The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-16

owning. at the date of The adoriRy; ~ ol -
t us ordnance, real estate fronting on
sdiu portion OF Bay street extension ami
on either side thereof according To frorr
age and the pro rata amount OF the coe+
q the SAID work is hereby assessed against
tne sdid @butting real estate and its own
ers as Aforesaid The frontage OF fnte--
seeing streets and lanes shall be as
sessed as real estate AUDITING l1uon ~.
portion Of the said street frn1roved 49,
the mayor and aldermen OF the CITY ~
savannah snail be, for all the intents ana
purposes OF this ordinance the owner a.
the real estate so abutting and shall nav
from the city treasury its Just pro rata
as such owner OF the cost of said work
according TO frontage in addition TO ifs
one-third of the entire cost.
sec j. Be il further ordained. Thar
after the said Improvement has been COM
pleted, the commissioner of public VOL
Tor the city Of Savannah shall prepare
ana submit to council a statement show
ing the cost OF the Improvement herein
ProNl9ed Tor, ana also an assessment roll
showing, as 10 twO-thirds of the cost how
II IS apportioned amongst the severar
aDuttlng parcels, including the street in
Iersectlons, and give the sum chargeabie
70 each parcel, with the name of the
owner. After the consideration and ador
ton or said statement and assessment
roll by the council of the city of Sayan-
nan, 1t shall then become the duty or
the city treasurer to send to the abuttins-
properly owners their proper bill for the
same, as II may be ascertained by the
city council, and II such bill so sent bs
not paid within thirty 800 days after the
presentation OF sending of the same. if
shall then become the Cuty of the civ
treasurer to issue an execution for the
amount, together with costs, against the
persons and property aforesaid, which ex-
ecutlon shall be made and levied out OF
me property described therein as are ex-
ecutions for city taxes.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, That all
ORDINANCES and parts of ordinances in
connlct with this ordinance are hereby
repealed.
Ordinance read in council for the first
time March II, 1896 and by unanimous
n a md -
laid on the table
BY the Committee of the Whole
an ordnance for the Improvement oc
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. l. 1851
section l. Be it ordained by the mayor
and aldermen Of the city of Savannah, in
council assembled under the terms ana
provisions OF an act of the legislature OF
Georgia, approved Oct. l, 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 Abercorn street in the city of SaVan-
nah, from the south side of South Broad
street to the north side of Liberty street
a roadway of vitrifed brick forty (4O 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 ali other things in
cident to the construction and completion
the said improvement on the said Aber-
corn street. The intersecting streets and
lanes shall be paved to the property line
with the SAID vltrified brick.
Sec. 2. Be il further ordained, That q
street railroad company having tracks
running through the said Abercorn street
to be improved under this ordinance is
hereby required to pave the width of its
track and two (2) feet on each side Of
every line of track of the said company
with vitrihed brick as the said work pro-
gresses 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.
See. 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
| 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
it's 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 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 it's
just pro rata as such owner for the cost
of said work, according to the frontage.
in addition to its one-third of the entire
cost as hereinbefore provided.
Sec. 4. Be it 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 statement showing the cost of
he IAI
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
adoption of said statement and assess
ment roll by the council of the city Of
Savannah 1t shall then become the duty
of the city treasurer to send to the abut-
ting property owners their proper bill for
the same as 1t may be ascertained by tho
city council, and if such bill so sent be
not paid within thirty 800 days after the
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 a bill Tor the same thirty
days after its presentation, it 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. 5. Be it further ordained, That all
ordinances and parts of ordinances in con-
hict with this ordinance are hereby re-
peaed.
Ordinance read in council for the first
time March II, 1896, and by unanimous
consent. read second time and laid on
the table:
BY Committee of the Whole
An ordinance for the Improvement Of
Habersham street, in the city of Savan-
nah, from the south side of South Broad
street to the north side of Liberty street,
under the terms and provisions of an act
of the legislature of Georgia, approved
Oct /, 1887.
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. l, 1887, That
the commissioner of public works for the
city of Savannah be and is hereby au-
thorized and directed to build and con-
struct, on HaberSham street, in the city
of Savannah. from the south side of South