The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-16
CITY GOVERNMENT.
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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
Habersham street. between South Broad
and Liberty streets, according to frontage
and the pro rata amount of the cost of
said work is hereby assessed against the
said abutting real etate and it's owners
as aforesaid. The frontage of intersecting
streets and lanes are assessed as real es-
tate abutting upon the portion of the said
Habersham street to be improved, 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 hereinbe-
fore provided.
the improvement hereinbefore provided for
has been completed, the commissioner of
public works for the city of Savannah
shall prepare and submit to council a
statement showing the cost of the mp owe
ment herein provided for, and also an as
sessment roll showing as TO two-thirds of
the cost to be apportioned, how it is APP
portioned amongst the several abutting
parcels, including the street and lane in
tersections, 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
treasurer to send to the abutting property
owners their proper bill for the same as
1t may be ascertained by the city council,
and if such bill. so sent, be not paid within
thirty 800 days after the presentation or
sending of the same, il shall then become
the duty of the city treasurer to issue an
execution for the amount, together with
costs, against the persons ana property
aforesaid, which execution shall be made
and levied out of the property described
therein as are executions for city taxes.
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shall also show the amount payable by
street railroad company, and should such
company fall or refuse to pay a bill for
the same thirty days after its presenta-
ton, 1t shall be the duty of the city treas
urer to issue an execution against Ihe said
company and its property, together with
costs, which shall be made and levied as
are executions for city taxes
Sec. s. Be 1t further ordained That all
ordinances and parts of ordinances in con-
fiict with this ordinance are hereby re-
pealed
Ordinance read in council for the first
time March II, 1895, and by unanimous
the table:
By the committee of the whole
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 ap-
Section j. BE it ordained by the MAYOR
and aldermen or the city of Savannah in
council assembled under the terms and
provisions of an act of the legislature of
Georgia approved Oct. /, 1881 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 ~ roadways of vitriffed 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 ais an
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 lanes
shall be paved to the property line with
the said vitrified brick.
Sec. 2. Be il further ordained, That a
street railroad company having
South Broad street to be i'm
proved under this ordinance is hereby
required to pave the width Of its track and
two % 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. g. Be IL further ordained That
after the total cost Of the said work ex-
flnsive Of that done by or for a railroad