The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-23
ORDINANCE

By the Committee of the Whole
An ordinance for the improvement of
Abercorn street, in the city of Savannah
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 /. Be it ordained by the mayor
and aldermen of the city of Savannah, in
council assembled under the terms and
Georgia, approved Oct. !, 1887. 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 10 the north side of Liberty street
roadway of vitrified 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
payements 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 completion
of the said roadway of vitrified 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 vitrifed brick
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained. That a
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 ~ feet on each side of
every line of track of the said company
with vitrified 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.
Sec. 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
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 AUDITING
and shall pay from the city treasury it's
lust 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. A. 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 a statement showing the cost OF
the Improvement heISih PROVIDED for, and
also an assessment roll showing as to two
thirds Of the cost TO be apDortioned. how
il is apportioned amongst the several abIf-
ting parcels, including the street and lane
infersections and giving the SIM, ~. 80
able to each parcel with the name Of
the owner. Upon the Consideration and
adoption of said statement and assesg-
ment roll by the council Of the city OF
Savannah II shall then become the duty
Of the city treasurer 70 send to the abtlf
ting property owners their proper bin for
fhn "a II be a. 80
city council, and II such bill 10 sent be
not paid within thirty $50 days after the
presentation or sending Of the same. II
shall then become the duty Of the city