The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-26
ORnINANcE

BY the Committee Of the Whole
An ordinance Tor the Improvement OF
Aoercorn 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 !. ISs7.
section J. Be II ordained BY the mayor
and aldermen OF the city OF Savannah in
council assem- bled. under the terms and
PProylsions Of an act OF the legislature OF
georgia, approved oct. ]. Isl that the
commissioner Of public works for the CITY
OF savannah be and he is hereby author
lied and directed 10 build and construct
on Abercorn street in the CITY OF Savan-
nah, from the south side OF South Broad
street TO the north side Of Liberty street
roadway OF Vitrtned brick forty (40) feet
IN width. The said commissioner is also
authorized and directed TO enclose the
SAID roadway with a stone curling. 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
cldent TO the construction and compile ton
Of the said roadway of vitrifed 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 vitrihed brick.
Sec. p Be il 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 90 feet on each side OF
every line Of track of the said company
with NlLrlueQ DrlCk as the said work
crosses. and. in the event this is not done
by the said street railroad company the
said com missioner shall see 70 its being done
at the expense OF the said railroad COM
Sec. 9. 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 i'm
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 abutting,
and shall pay from the city treasury its
just pro rata as such owner for the cost
of said work, according to the frontage
in addition to its one-third of the enfire
cost as hereinbefore provided
Sec. 4. Be 1t further ordained That
after the improvement hereinbefore pro-
Vided for has been completed, the com
missioner of public works for the city or
Savannah shall prepare and submit tn
council a statement showing the cost Of
the improvement herein provided for and
also an assessment roll showing as To two
thirds of the. cost to be apportioned. how
il is apportioned amongst the several abIt
ting parcels, including the street and lane
intersections and giving the sum charge
able to each parcel with the name Of
the owner Upon the consideration ana
adoption of said statement and assess
ment roll by the council Of the civ Of
Savannah it shall then become the dufv
of the city treasurer to send to the abif
ting property owners their proper bin for
the same as it may be ascertained bv fhe
city council, and if such bill SO sent he
not paid within thirty 500 days after the
presentation or 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 the
persons and property aforesaid which ex-
ecutiOn shall be made and levied ont of
the property described therein as are eS
ecutions for city taxes. The said state
ment and assessment roll shall also show
the amount payable by a street railroa 4
company, and should such companV fan
or refuse to pay a bill for the same thirfx,
days after its presentation IL shall then
be the duy of the city treasurer to issua
an execution against the said company ma
it's property, together with costs which
! shall be made and levied as are execu-
| tions for city taxes.
Sec. 5. Be 1t further ordained, That All
| ordinances and parts of ordinances in CON
| fict with this ordinance are hereby re-
| pealed.
Ordinance passed in council March 10
1895 HERMAN MYERS 20
a. N. MANUCY, Clerk of Council eipF'