The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-15
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OFFICIAL.
Ordinances

Az ORDINANcE to provide for the paving and
improving Of Liberty street, from Wheaton to
West Broad streets In the city of Savannah, 20
make assessment for same, and to collect the
said assessment.
SECTION l. Be II ordained by the Mayor and
Aldermen of the city Of Savannah In Council
assembled under the terms and provisions OF
the net of the Legislature of Georgia. approved
on the first day of October, 1887 that the Com
mittee on Streets and Lanes be and II IL 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 Tattnall street,
in the city of Savannah, pavement with such
material as Council may hereafter by resolution
adopt by a two-thirds vote of tho members
present, which shall occupy space OF %
feet on each side of said portion OF Liberty
street, and b. laid and located 10 feet from the
sidewalk on each side Of said portion Of sold
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 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 space of thirty-flve $50 feet. instead
of twenty-five feet.
$40. Z. 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 by a two thirds vote
OF the members present, which shall occupy
Forty go feet OF the said portion OF Liberty
street, extending from line twenty feet north
Of the south line to line twenty-five feet south
of the north line.
SEC. 3. BE il further ordained, That the said
committee is also authorized and directed to
have new curbs laid on Liberty street, nclosing
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
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further TO have proper side drains, cross drains
and crossings paced on said portions OF said
Liberty street.
SEC. 4 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 70 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 aud
Lanes, and the cost thereof, If not paid on the
presentation of the bill for the same by the said
companies, shall he collected by execution and
the levy aud sale Of the property Of the said
companies, as provided by law and ordinances
in the case Of abut,ing property owners.
SEC 3. Be IL further ordained, That after the
total cost OF said work exclusive OF the front
age Of iuteTsecting streets aud the work done
for said railway coinpauie5j shall have been
ascertained, 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-third thereof from the owners
Of each side OF said portions Of Liberty street
at the date o. the resolution OF Council order
ing the work 10 be done on portions Of tho
street on which the several pieces Of property
abut according ~ frontage; and the pro rata
amount Of the cost Of said work is hereby
assessed against said real estate and its owners
as aforesaid # such assessment is not paid
within thirty days after tho presentation Of a
bill for the same, the amount Of such bills shall
be- furnished by the Committee on Streets and
Lanes 20 the CITY Treasurer, who shall imfnedi-
ately issue an execution for the amount, to
gether with costs against the persons and
property aforesaid. which execution shall be
made and levied ont Of the property described
therein as are executions for city taxes.
SIC. 6. BE IL further ordained, That all ord
nances and parts Of ordinances IN conflict with
this ordinance are hereby repealed
Ordinance read In Council for the first time
May 10, 1898 read a second time May 30, 1888,
amended and passed .
Ordinance passed In Council, May 30, 1883.
RUFUS H. LESTER, Mayor.
Attest FRAsK f. REBARER, Clerk Of Council.