The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-19
ORDINANCE

BY Alderman Garrard-
An ordinance for the improvement Of
portions of President and York streets m
the city of Savannah, under the provis-
ions of an act of the legislature Of fseor-
gla 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. 1, 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
oI sheet asphalt forty (4O 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, a
roadway of sheet asphalt twenty-three (20
feet in width. The said commissioner is
also authorized and directed to enclose
the said two CD 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. H. Be It further ordained, that af-
ter the total cost of the said work on the
said portions of the said two streets shall
have been ascertained, 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 abut-
ting on each side of the said portions OF
the said two 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. Separate assessments shall.
however, be made for the portion OF
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York street to be improved under this
ordinance, so that the respective lot own
ers shall be required to pay their pro-
portionate shares of the cost of the work
upon their respective streets. The 'front.'
age of intersecting streets are assessed
as real estate abutting upon the por-
tions OF the said two streets to be inn
proved, and the mayor and aldermen OF
the city of Savannah shall be, for
all the lntents and purposes of this ordI-
nance, 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 It's one-third OF
the entire cost as hereinbefore provided
Sec. 3. BE II further ordained, That af-
ter the Improvement hereinbefore pro-
vided for has been completed the com
missioner of public works for the city
OF Savannah shall prepare and submit
OF the Improvement herein provided for.
and also an assessment roll showing IS
20 two-thirds Of the cost TO be appor-
toned. how 1t Is apportioned among the
several abutting parcels, including the
street intersections, and giving the sum
ohargable to each parcel with the name
OF the owner Upon the consideration and
adoption Of said statement and assessment
roll by the council of the city OF savau-
nah, IL shall then become the duty OF the
city treasurer to send to the AUDITING prop
erty owners their proper bill for the
same as IL may be ascertained by the
city council. and n such bill so sent be
not paid within thirty (30) days after
the presentation OF sending Of the same
Il shall then become the duty of the city
treasurer to issue an execution for the
amount, together with COSTS against tho
persons and property aforesaid, which ex-
ecution shall be made and levied out OF
the property described therein as ara
executions for city taxes.
Sec 4. BE II further ordained, That all
ordinances and parts OF ordinances In con-
nict with this ordinance are hereby re-
pealed.
Ordinance read IN council FOR the first
time. Dec. i6. 1896, laid on the table and
published for Information.
A. n. MANUcY. Clerk Of Council.