The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-28
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Attest: FRANK f. REBARER, Clerk of Council

AN ORDINANCE to provide for the paving and
improving of Liberty street, from Wheaton to
West Broad streets, in the city of Savannah, to
make assessment for same and to collect the
said assessment.
SECrIoS l. BE it ordained by the Mayor and
Aldermen of the city Of Savannah in Council
assembled, under the terms and provisions of
the act of the Legislature Of Georgia, approved
on the frs: day OF October 1887. that the Com
mittee on Streets and Lanes be and it is hereby
authorized and directed to have laid on e0ch
side of Liberty street, from the west side of
Wheaton street to the east side Of attnall street,
in the city of Savannah, pavement with such
material as Council may hereafter by resolution
adopt, which shall occupy space OF 70
fe t on each side of said portion of Liberty
street and be laid and located 10 feet from the
sidewalk on each side Of said portion of said
street so that there shall be 10 feet intervening
between said sidewalks and said pavement, and
30 feet of the middle Of the said street
between the said pavements, which said spaces
of 10 and 80 feet respectively shall be left for
grass plats except that no space shall be leTt
for grass plat on the south side OF Liberty
street, between Wheaton and East Broad
streets, and the roadway on said section shall
occupy space of thirty-five (35) feet, instead
OF twenty five feet.
SEC. @ Be it further ordained. That the said
Committee on Streets and Lanes Is also author
lied and directed TO have laid on SAID Liberty
street, between the west side of Tattnall street
and the east side of West Broad street pave
ment with such material rs Council hereafter
by resolution may ADOPT, Wnltu sluH oCCupy
forty (40) feet OF the slit portion OF Liberty
street extending from q line twenty feet north
of the south line TO line twenty-five feet south
OF the north line.
SEC. 3. Be it further ordained, That the said
committee is also authorized and directed to
have new curbs laid GA Liberty street, inclOsing
the said pavement proylded Tor IN the TWO pre-
ceding sections, and to have the portions or the
said street, between the said cllrbs, paved as
hereinbefore provided, and also graded; and,
further, to have proper side drains, cross drains
and crossings placed on said portions OF said
Liberty street.
SEc.4. he it further ordained that the City
and Suburban Railway Company and the Saw
annah Street and Rural Resort Railroad Corn
pany are hereby required TO pave between the
tracks of their respective roads as the paving
TO be done In the said portions on Liberty street
described in the preceding sections progresses,
with such material as may be approved ny the
Committee on Streets and Lanes and should
the said railroad companies fail TO commence
said work and carry the same forward the
same shall be done for the said railway comDa-
MES by the said Committee on streets and
Lanes, and the cost thereof, II not PAID on the
presentation Of the bill for the same by the said
companies, shall h. collected by execution and
the levy and sale Of the property Of the said
companies, as provided by law and ordinances
in the case Of abutting property owners:
SEC B. BE IL further ordained That AFTER the
total costof said work exclusive Of the front
age Of ntersecting streets aud the work done
for said railway companieSj shall have been
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out of the CITY Treasury, a1d the other two
thirds from the persons owning real estate
fronting on said portions Of sad Liberty street.
that is to gay, one-thrd thereof from the o"n ers
Of each side Of said portions Of Liberty street
at the date Of the resolution Of Council order
lny the work TO be done on portions Of the
street on which the several pieces of property
abut according 10 frontage; and the pro rata
amount Of the cost Of said work IL hereby
assessed against said real estate and us owners
as aforesaid. II such assessment is not paid
within thirty days after the presentation Of
bill for the same, the amount Of such bllls sinai
be furnished by the Committee on streets ana
Lanes 10 tho City Treasurer, who shall iunedi
ately issue an execution for the amount, To-.
gether with costs against the persons and
property aforesaid. which execution shall be
made and levied out Of the property described
therein as are executions for city taxes.
SEC g. BE IL further ordained, That all ordi-
nauces aud parts OF ordinances IN conflict with
this ordinance are hereby repealed
Ordinance read in Council for the first time
MAY 10. 1883, and published for information.
FRANK J.. REBARER Clerk Of Council