Rail-
| way Company is hereby required to pave be-
| tween the traG ks OF ite road and for three feet
| on each side thereof where ts tracks cross
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| said street by the COMMITTEE on Streets and
| Lanes progresses, and with the same material,
and should the said railroad fail TO commence
said work and carry the same forward, the
same shall be done for said company by said
| Committee On-Streets and Lanes, and the cost
thereof, II not paid when bin Tor the same is
presented, collected by execution, levy and
sale Of the said property Of said company, as
! provided by law and ordinance An the case Of
abutttng property owners.
SEC. A. After She total cost OF said work
| have npnu - - nf "a Y
work done for said Street Ran Road Com
pany), one third Of such cost shall be paid out
Of the city Treasury and the other two thirds
from the persons owning real estate fronting
on said BroughtOn street between the east
side OF West Broad street aud the west side
Of Abereorn street. that is to say, one third
thereof from the owners on each eide OF said
street, ~ the date OF the passage of tins ordi-
nance, according 90 frontage. And the pro
rata amount OF the cost of the said work is
hereby assessed against said real estate and
its owners. as aforesaid. And N such ASSESS
ment IS not paid within ten DAYS after pre-
sentatlon OF o bill for the same. the amount Of
such bill shall be furnished by the Commi ttee
on streets and Lanes TO the City Treasurer,
who shall Immediately issue an execution for
the amount against the person ana property
a. aforesaid. and place the same In the hands
Of the Marshal, who shall levy the same on
the property described in the execution, aud
after Advertisement and other proceedings as
In cases Of sales for City taxes, shall sell such
property lat she time, place, aud IN the man
ner provided by law Tor City tax sales) AT
public out-cry 10 the highest bidder. aud such
sale shall vest an absolute title In the pur-
chaser, and the amount Of the execution and
cost shall 80 into the City Treasury and the
remainder paid 70 the owner, or he held sub
ject to such owners order.
SIC. 8. All Ordinances and parts Of Ordi-
nances conflicting with the above are hereby
repealed.
The ayes and nays were called on the pas.
cage Of the above ordinance and were as fol-
lows: Ayes Aldermen Hamilton, Thomaa
! Nell, Mills, Duncan, and Derst-6. NAYS
| Aldermen OiCOnnor, BOgart, Myers, Nichols
| apd Welle-5. Ordinance read the frat time
I March ], 1886, read o second time March TO-
/ 1886, and laid on the table; taken from the
table March II, 1855. amended by substitute
] and paased.