The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-24

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. l. 1881
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. !, 1857, That
the commissioner Of public works for the
city of Savannah be and is hereby au-
thorized and directed 10 build and con
struct, on Habersham street, in the city
of Savannah, from the south side of South
Broad street to the north side of Liberty
street, a. roadway of vitrifed brick forty
(40) feet in width. The said commissioner
is also authorized and directed to enclose
the said roadway with 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
cident to the construction and compile
ton of the said roadway of vitrified brick,
and the said Improvement on the said
Habersham street. The intersecting
streets and lanes shall be paved 10 the
property line with the said vitrified brick
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That
a street railroad company having tracks
running through the said Habersham
street to be improved, under this ordi-
nance, 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 progresses, and, in the event
this is not done by the said street rail-
road company the said commissioner
shall see to its being done at the expense
of the said railroad company.
Sec g. Be it further ordained, That after
the total cost of the said work, exclusive
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
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.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, that after
the improvement hereinhefore provided for
has been completed, the commissioner of
public works for the. city of Savannah
shall prepare and submit to council
statement showing the cost of the improve
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
shall then become the duty of the city
treasurer to send to the abutting property
owners their proper bill for the same as
ii may be ascertained by the city council,
and If such bill, so sent be not paid within
thirty 800 days after the presentation or
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
street railroad company, and should such
company fail or refuse to pay bill for
the same thirty days after its presenta-
ton, ii shall be the duty of the city treas
urer to issue an execution against the said
company and its property, together with
costs, which shall be made and levied as
are executions 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-
pealed.
Ordinance passed in council March 10,
1896 HERMAN MYERS
Attest: Mayor.