The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-14
PAYING FOR THE PAVING.
VERY LITTLE PROPERTY EXEMPT
FROM ASSESSMENT.


The Liberty and Broughton Street
Pavement Opposite Exempt Prop
erty to Be PAID For BY Unexempt
Property Eolders-No Property Elk
empt Which is Used for Purposes al
Revenue-The City to 90 Ahead at
Once With the Bay street Extens on.
The city cou Gil held special session
yesterday lasting from noon until 1850
O'Clock. The extension Of Bay street to the
western bound ny II the city, to connect
with the proposed road extension by the
county commi sioners, was discussed, and
also the gu sion Of taxing abutting prop
ertv owners on the lie OF Liberty and
Brouchton streets for the asphalt pavement
impr vements.
Action was first taken on the paving
question A legal opinion from City At
torney Adams to the mayor was the guide
BY which the council acted Mr.. Adams
was present ard after a full discussion and
a further exalanst ton by him a resolution
by Alderman Myers was adopted to the
effect that the committee on streets and
lanes should, In making out the bills for
paving against property owners on Liberty
and Broughton Streets charge the owners
Of property OF these streets IN conformity
with the advice of the city attorney under
his construction of the law.
ATTORNEY ADAMS OPINION.
Briefly stated, the corporation attorney
Is of the opinion that two-thirds of the en-
tire cost OF the improvements, excl sive #
the work done for the street railroads, is 10
be charged to the owners of abutting real
estate, the city OF Savannah being treated
as the owner of intersecting streets and
lanes, and being assessed its pro rata as such
owner. The city also pays one bird Of the
entire amount exclusive OF that paid by
the railroads only, and thus pays one thir
of the frontage of the exempt and Of the
non-exempt property. The frontage of
exempt property, W ere the exemption is
insisted upon and allowed, should be elimi
mated, and a sufficient amount per foot will
have 20 be charged the property liable to
make up the two-thirds TO be paid. The
effect of this method of procedure will be
70 increase the frontage TO he paid bv the
owners Of the property liable unclud ing tho
city Of Savannah, with reference TO inter
secting streets AID lanes over and above
what It would be if there was no exempt
property
VERY LITTLE PROPERTY EXEMPT.
Under the opinion of the corp ,ra ion at
torney very little property will be exemp-
and the increase of q asse sneut 10 ln1I-
vidual property owners, IN accou t of the
amount Of such exemption, will be incOp-
siderable. y der the Law 10 church p OPP
erty Is exempt except the house Of worship,
and no charitable Institution except one Of
purely public charity deriving no profit OF
income from tue use of It's property. he Is
Of OPT ion, for example, that no portion of
the property of the Masonic fra; ernitY, on
the corner of Liberty aud Whitaker, is ex-
empt unless il be The lodge rooms, and that
they are noE If il lie true that Sniomou'S
lodge owns the property, and permits other
lodges to use g rooms for 10 utal, or other
valuable nsideration; that the property
of the Sis ers Of Charity is not exempt
If it l. used as a school from winch an liz
come is derived; that its chapel would be il
devoted exclusively to religious purpOs 8.
Under decisl n Of the Supre re coIr. it Is
immaterial that the income may itself he
devoted to reli ,ious IT cnari, able pur yoses;
the derivl & of i come from a " property
makes it liable 10 binary taxation aud 10
these Asses neats for imp ovements wish-
out regard u the mad OF the income.
THE BAY STREET EXTENSION.
The ex easian OF Bay stree. ..as mex
consi cred. d It was agreed that cou sci
for Mr.. Erley and the corp ration attorney
should foruuiat1 al agreement Il on the
basis OF pr p sitlln that the CITY shoulI
fence on Ell her side Of the rig { OF way
given by Mr.. Ezley for the tension Of
the street.
There Is every prospect nov tat the long
talaed If extension Of the street west Of
Mu grove creek viii soon be ma e. The
delay ha D -en caused by getting q ghts
Of way from tue property owners wit ia
and without the city limits. The CO nty
commits toner's, al their last meeting, ordered
the condemnatioi Of t 9 lands of the estate
of Brown, and the Snyder property, an
the acton Of the city auJhorit e. yesterday
in ayr eing to feuce Mr.. Exley's land In
cons. dera ion OF his giving tie roadway
through his farm, insnres the exte1siou.
he road near st tue cit extends through
tbs ~entral RI ilroad's paper and ere
will Q no difficulty in arranging for the
roadway with them r the rets n that
there IS uow rUal nea ly through, and all
that will be requirei Will be an exc ange II
one Tor the oLler. The new road viii
intersect the Augusta read Just west Of
Jasper spring. 1t will be great
advantage 70 pc pie living al ng he
August road and on the river plantau )ns.
and if c'nnectei W th the Lou svi,le road
beyond tue far grounds it W Il be used ty
peopls from the upper counties whel
coming TO the CITY,
No actio was taken by council relative
to the hnai settlement between b CITY and
the Southern Vulcanita Asphalt Paving
company, and toe council adjourned until
the regular Wed es13y light meeting.
FRACTURE } lis Skull