The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-29
ORDINANCES

BY Committee of the Whole
An ordinance for the Improvement OF
Bay street extension, from the west side
OF Wadley street to the corporate limits
or the city OF Savannah, under the terms
ana provisions OF an act Of the legtsla-
lure OF Georgia approved Oct. ], 1887.
Section /. BE II ordained by the mayor
ana aldermen Of the city of Savannah, in
council assembled, under the terms and
OF Georgia approved Oct. /, 1887, that the
commissioner OF public works for the city
Of Savannah be, and he Is hereby author
lzed ana directed TO build and construct
a roadway thirty 600 feet In width from
the west side Of Wadley street, In the
city OF Savannah, to the western COR
certain street In the said city known
as Bay street extension, and to pave
me SAID roadway on said Bay street ex-
tension with crushed granite stone foun-
dation six 90 inches deep and with a
wearing surface of ebert three 90 inches
deep, and also to enclose the said road
way with stone curbing, and to do all
the work in the way OF grading, the
placing OF catch basins, the construction
OF drains and crossings. and al other
things incident TO the construction and
completion OF the said roadway on the
said Bay street extension.
Sec. 2. BE It further ordained. That af-
ter the total cost Of the said work shall
have been ascertained (there being no
street railroad company having tracks
running through the said portion OF Bay
street eXtenslon), one-third of such cost
shall be paid out OF the city treasury, and
tho other tWo-thirds from the persons
owning. at the date of the adoption OF
said pontion of Bay street extension and
on either side thereof according to 'front.'
age; and the pro rata amount OF the cost
Of the said work is hereby assessed against
the said abutting real estate and its own
ers as aforesaid. The frontage of inter-
secting streets and lanes shall be as
sessed as real estate abutting upon the
portion of the said street improved, ana
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
according to frontage in addition to its
one-third of the entire cost.
Sec. 3. BE 1t further ordained, That
after the said Improvement has been COM
pleted, the commissioner of public works
for the city OF Savannah shall prepare
and submit to council a statement show
ing the cost OF the Improvement herein
provided for and also an assessment roll
showing. as to twothirds Of the cost, how
It Is apportioned amongst the several
abutting parcels, including the street in
tersections and give the sum chargeable
to each parcel, with the name of the
owner. After the consideration and adop-
ton of said statement and assessment
roll by the council Of the city Of Savan-
nah, II shall then become the duty or
the city treasurer to send TO the abutting
property owners their proper bill for the
same, as IL may be ascertained by the
city council, and II such bill so sent ba
not paid within thirty 900 days after the
presentation or sending of the same, ir
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 exc
ecutions for city taxes.
Sec T. BE IL further ordained, That all
ordinances and parts Of ordinances in
conflict with this ordinance are hereby
repealed.
Ordinance read in council for the first
time Feb. 26 1895, and published for fn-
formation. A. N. MANUCY,
Clerk Of Council.