The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-27
ORDINANCE.
IN COMMITTED of the Whole-


An ordinance for the Improvement of
Habersham street, in the city of Savan-
nah, 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 l, 1887.
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. l, 1887, That
city of Savannah be and is hereby au-
thorized and directed to build and con-
struct, on HaberSham street, in the city
of Savannah. from the south side of South
Broad street to the north side of Liberty
street, a roadway of vitrified brick forty
(4O) feet in width. The said commissioner
Is also authorized and directed to enclose
the said roadway with a stone curbing.
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
cident to the construction and compile
ton of the said roadway of vitrified brick
and the said improvement on the said
Habersham street. The fntersecting
streets and lanes shall be paved to the
property line with the said vitrified brick
Sec 2. Be it further ordained That
a street railroad company having tracks
running through the said Habersham
street to be improved. under this ordi-
nance, is hereby required to pave the
width of It's track and two (2) feet on
said company with vitrified brick. as the
said work progresses and, in the event
this is not done by the said street rail-
road company, the said commissioner
shall see to it's being done at the expense
of the said railroad company.
Sec. g. Be it further ordained, That after
| the total cost of the said work, exclusive
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 AUDITING on each side of the said
Habersham 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 etate and its owners
as aforesaid. The frontage of intersecting
| streets and lanes are assessed as real es-
tate abutting upon the portion of the said
| Habersham street to be improved and
| the mayor and aldermen of the city of
| Sayannah 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 frontage in addition to its
! one-third of the entire cost as hereinbe-
| fore provided
! Sec. T. Be it further ordained that after
| the improvement hereinbefore provided for
| has been completed the commissioner OF
nublic works for the CITY of Savannah
shall prepare and submit to council a
statement showing the cost of the improve
! menI herein pTONlueu IOT, ana also an as
| sessment roll showing as TO two-thirds of
| the cost to be apportioned, how it is APP
| portioned amongst the several abutting
| parcels, including the street and lane in
! tersections, and giving the sum charge
! able to each parcel, with the name of the
| owner. Upon the consideration and adop-
| ton of said statement and assessment roll
| by the council of the city of Savannah ii
! shall then become the duty of the city
treasurer to send to the abutting property
! owners their proper bill for the same as
it may be ascertained by the city council.
! and If such bill, so sent, be not paid within
| thirty 600 days after the presentation or
sending of the same, it 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 execution shall be made
| and levied out of the property described
| therein as are executions for city taxes
The said statement and assessment roll
! shall also show the amount payable by a
/ street railroad company, and should such
company fail or refuse to pay a bill for
the same thirty days after its presenta-
ton, 1t shall be the duty of the city treas
urer to issue an execution against the said
company and its property. together with