The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-23

Ordinance on Its first reading ant


ORDINANCES.
Ordinance on its first reading and by unani-
nous consent read a second time and passed
BY committee on streets and lanes.
AN ORDINANCE to provide for the improve
ment Of Jefferson street from the south
side OF Charlton street to the north side OF
Henry street. in the city OF Savannah un-
der the terms and provisions Of an act of
the legislature of Georgia approved Oct. 1,
Section /. Be it ordained by the mayor and
aldermen OF the city OF Savannah in council
assembled, under the terms and provisions Of
an act of the legislature Of Georgia, approved
Oct. l. 1887, that the committee on streets and
lanes OF the city Of Savannah be, and it is
hereby authorized and directed to pave JEFF
fersOn street from the south side of Charlton
street to the north side OF Henry street, in
the city of Savannah, with
granite blocks composed of rock
known as lathOnia and substitute the
pavement OF the said granite blocks for that
of she'll and cinders, heretofore laid on the
said portion of Jefferson street under the
ordinance passed by the council OF the city of
savannah on the 9th day of December, 1891,
The SAID pavement of granite blocks shall be
laid between the curbing now on the east and
west sides Of the said portion Of Jefferson
street and placed there under the said urdi-
nance of Dec. 3, 1891, running up to the prop
erty line on intersecting streets and lanes
shall occupy the space between the said
curling, and be Of the width of the present
pavement OF shell and clnders, except at the
intersection Of streets and lanes where it
shall extend to the property line The said
committee shall also do all the work in the
way OF grading, the construction OF drains
and cess pools and all other things Incident
to the improvement OF the said portion of
jefferson street, as provided for in this
ordinance.
See p BE It further ordained. that after
the total cost Of the said improvement herein
provided for shall have been ascertained
one-thtrd OF the said cost shall be paid out OF
the city treasury, and the other twO-thirds
from the persons owning, at the date Of the
adoption of this ordinance, the real estate
abutting on the said portion of Jefferson
street, according to the lineal frontage Of the
real estate so abutting, and the pro rata
amount Of the cost of the said improvement
! herein provided for is hereby assessed against
the said AUDITING real estate and its owners
according to the said frontage The frontage
OF the interSecting streets and lanes shall
/ be assessed as real estate abut-
ting on the said portion Of JET
ferson street, according to the lin
cal frontage of the said streets and lanes on
the said portion of Jefferson street, and the
mayor and aldermen OF the city OF Savannah
sn9iI De, Tor an lntents ana purposes OF TINS
ordinance, the owner Of said streets and lanes
as abUtting real estate ana shall pay from its
treasury its just pro rata according TO front
age, of the cost of the said improvement in
addition to its one-third of the entire cost.
II is, however further ordained. that when
the bills have been made out for the property
owners under this ordinance, the said bills
shall he credited by the bills paid by the said
property owners under the said ordinance
OF Dec. 8, 1891, less such portions OF the for
mer bills as were due to the curbing and
catch basins or cess pools, laid under the said
ordinance OF Dec. 9, 1891. The bills made out
under the present ordinance shall not he re-
duced by the amounts already paid on account
of the curbtng ana catch basins laid on the
said portion OF Jefferson street under the said
ordinance OF Dec Q, 1891,
| Sec. g. Be II further ordained, That il the
! assessment herein provided for less the
/ credit hereinhefore just mentioned, is not paid
! by the AUDITING property owners within thirty
! days after tho presentation OF a bill for the
/ same by the city treasurer (Which said bill
/ may be served personally or sent by maa). it
/ shah then become the duty OF the city treas
| urer to issue an execution for the amount due
/ under this ordinance, together with interest
| and costs, against the persons and the prop
! erty aforesaid, which execution shall be made
! and levied out OF the property described
| therein as are executions for city taxes.
| &c 4. BE 1t further ordained, That all ordi
nances and parts OF ordinances in conflict
| with this ordinance are hereby repealed
| Ayes ana nays were called on the passage OF
| the ordinance with following result:
/ Ayes-Aldermen Bohan, Charlton Dixon
Hanes Mcmillan, Mills, Myers, Screven and
/ WellS-9
/ Nays--0.