The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-25

and entitled IAN ordinance to establish
the official statement and assessment roll
touching the improvement of that certain
street or roadway in the city of Savannah,
known as the Ogeechee road, from the
northern line of Anderson street to the
southern limits of the city of Savannah
made under an ordinance passed by coun-
ell on the nth day Of March, 1895. as
amended by an ordinance passed on the
oath day of April, 1895.
Section l. Whereas. since the adoption
OF the above recited ordinance IL has been
discovered that there has been an error
made in the statement and assessment roll
covered by the said ordinance. and anoth-
err statement and assessment roll have
been prepared. and filed Nov 90 1895, in
the office of the clerk OF council; and for
the purpose of correcting the said error
IL is hereby ordained by the mayor and
aldermen OF the city of Savannah, in coun-
ell assembled: That the statement and as
sessmcnt roll filed on the said 10Th day of
November 1895, are after an examination
ana verihcation, hereby adopted as the
statement and assessment roll for the said
improvements. The statement and assess
ment roll adopted by this ordinance are in
uofsed corrected statement and assess
ment roll touching the Improvement OF the
Ogeechee road from Anderson street to
the southern limits of the city OF Savan-
nan and show that the cost per front
FOOT for the Improvement of the thirty (3)
foot roadway extending from the north
ern curb line at Anderson street to the
southern line of lot number eighty-siX 1861
Battery ward. is 81 SJ0-10O0 cents $50 80 $50
1880, and for the twenty (20) foot roadway
from the southern line Of lot number
eighty-sX $50 Battery ward, to the south
ern limits Of the city of Savannah Is 30
1221-lO0C0 C0.32 7227-l0000). And the clerk of
the council of the city of Savannah is
hereby directed to enter the said state
ment and assessment roll this day filed on
the minutes of council for due authentica-
tion and preservation.
Sec. 2. Be il further ordained. That the
treasurer of the city Of Savannah is here
by authorized and directed to send bills
10 the owners of the property assessed as
they appear upon the said corrected as
sessment roll and who are indebted
hereunder, those owners abuttng ON
the roadway thirty 900 feet in width be-
ing assessed S2 S5O-10O0 cents, and those
owners abuttlng on the roadway twenty
(2) feet in width being assessed 80 7227-lO00O
cents. Should this assessment be not paid
by the property owner within thirty 900
days after tho presentation of said bill II
shall then become the duty Of the city
treasurer to issue an execution for tle
amount that may be due by the property
owner. together with the costs, against
the property assessed and the person
owning the same according to such as
sessment, which execution shall be made
and levied out of the property described
therein as are executions for city taxes.
See. 3. BE IL further ordained That all
ordinances and parts of ordinances in con-
hict with this ordinance are hereby re-
pcaled.
Before the above ordinance was acted
on council heard testimony showing the
correctness Of tho statement and assess
ment roll referred TO, and duly verified
RESOLUTIONS.
BY Alderman Hudson
Resolved by the mayor and aldermen
of the city of Savannah. in counoN as
sembled, That the proposition of r. y.
of land as is necessary to open Bull
street from First avenue lane south to
the lot recently purchased from Mr..
Krouskoff for the sum of seventy-four
hundred and twenty five dollars, be ac-
cepted. The space sold to the city to
be two hundred and one feet on Bull street
and seventy-five feet i'm depth 1t is UNDER
stood in the event that the city does not
use the full lots for the streets, that any
remnant will be decided back at the same
private cost per square foot. The terms
to be one thousand dollars cash. and
three notes. each to be twenty-one hun
dred dollars and forty-One dollars and
thlrty-three cents, running one, two and
three years at rate of per cent. per
annum; titles to be satisfactory to the
city, should there be less number of
feet the pro rata to be deducted.
Adopted.
BY Alderman Garrard-
Resolved, by the mayor and aldermen
of the city of Savannah in council as
sembled, That, in future, in acquiring
land for opening streets or for other
purposes. the mayor and aldermen of the
city of Savannah will not pay interest
on deferred payments at a rate exceed
ing five 90 per cent. per annum.
Adopted.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Appeal Of John COttingham with
drawn, fine having been paid.
Appeal case of J. g. Shuman postponed
until next regular meeting OF council
Appeal case of NJ. A. Buttimer was read,
but owing to absence Of witness NJ. j..
Cavey, material witness for prosecu-
ting witness, appeal was postponed until
next meeting of council. and motion made
and adopted that rule issue against said
Cavey for contempt.
Council adjourned. subject to the call
Of the mayor. a. N MANUCY,
Clerk of Council