The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-11
OFFICIAL.
nRnINANnES

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 I. 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 IL 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.
Ia 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 a space of %
feet on each side Of said portion of Liberty
street, and be laid and located 10 feet from tho
sidewalk on each side Of said portion Of said
street 30 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 pats 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 thrty-lve (35J feet, instead
of twenty-five feet.
SEC 2. Be it further ordained That the said
Committee on Streets and Lanes is also author
ized aud directed TO have laid on said Liberty
street, between the west side of Tattnal street
and the east side of West Broad street, pave
IntDb WIFI SUCH flhJtTldl hS AOuUfU 1bFtdIleT
by resolution may adopt by two-thirds vote
OF the members present, 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 3. BE It further ordained, That the said
committee is also authorized and directed to
have curbs laid on Liberty street, incloslng
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 draina
and crossings placed on said portions Of said
Liberty street.
SEC. L. Be it further ordnined that the City
and Suburban Railway Company and the Saw
annah Street and Rural Resort Railroad Com
panyare 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 DO done for the said railway compa-
miss by the said Committes 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 said
companies, as provided by law and ordinances
in the case Of abuttinz property owners.
SEC 5. Be 10 further ordained, That after the
total cost of said &ork exclusive of the 'front.'
age Of interesting streets and the work done
for said railway cWsl panies) shall have been
ascertained, one-thiTn 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-tbird 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 portions Of the
street on which the several pieces Of property
abut according 10 frontage; sld the pro rata
amount of the cost of said work is hereby
a. oyr uaf amid raaI psta q "a
as aforesaid II such assessment is not paid
within thirty days after the presentation Of
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 immedi-
ately issue an execution for the amount, to-
gether 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. g. Be II 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 10, 1888 read n second time May 30, 1888,
amended and passed.
Ordinance passed In Council May 30, 1888.
RUFUS +. LESTER, Mayor.
Attest: FRANK Il. REBARER, Clerk OF Council.
AN ORpINANcE to recognize the width Of Presi-
dent street. between Bull and Barnard Streets
in the city Of Savannah, 10 be seventy feet
and two inches.
SECTION l. Be il ordained by the Mayor and
Aldermen Of the city of Savannah in Council
assembled. That the width OF President street.
between Bull and Barnard Streets in the city of
Savannah be and the same Is hereby recognized
to be seventy feet and two inches.
SEC. 9, That all ordinances and parts of ordi-
nances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby
repealed.
Ordinance passed in Council May 49, 1888.
RUFUS f. LESTER, Mayor.
Attest: FRANK f.. REBARER, Clerk of Council.
AN ORDINANCE to provide for the compensa-
ton Of the city Surveyor of the City of Sa-
vannah.
SECTION 1. Be il ordained by the Mayor and
Aldermen of the City ~ Savannah, in Council
assembled, That from and after the first day Of
June 1888. the City Surveyor Of the City of Sa-
vannah shall receive an annual salary OF two
thousand dollars, without fees, payable as now
provided by ordinance.
SEC e. That the fees hereafter collected by
the said Surveyor shall belong to the city of Sa-
vannah, and shall be paid by the said Surveyor
to the City Treasurer.
SEC. 3. That all ordinances and parts Of ordi-
nances in conflict with this ordinance ara
hereby repealed,
Ordinance passed in Council May is, 1888.
RUFUS E. LESTER, Mayor
Attest: ERAEK E RrsARER, Clerk Of Council
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