The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-30
ordained by the Mayor 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.
SECTION I. BE II ordained by the Mayor and
Aldermen of the city Of Savannah In Council
assembled, under LhI1 terms and provisions OF
the act Of the Legislature of Georgia, approved
on the first day of October, 1887, that the Com
mittee on Streets and Lanes be and 1t Is hereby
authorized and directed to have laid on each
side of Liberty street. from the west side OF
Wheaton street to the east side of Tattna street,
in the city of Savannah, a pavement with such
material as Council may hereafter by resolution
adopt, which shall occupy a space Of %
feet 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 pavemen.s, which said spaces
of 10 and 30 feet respectively shall be left for
grass plats, except that no space shall be left
for grass plat on the south side of Liberty
street. between Wheaton and East Broad
streets, and the roadway on said section shall
occupy a space Of thirty-five (35) feet, instead
SEC. 2. Be 1t further ordained, That the said
Committee oil 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 as Council hereafter
by resolution may adopt which shall occupy
forty 40 feet of the said portion of Liberty
of the south line TO line twenty five feet south
OF the north line
SEC g. Be IL further ordained That the said
committee Is also authorized and directed to
have new curbs laid on Liberty street, inclosing
the said pavement provided for in the two pre-
cednR sections, and to have the portions OF the
said street, between the said curbs, 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 L. Be it further ordained that the City
and Suburban Railway Company and the Saw
annah Street and Rural Resort Railroad Com
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 by 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 compa-
MES by the said Committee on Streets and
Lanes, and the cost thereof, II not paid on the
presentation of the bill Cor the same by the said
companies shall be 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. 8. BE IL further ordained, That after the
total cost OF said work Exclusive Of the 'front.'
age of intersecting streets and the work done
for said railway companies) snail nave been
ascertained, one-third OF such cost shall be pald
out Of the City Treasury, and the other Two
thirds from the persons owning real estate
fronting on said portions of said Liberty street;
that is TO say. one-thrd thereof from the owners
of each side Of said portions OF Liberty street
at the date Of the resolution OF Council order
ING the work 10 be done on portions of the
street on which the several pieces Of property
abut according TO frontage; and the pro rata
amount Of the cost Of said work Is hereby
assessed against said real estate and its owners
as aforesaid II such assessment Is not paid
within thirty days after the presentation OF a
bill for the same, the amount of such bills shall
La IA ruf-hgI lV the Committee on Streets and
Lanes TO the City Treasurer, who shall imrnedi-
ately issue an execution for the amount to-
gether with costs against the persons and
nroperty aforesaid. which execution shall be
made and levied out of the property described
therein as are executions for city taxes
SEC 8. Be it further ordained, That all ordi-
nances and parts Of ordinances in conflict with
this ordinance are hereby repealed
Ordinance read In Council for the first time
May IS. 1888. and published for information.
FRANK r. REBAREl, Clerk Of Council.