The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-23
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ORDTNANCE

BY the committee Of he whole
An ordinance for the Improvement of
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 city
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 (2) roadways of vitrified brick
each twenty-five (25) 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-
struction and completion of the said two
roadways of vitrified brick and the said
Improvement on the said South Broad
street. The intersecting streets and lares
shall be paved TO the property line with
the said yitrifed brick
Sec. ?. Be it further ordained, That a.
tracks running through the said
South Broad street TO be i'm
proved under this ordinance is hereby
required to pave the width of its 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
GATE 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
10 frontage; and the pro rata amount of
the cost of said work is hereby assessed
against the said abutting real estate, and
its owners as aforesaid. The frontage of
1ntersecting streets and lanes are assess
ed as real estate AUDITING 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
IT'S one-third of the entire. cost as herein
before provided
Sec. L. Be it further ordained That
after the Improvement hereinbefore pro-
Vided for has been completed the commits
sloner OF public works for the city of Sa-
Nannah shall prepare and submit to coun-
eli a statement showing the cost of the
Improvement herein provided for, and also
an assessment roll showing as to two
thirds of the cost to be apportiOned, how
It 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 If such bill so sent be not paid within
thirty GOD days after the presentation or
sending of the same it 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
company fail or refuse to pay a 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. s. BE it further ordained. That all
ordinances and parts OF ordinances IN con-
hict with this ordinance are hereby re-
pealed.
Ordinance passed in council March 10,
1896.
Attest: HERMAN MAYORS,
T. Y. HERNANDE,Z