The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-21

the mayor and aldermen Of the city of
I p1rposes az this ordinance. the owner OF
the real estate 50 abutting. and shall pay
Z from the city treasury its just pro rata
as such owner for the cost Of said work,
according TO frontage in addition to It's
one-third Of the entire cost as hereinbe-
fore provided.
/ the Improvement hereinbefore provided for
has been completed the commissioner of
I public works for the city of Savannah
statement showing the cost Of the imp, ove-
ment herein provided for, and also an as
sessment roll showing as TO twO-thirds of
| the cost to be appOrtioned, how il is ap-
poruoned amongst the several AUDITING
parcels, including the street and lane in
terseetions, and giving the sum charge
owner Upon the consideration and adop-
/ ton OF said statement and assessment roll
I by the council of the city of Savannah, II
| shall then become the duty of the city
treasurer TO send to the abutting property
owners their proper bill for the same as
II may be ascertained by the city council,
and if such bill, so sent, be not paid within
thirty (30) days after the presentation or
sending of the same, ii shall then become
the duty of the city treasurer to issue an
execution for the amount, together with
costs, against the persons and property
aforesaid, which execution shall be made
and levied out OF the property described
therein as are executions for city taxes.
The said statement and assessment roll
shall also show the amount payable by a
street railroad company, and should such
company fail or refuse to pay a bill for
the same thirty days after its presenta-
ton, it shall be the duty of the city treas
urer to issue an execution against the said
company and its property, together with
costs, which shall be made and levied as
are executions for city taxes.
Sec. 5. Be 1t further ordained. That all
ordinances and parts of ordinances in con-
f1iet with this ordinance are hereby re-
pealed.
Ordinance read in council for the first
time March II, 1896, and by unanimous
consent of council read a second time and
laid on the table. Taken from the table
March 10, 1895, placed upon it's passage
and passed by the following vote: AYES
His honor the mayor, Aldermen Lester,
Screven, Gleason, Bacon, Garrard Caro-
Ian.
An ordinance for the improvement OF
South Broad street, in the city of Savan-
nah, from the west side of East Broad
street to the east side of West Broad
street, under the terms and provisions of
an act of the legislature of Georgia APP
proved Oct. /, 1887
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
| commissioner of public works for the citv
| of Savannah be and he is hereby author
| lied and directed to build and construct
| on South Broad street in the city of Sa-
vannah from the west side of East Broad
| street to the east side of West Broad
street, two (2l roadways of vitrided brick.
| each twenty-five (20) feet in width, one of
| the said roadways of twenty-five (25) feet
| TO be on the north side of the said street,
and the other on the south side of,the said
| street. The said commissioner is also au-
| thoriZed and directed to enclose the said
| two roadways with stone curbings to con-
struct grass plats at the sidewalk pave
ments on either side of said street also to
| do all the work in the way of grading, the
| placing of catch basins, drains CROSSINGS
and all other things incident to the con-
| of he
roadways of vitrifed brick and the said
| Improvement on the said South Broad
| street; The intersecting streets and lanes
shall be paved to the property line with
| the said vitrified brick.
| Sec, 2. Be it further ordained, That
raeks r TaTGaa hFOusS the hay n
| South Broad street to be i'm
proved under this ordinance is hereby
| required to pave the width of it's track and
| two CD feet on each side of every line OF.
| track of the said company with vitrified
| brick, as the said work progresses, and,
in the event this is not done by the said
| street railroad company, the said commits
| Sioner shall see to its being done at the ex-
pense of the said railroad company.
| Sec. 3. Be it further ordained That
| after the total cost of the said work, ex-
| elusive of that done by or for a railroad
| company, shall have been ascertained, one
third of such total 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 each side of the
| said South Broad street between East
| Broad and West Broad streets according
| the cost of said work is hereby assessed
| against the said abutting real estate, and
| us owners as aforesaid. The frontage of
| interSecting streets and lanes are assess
| ed as real estate abutting upon the portion
| of the said South Broad street to be i'm
/ proved, and the mayor and aldermen of
| the city of Savannah shall be-, for all the
| intents and purposes of this ordinance, the
| owner of the real estate so abutting, and
| shall pay from the city treasury its just
| pro rata as such owner for the cost of said
| work according to frontage in addition to
| its one-third of the entire cost as herein
| before provided.
after the Improvement hereinbefore pro-
| Vided for mas been completed, the commits
sioner of public works for the city of Sa-
| vannah shall prepare and submit to coun-
| Gil statement showing the cost of the
| Improvement herein provided for, and also
an assessment roll showing as to two
| thirds or the cost to be apportioned, how
! 1t is apportioned amongst the several abut-
| ting parcels, including the street and lane
intersections, and giving the sum charge
able to each parcel with the name of the
! owner. Upon the consideration and adop-
| ton of said statement and assessment roll
by the council of the city of Savannah it
| shall then become the duty of the city
| treasurer to send to the abutting property
owners their proper bill for the same as it
may be ascertained by the city council,
| and II such bill so sent be not paid within
| thirty 600 days after the presentation or
| sending of the same, 1t shall then become
| the duty of the city treasurer to issue an
execution for the amount, together with
| costs, against the persons and property
aforesaid, which execution shall be made
and levied out of the property described
therein as are executions for city taxes.
| The said statement and assessment roll
! shall also show the amount payable by a
street railroad company, and should such
company fail or refuse to pay bill for the
/ same thirty days after its presentation, it
| shall be the duty of the city treasurer to
| issue an execution against the said COM
| pany. and its property, together with costs.
which shall be made and levied as are ex-
/ ecutions for city taxes.
| Sec. B. Be 1t further ordained, That all
| ordinances and parts of ordinances in con-
| fiict with this ordinance are hereby re-
| pealed.
| RESOLUTIONS.
| By Alderman Hudson
Resolved, by the mayor and aldermen
| OF the city of Savannah, in council as
/ sembled, that the committee on opening
| streets be authorized to pay as much as
two hundred dollars for proper convex
ance to the city of Savannah by good and
clear title, OF the disputed strip of land at
| the southern end Of lots 6S and 50, Spring
4 field plantation, consisting of i9SS5
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