The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-31


improving of Liberty street, from Wheaton TO
West Broad streets. In the cityof Savannah, to
make assessment for same, and to collect the
said assessment.
SECr1os l. Be It ordaiued by the Mayor and
Aldermen Of the city of Savannah in Council
assembled, under the terms and provisions %
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 II Is hereby
authorized and directed TO have laid on eachI
side of Liberty street, from the west side OF
Wheaton street TO the east side Of TatJnal street,
in the city Of Savannah, pavement with SUCH
material as Council may hereafter by resolution
adopt which shall occupy a space of "a
feet on each side Of said portion Of Liberty
street and be Ibid and located 10 feet from the
sidewalk on each side Of said portion Of said
street so that there shall he 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 be left
for a 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-tive (3j) 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 q pave%
ment with such material as Council hereafter
by resolution may adopt, which shall occupy
forty (4O) 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 g. Be it 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 curos, 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. Be IL further ordained that the City
and Suburban Railway Company and the Saw
annah Street and Rural Resort Railroad Como
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 streeb
described In the preceding sections progresses
with such material as may he approved by the
Committee on Streets and Lanes, and should
the said railroad companies fail to commence
said work and carry the same forward, tbs
same shall be done for the said railway comDa~,
MES 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 and sale OF the property OF the saldl
companies, US provided by law and ordinances
In the case Of abuttiDg property owners.
SEC, o. 30 IL further ordained That AFTER the
total cost OF said work (exclusiye OF the 'front.'
age Of intersectlng streets and the work done
for said railway companies) shall have beeM
ascertained. one-third of such cost shall be paid
out Of the City Treasury, and the other two
thirds from tne pcTTDnS iedl csLul0
fronting on said portions Of said Liberty streeea
that is 20 say, one-third 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 20 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
be furnished by the Committee on Streets and
Lanes TO the City Treasurer, who shall immedi1
ately issue an execution for the amount, to-
gether with costs against the persons and
aforesaid which execution shall be-
made and levied out of the property described
therein as are executions for city taxes.
SEC g. 30 IL 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 tim9
May 10. 1888 and published for information.
FRANK 4. REBAHER Clerk Of Council