The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-20
OFFICIAL.
ORDINANCES.


ORDINANCES
AN ORDINANCE to amend the third section of the
ordinance passed Aug. 4, 1868, respecting the
width of sidewalks on certain streets in the
city of Savannah
SECTION 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and
Aldermen of the city of Savannah, in Council
assembled, that the third section of the above
recited ordinance which section respects the
width OF sidewalks on streets in the city of Sa-
vannah, over which the ordinance requiring the
laying OF pavements has not yet been enforced,
and which is to be found on page 464 of the Sa-
vannah City Code of 1871 be and the same is
hereby amended so as to require that the side
walks of such streets which are not more than
thirtyfive (35) feet in width shall be six 6) feet
wide; of the streets which are more than thirty
five $50 feet and not exceeding forty (40) feet in
width the sidewalks shall be seven "a feet wide;
of the streets wider than forty 40 feet and less
than seventy five (75) feet the sidewalks shall
be nine 90 feet in width.
SEC. 2. That all ordinances and parts of ordi-
nances in conflict with this ordinance are here
by repealed.
Ordinance passed in Council March 9TH, 1885,
RUFUS E. LESTER, Mayor.
Attest: FRANK f. REBARER, Clerk of Council
AN ORDINANCE to provide for the paving and i'm
proving of New Houston street, between
Drayton and Whitaker streets, in the city Of
Savannah, to make assessment for the same
and to collect the said assessment.
SECTION /. 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 first day of October 1887, that the Com
mittee on Streets and Lanes be, and it is hereby
authorized and directed to have New Houston
street, between the west side of Drayton street.
and the east side of Whitaker street. in the city
of Savannah, paved with cypress blocks. The
said pavement to be of the width of forty (4O)
feet, and to have constructed such side drains
croSs-drainS and crossings as may be proper for
the drainage and grading of said portion of
New Houston street.
SEC. 2. Be it further ordained, That after the
total cost or said work exclusive of the front
age OF lnterSecting Streets) shall have been as
certained onethird of such cost shall be paid
out OF the city treasury, and the other two
thirds by the persons owning real estate front
ing on said portion of New Houston street that
is to say, one third thereof from the owners on
each side OF said portion of said street at The date
OF the passage of this ordinance according to
frontage And the pro-rata amount of the cost
OF said work is hereby assessed against said
owners and the said real estate as aforesaid
II such assessment is not paid within thirty
days after presentation of a bill for the same
the amount of said bill shall be furnished BY
the said committee to the City Treasurer who
shall forthwith issue an execution for the said
bill, together 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 3. Be it further ordained, That all ordi-
nances and parts of orddances in conflict with
this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Ordinance passed in Council March 18th 1888
RUFUS f. LESTER, Mayor
Attest: FRANK f. REBARER, Clerk of Council.