The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-08
EXCURSIONS
FOR
WARS a"
CITY TIME.
OFFICIAL.
ORDINANCES.


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.
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 laid on each
side of Liberty street, from the west side of
Wheaton street to the east side of Tatnall street,
in the city of Savannah, pavement with such
material as Council may hereafter by resolution
adopt by a two-thirds vote OF the members
present, which shall occupy n space Of p
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 pavements, which said spaces
of 10 and 30 feet respectively shall be left for
grass plats, except that no space shall he 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
of twenty five feet.
SEC 2. 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
nelt Win SilCl material as COUuCI hereafter
by resolution may adopt by two-thirds vote
OF the members present, which shall occupy
forty (i0) feet Of the said portion of Liberty
street, extending from line twenty feet north
of the south line TO line twenty-five teet south
of the north line.
SEC B. Be it further ordained, That the said
committee is also authorized and directed to
have new curbs laid on Liberty street, lnclosng
the said pavement provided for in the two pre-
ceding 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
l., erty 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 rs the paving
to be done In the said portions on Liberty street
described in the preceding sections progresses,
with such material a. may be approved by the
Committee on Streets and Lanes, and should
the said railroad companies fail 10 commence
said work and carry the same forward, the
same shall be done for the said railway compa-
nies by the said COMMITTEES on streets and
Lanes and the cost thereof, If not paid on the
presentation Of the bill for the same by the said
companies, shall be collected by execution and
the levy ana sale Of tbs property Of the said
companies, as provided by law and ordinances
in the case of GbuttinR property owners.
SEC. 5. BE IL further ordained, That after the
total cost Of said work exclusive OF the front
for said railway companiesj shall have been
ascertaned 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 portions Of said Liberty street;
that is to say, one-thlrd thereof from the owners
Of each side OF said portions Of Liberty street
ut the date of the resolution of Council order
ing the work TO be done on portions OF the
street on which the several pieces Of property
abut according 20 frontage; and the pro rata
amount OF the cost OF said work is hereby
assessed against said real estate and its owners
as aforesaid If such assessment is not paid
within thirty days after the presentation OF
bill for the same tho amount Of such bills shall
be furnished by the Committee on Streets and
Lanes to the City Treasurer who shall immedi-
ately issue an execution for the amount, 20.
gether with costs against the persons ard
property aforesaid. which execution shall be
made and levied out Of the property described
therein as are executions Tor city taxes.
SEC g. Be IL further ordained, That oil ordi-
nances and parts of ordinances In conflict with
this ordinance are hereby repealed
Ordinance read in Council for tho first time
May 10, 1888, read a second time May 30, 1888,
amended and passed. -
Ordinance passed ia Council May 30, 1898.
RUFUS K. LESTER, Mayor.
Attest; FRANK +. REBARkR, Clerk OK Council.