The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-20
ORDINANCE.
Gy Alderman Garrard-

Ey Alderman Garrard-
An ordinance for the improvement Of
portions Of President and York streets IN
the city Of Savannah, under the proyis-
ions of an act Of the legislature of Geor-
gia approved Oct. /, 1887.
Section /. Be 1t 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 com
missioner of public works for the city Of
Savannah be and he is hereby authorized
and directed to build and construct on
President street in the city of Savannah
from the east side of Bull street to the
west side of Drayton street, a roadway
n sheet asphalt forty (40) feet in width
and upon York street, in the city OF Sa-
vannah, from the east side of Bull street
to the west side of Drayton street,
roadway of sheet asphalt twenty-three (ZS
feet in width. The said commissioner IS
also authorized and directed to enclose
the said two (2) roadways with stone
curbing, and to do all the work in the way
of grading, constructing drains, cross
drains, catch basins, and all other things
incident to the said improvement OF the
said portions of President and York streets
Sec. ii. Be it further ordained, that al
ter the total cost of the said work on the
said portions of the said two streets shaa
have been ascertalned, one-third OF such
cost shall be paid out Of the city treas
ury, and the other two-thirds from the
persons owning at the date of the adop
ton of this ordinance the real estate aoul,
ting on each side of the said portions OF
the said two streets according to frohtdse,
and the pro rata amount of the cost VI
said work Is hereby assessed against tilc
said abuting real estate and its Owners
as aforesaid. Separate assessments shal,
however, be made for the portion 0.
President street and for the portion ol
York street to be improved under TINS
ordinance. SO that the respective lot own
ers shall be required to pay their pro
portionate shares of the cost of the worA
upon their respective streets. The front,
age of intersecting streets are assessor
as real estate abutting upon the poI'
tions OF the said two streets TO be I'LL,
proved, and the mayor and aldermen "
the city of Savannah shall be- ~
all the intents and purposes of TINS orur
nance, the owner of the real estate ~
abutting, and shall pay from the cry
treasury its just pro rata as such OWN.
for the cost OF said work according -
frontage in addition to its one-thiro y
the entire cost as hereinbefore proVlueS
Sec. 3. BE It further ordained That az
ter the Improvement hereinbetore p.O
vided for has been completed. the con-.
missioner of public works for the cng
of Savannah shall prepare and supnn.
to council a statement showing the coa'
of the Improvement herein provided III,
and also an assessment roll showing -
10 two-thirds of the cost to be appvt,
toned, how 1t is apportioned among .no
several abutting parcels, including lno
street intersections, and giving the sun sun
chargable to each parcel with the nam nam
of the owner. Upon the consideration ans
adoption of said statement and assesshel''
roll by the council Of the city OF saVah,
nah, It shall then become the duty OF to
city treasurer to send TO the abuttng proP.
erty owners their proper bill FOR W. W.
same as AZ may be ascertained py Wv
city council, and II such bill so sent W
not paid within thirty GOD days aIlei
the presentation of sending Of the sani.,
Il shall then become the duty OF the w
treasurer to issue an execution Tor w
amount, together with costs, against llo
persons and property aforesaid when "a
ecution shall be made and levied ou' -
the property described therein as NV
executions for city taxes. al
Sec. 4. lie Il further ordained, Inat o.
ordinances and parts OF ordinances ~ GU
hict with this ordinance are hereby
pealed. a.,
ref'r ence resd IN council Cor the nrs s
time. Dec &C. 1896 and by unanimous co ~
sent read a second time. laid on the ''''-'
and published for Information. II
A. A. AANuCf. Clerk OF Couie"