The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-13
ORDINANCES.


!, Ordinances 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.
An ordinance for the Improvement OF
AbercOrn street, IN the city OF Savannah.
from the south side Of South Broad street
70 the north side of Liberty street, under
the terms and provisions of an act of the
legislature OF Georgia approved Oct. ],
Section l. 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. /, 1887, that the
commissioner of public works for the city
or Savannah be and he Is hereby author
lied and directed to build and construct
on Abercorn street in tho city of Savan-
nah, from the south side of South Broad
street to the north side OF Liberty street
a roadway of vitrified brick forty (40) feet
in width. The said commissioner is also
authorized and directed TO enclose the
said roadway with a stone curbing. to
construct grass plats at the sidewalk
pavements 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 in
cldent to the construction and completion
OF tho said roadway of Vitrihed brick and
the said Improvement on the said Aber-
corn street The intersecting streets and
lanes shall be paved to the property line
with the said Vtrified brick.
Sec. 2. Be 1t further ordained, That
street railroad company having tracks
running through the said Abercorn street
to be improved under this ordinance is
hereby saely required to to pave the width Of its
every line of track of the said company
with vitritied brick as the said work pro-
crosses, and. in the event this is not done
by the said street railroad company, the
commissioner shall see to Its being done
at the expense Of the said railroad com
pany With ~.
Sec. 3. Be It further ordained. That
after the total cost Of the said work, ex-
elusive OF that done by or for 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 Abercorn 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 estate and
its owners as aforesaid. The frontage of
intersecting streets and lanes are assessed
as real estate abutting upon the portion
of the said Abercorn street to be inn
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 It's
Just pro rata as such owner Tor the cost
of said work, according to the frontage,
in addition to its one-third of the entire
cost as herenbefore provided.
Sec. 4. Be IL further ordained That
after the improvement hereinbefore pro-
Vided for has been completed, the COM
missioner of public works for the city OF
Savannah shall prepare and submit to
council 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
1t is apportioned amongst the several abut-
ting parcels including the street and lane
intersections and giving the sum charge
able abb to each nr parcel with the nam. name Of
adoption of said statement and assess
ment roll by the council of the city of
Savannah II shall then become the duty
of the city treasurer to send to the abut-
ting property owners their proper bill for
the same as il may be ascertained by the
city council ana Y such Dill so sent be
not paid within thirty 500 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 ex-
ecution shall be made and levied out of
the property described therein as are ex-
ecutions for city taxes. The said state
ment 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, 1t shall then
be the duy of the city treasurer to issue
an execution against the said company and
its property, together with costs, which
shall be made and levied as are execu-
tions for city taxes.
Sec. g. Be 1t further ordained, That all
ordinances and parts Of ordinances in con-
hict with this ordinance are hereby re-
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-
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. ], 1887, That the
commissioner of public works for the city
of Savannah be and he is hereby author
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 vitrihed brick
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 atI-
thorized and directed to enclose the said
two roadways with stone curbngs to con-
struct grass Dlats 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 vitrifed brick and the said
Improvement on the said South Broad
street. The interSecting streets and lanes
shall be paved 70 the property line with
the said vitrifed brick.
Sec. 2. Be 1t further ordained, That a |
street railroad company having |
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 % 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 |