The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-17
Attest: FRANK D. REpARrR, CIerk q Council.

AN ORDINANCE for the improvement of O GER
tain portion OF Jefferson street, In the city Of
Savannah, under the terms and provisions Of
an act OF the legislature OF Georgia, approved
Oct. /, 1857.
SECTION /. Be IL ordained by the mayor and al
dermen of the city of Savannah IN council as
sembled, under the terms and provisions Of an
act OF the legislature OF Georgia, approved the
first day of October. 1857: That the committee
on streets and lanes of the said city of Savan-
nah be and 1t is hereby authorized nnd directed
to build and construct a roadway and TO pave
the same with shell and cinders on Jefferson
street. from the south side OF Charlton strest to
the north side OF Henry street; that tue said
committee is also authorized and directed to
incloSe the said roadway said Jefferson
street, between the streets mentioned, with
stone curbing and to do all the work in the way
Of grading, the construction of drains, crossings
and ali other things incident to the building of
the said roadway on the said Jefferson street
SEC. 2. Be II further ordained. That after the
total cost of said work shall have been ascer
tanned one-third of such cost shall be paid out
Of the city treasury, and tho other twothirds
from the persons owning real estate fronting
on said portion OF the said Jefferson
street hereinbefore mentioned; that is
to say, onethird from the owners OF
said portion at the date of the adoption Of
this ordinance. according to frontage. on each
side Of the said portion of the SAID street to be
improved under this ordinance, and the pro
rata amount of the cost of said work 10 hereby
assessed against the said abutting real estate
and its owners as aforesaid; tho frontage of in
tersectng streets and lanes shall be assessed as
real estate abuttinR upon the portion OF the
said street improved, aud the mayor and alder
men of the city of Savannah shall be for all the
intents and purposes of this ordinance the
and shall pay from the city
treasury its just pro rata as such owner
OF the cost OF said work according to 'front.'
age In addition to its one-third of the entire
cost. II the assessment according to frontage is
not paid by the abutting property owners
within thirty days after the presentation Of q
bill for the same, the amount OF such bill shall
be furnished by the committee on streets and
lanes 10 the city treasurer, who shall imme-
diately issue an execution for the amount to-
gether with cost against the persons and prop
erty aforesaid. which execution shall be made
and levied out OF the properly described therein
as are executions for city taxes.
SEC. 3. Be it further ordained, That all ordi-
nances and parts Of ordinances in conflict with
this ordinance be and they are hereby repealed.
Ordinance passed in Council unanimously
Dec. 9, 1891.
JOHN j. McDoNOUGH. Mayor.
Attest: FRANK Il. REBAsER, Clerk OF Council.
AN ORDINANCE to require the male residents of
the city OF Savannah to perform road or street
labor In the said city, or In lieu thereof to pay
a special tax.
SECTION /. Be 1t ordained by the mayor and
aldermen of the city of Savannah in council as
sembled, That ell male residents living in the
present or future corporate limits of the city OF
Savannah. between the ages OF twenty-one (21)
and sixty (60) years, are hereby required to work
upon the streets OF said city for long az three
(3) days in each year, beginning with the year
1892, as the committee on streets and lanes for
the said city OF Savannah may direct. or Ia lieu
Of such work to pay as a road or street tax into
the public treasury of the city of Savannah the
sum OF two dollars tS2) annually, TO be used
upon the said streets
SEQ. q Be il further ordained That IN the event
any person who may be subject 70 road or street
duty, under the first section OF this ordinance.
may elect to pay the tax hereinnefore mem
toned In lieu OF such work, sdch person shall
pay the said tax to the treasurer OF the city OF
Savannah by May 1. 1922, and by the said
date annually thereafter, in lieu Of the said
work. 1t is hereby made the duty OF the treas