The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-17
ORDINANCES.

BY the Committee or the Whole
An ordinance to extend the time within
winch ana amend the conditions under
which the Macon. Dublin and Savannah
Railroad Company may become the own
ers absolutely OF certain lands, rights of
way, privileges and facilities at Savannah.
Section l. Whereas, by an ordinance
passed March ?, 1892, under certain con-
dltonS therein expressed, certain lands,
rights of way, privileges and facilities at
Savannah were granted to the Macon,
Dublin and Savannah Railroad Company
and under a resolution of council passed
Aug. II, 1892, certain other lands and rights
of way, privileges and facilities, were
granted to said railroad company, subject
to the conditions therein expressed; and
| by an ordinance passed Feb. IA, 1894 the
time within which the conditions were to
be performed for the acquisition of GER
tain rights and privileges before granted
was extended to March !, 1895, except
Boundary and Bay streets; and by an
ordinance passed Feb. "a 1895, a further
extension was granted to May /, 1895. now,
Be it ordained by the mayor and alder
men of the city of Savannah, in council
assembled. and it is hereby ordained by
authority of the same, that a further ex-
tension Of time, of eighteen months from
May l. 1895. be and the same is hereby
| granted TO the said Macon, Dublin and Sa-
vannah Railroad Company within which
| II may comply with the requisite condi-
| lions in order to become the owner OF said
| lands, rights of way, privileges and facili-
! ties set forth IN all the ordinances and
resolutions above mentioned except those
| rights and privileges relating to Olive,
/ West Broad, West Boundary and Bav
| streets. subject to the following additional
| conditions:
/. The said Macon, Dublin and Savan-
! nah Railroad Company shall build fifty
| (50) miles of their railroad between Dub
| lin and Savannah by May !, 1885, and shall
complete the. entire line between Macon
/ and Savannah, and have the same in op-
| GRAFTON by Nov. l, 1896, and shall pay into
| the treasury OF the city of Savannah
within three months from this date
twenty-five hundred dollars ($2.500), which
said payment of said twenty-five hundred
| dollars (S2, 500 is in consideration of the
extension of time herein granted. and in
no event shall the said railroad company
have a right to demand that 1t be re-
| funded
ton of lot No. 81, Springfield Plantation.
/ from styles avenue to the lot described
| in the ordinance Of March ?. 1892, as
street to be nifty feet in width. and fortV
! feet of the northern portion of the said
| city lot are hereby reserved for a con-
| tinuation of said street, the said street
| to be continuation of Huntingdon
| street, and to be fifty feet in width from
! Styles avenue to the said city Lot"
ern portion of the said CITY Lot" The
/ said city Lot hereby referred to being
! the lot bounded on the east by West
/ boundary street, south by Gwinnett
street, and west by lots ffty-seven, nifty
| eight and fifty-nine.
! II the property mentioned in the ordi-
nance of March 2. 1892 namely lots fftv-
seven, tfty-eight and ffty-nine, SPRING
/ field Plantation. and the "City Lott or
| any part thereof, is laid out by the Ma
con, Dublin and Savannah Railroad Com
/ pany, its successors or assigns into
! building lots, then the city of Savannah
/ shall have the right to extend its streets
running north and south, through the
/ said property, without charge or cost
for the purchase money of the land need
/ ed for said streets.
! 4. The city of Savannah shall at all times
| have the right of access to the artesian
| well on city lot for the purpose of LAYING
| its pipes from the said well to Gwinnett
l street, and for the purpose of repairing
such pipes and well and looking after the
4 said pipes and well.
Sec. H. BE 1t further ordained that all
| ordinances and parts of ordinances in con-
| flict with this ordinance are hereby re-
| pealed.
Ordinance passed in council April 30. 1896.
Attest: HERMAN MYERS
| A. n. MANlCN, Mayor.
! Clerk of Council.