The morning news., 1891-10-16
THE MORNING NEWS: FRIDAY, OCTOBER Is. 1891.


1891, ant is hereby opted a plan OF the said
improvement. The said roadway of sheet as
phalt shall also he built around the said Johnson
square in the manner indicated by the said pan.
and shall he of the width and dimensions set
forth in the said plan now on file in the office of
the clerk of council. The styeet railway com
pany now having it's tracks running through the
said portions o the streets to be improved s
hereby required to pave the width of it's track.
and two feet on each side of its track. running
through the said portions improved. The said
committee shall also inclose the said roadway
with curblng, and shall do AL the work IN the
way of grading and the construction of drains
and cross drains and all other things incident TO
the improvement herein provided for.
SEC. 2 Be il further ordained that after the
total cost of the said work shall have been as
certained exclusive OF that done by or for the
railway company onc-th4rd of such cost shall
be paid out of the city t,easury, and the other
two-thirds from the persons owning real estate
fronting on the said portions Of the streets
mentioned to be improved that is to Szy, one
third from the owners of said property at the
date of the adoption Of this ordinance according
to the frontage on each side OF the said por
tions of the said streets and the pro rata
amount of the cost OF said work is hereby
assessed against the said abutting real estate
and its owners aforesaid Ths
frontage Of the intersccting streets and
lanes shall be assessed as real esuat3 abutting
upon the portions OF the streets improved, and
the mayor and aldermen of the city of Save1
nan shall be for all tue intentS and purposes OF
this ordinance the owners of said real estate so
abutting, and shall pay from the city treasury
its Just pro rata as such owner of the cost Of
said work, according to the frontage in addition
TO its unethird of tire entire cost If tho assess
ment according to frontage is not paid by the
aouttinG property owners within thirty days
att the presentation of the bill for the same,
the amount OF the same shall be furnished by
the committee ou streets and lanes to
the city treasurer, who shall imme
dtately issue an execution for the
amount together with the costs against the
and aflx v..1Nt t,1t,
execution shall be- made and levied out of the
property described therein, as are executions
for city taxes. II the railway company does
not pave as herenbefore required when
required so TO do, the work may
be- done for the said railway company by the
said COMMITTEES on streets and lanes, and the
cost of the said work shall be an assessment
against the said railway company to be collected
by execution as hereinbefore provided in the
case of abutting property owners,
SEC. 3. BE it further ordained that all ordi-
nances and parts Of ordinances, in conflict with
this ordinance. are hereby repealed.
Ordinance on its first reading.
By Alderman Bailey
AN ORDINANCE to permit the riding of bicycles
on sidewalks OF certain streets in the city of
Savannah.
Be it enacted by the mayor aud council of the
city of Savannah, Tat from and after the pas
sage of this ordinance IL shall be lawful TOR the
riders of bicycles to use the sidewalks OF all
streets south of Liberty street, east OF Drayton
street and west of jefferson street. provided
that in all cases pedestrians shall have the full
right of way and not be interfered with in any
manner.
RESOLUTIONS.
BY Committee on Health and Cemetery
ResoiUed That the committee on health and
csnetery De, and they are beroby authorized,
TO expend a sum not to exceed /, 200 to repair
the platform to the crematory.
Resolution adopted, committee to call for
bids with power to act.
By Alderman Harris
Res>lVed. That authority be and the same is
hereby granted to the heirs of J. V. Connerat
to transfer lot No. sol. Laurel Grove cemetery
to James Miller
Resolution adopted.
The following resolution adopted by council
at a special meeting held Oct, 6. 1891. was under
the rules submitted TO council TO be acted upon
at a regular meeting:
By Alderman Cam
.ResoiUed, That it be recommended
to council to authorize the mayor to
sign bills for the purpose of defraying
the legitimate expenses attached to the efforts
now being made by the executive committee of
citizens to obtain from congress an appropria.
tion sufficient to deepen our river, said authority
to be limited to an expenditure not to exceed
$4,000 including the am punt already expended
for said purpose.
The resolution was adopted as the action Of
council
AYES Aldermen Bailey, Harmon,s Mcclure,
Reid, Harris, Cann 0 Brlen.
NAYs-Alderman Carson.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The clerk of council submitted to council the
following statement of expenditures by the