The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-14
ORDINANCE.

An ordinance to extend the time within
which the Macon, Dublin and Savannah
railroad Company may become the owner
absolutely of certain lands, rights of way,
privileges and facilities at Savannah, and
70 amend the ordinance heretofore passed
on this subject.
Section l. Whereas. by an ordinance
passed March 2 1892, under certain condi-
tions therein expressed, Certain lands,
rights OF way privileges and facilities at
savannah were granted to the Macon.
Dublin and Savannah Railroad Company,
ana under a resolution of council passed
Aug. H. 1892, certain other lands and
rights OF way privileges and facilities
were granted to said railroad company,
subject to the conditions therein express
EDS and by an ordinance passed Feb. IA,
1894, the time within which the conditions
were performed for the acquisition of GER
was extended to March /, 1895 except those
relating TO Olive West Broad, West
Boundary and Bay streets. and by an or
dlpance passed Feb. Y, 1895, further eX-
tension was granted to May l. 1895: and
by an ordinance passed April 30, 1885,
further extension was granted to May 1,
1875, under certain restrictions and condi-
lions therein expressed.
Now, therefore be it ordained by the
mayor and aldermen of the city of Savan-
nan IN council assembled, and II is here
by ordained, by authority of the same,
that further extension of time of two
years from May l. 1886, be and the same
is hereby granted 10 the said Macon. Duh
lin and Savannah Railroad Company.
within which II may comply with the
the owner of said rights of way privi-
leges and facilities set forth in all the or
dinances and resolutions above mentioned,
except those rights and privileges relat-
ing to Olive, West Broad, West Boundary
and Bay streets, subject to the following
additional conditions:
First, The said Macon, Dublin and Sa-
vannah Railroad Company shall complete
its entire line between Macon and SaVan-
nah and have same in operation by May
!, 1898, and shall pay into the treasury of
the city of Savannah within sixty (60)
days from the date of the adoption of this
ordinance, the sum of twenty-five hundred
dollars Isl. 5000, which said payment Of
twenty-five hundred dollars is in consid-
Grafton of the extension of time herein
mentioned, and in no event shall said
railroad company have right to demand
Second Should the said Macon Dub
lin and Savannah Railroad Company COM
plete its entire line, between Macon and
Savannah, and have same in operation by
May l, 1898, and should the said Macon
Dublin and Savannah Railroad Company
comply with all and every condition i'm
posed upon II by the ordinances and res
olutions heretofore mentioned, then and
in that event It shall be entitled to a
deed to the property more particularly
described in said ordinance and TO such
rights-of-way, privileges and facilities as
are set forth in said ordinances and res
olutions above mentioned.
Third. Should any railroad company
complete fifty miles of an independent line
of railroad, with savannah as its initial
or terminal point, before the said Macon
Dublin and Savannah Railroad Company
shall complete its entire line between
Macon and Savannah under the terms and
conditions of this ordinance, and should
the city of Savannah desire to encour-
age such railroad by grant of the priv
ileges, rights-of-way and facilities afore-
mentioned, then and in that event it is ex-
preSsly understood and agreed that the civ
shall have the right to repeal this ordi-
nance, and in that event it is expressly IN
derstood and agreed that the Macon Duh
lin and Savannah Railroad Company shall
have no right whatever to said lands
rights-of-way. privileges and facilities
aforementioned, or any claim whatever
against the city of Savannah in any way,
| by reason of any of the rights granted
by this or by any other ordnance or
any payments it may have made by rea-
son of this or any other ordinance
Sec 2. Be it further ordained, that all
| ordinances and parts of ordinances in
conflict with the same be and they are
hereby repealed.
Ordinance read in council for the first
| time May 8, 1896, and published for in
! formation. A n. MANUCF
Clerk of Council