The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-30

city 20 lay water main. referred 10 COM
mittec Of the whole
Petition % VIM L ENley 10 transfer
L. g. cemetery. lot No. z20o 10 ", b
Metzger. referred 70 committee on health
and cemetery.
Petition Of E E. Buckner relative TO
double taxation; referred 70 finance CON-
Petition Of executors OF estate Of Emil
A SchWarZ re .ative 10 taxation. referred
70 committee on finance.
Petition Of Mrs. l. ]. ROsenheld 20 re-
tain pump tn yard; referred 10 committee
on health and cemetery.
Petition OF J. F. Rosenbrook. relative
10 building permit before council; refer
red 10 committee OF the whole.
Petition Of j s. Elrstein. relative TO
mittee
Petition of r. S. salas. attorney. pro-
testing against the confirmation OF priv
hege TO sell water to vessels; referred TO
committee on water.
Petition Of John Ripke to retail liquor
at Habersham and Anderson streets; re-
ferred to committee Of the whole.
Petition Of Max Ehrlich 10 transfer lq-
uor license to c. Hansen: referred TO
committee OF the whole.
Petition Of Charles Abel TO retail liquor
at ll5 Bay street; referred to committee
Of the whole.
Petition Of oscar L. Arfwedson to trans
fer liquor license to Charles Abel at 113
Bay street; referred TO committee Of the
The following applications to make
sewer connections were referred to Com
missioner Of public works and sanitary
board, with power to act: +. r. Young,
Sixth street sewer. from premises Brad
ley, near Bull streets: ]. L. Archer &
Co, Jefferson street sewer from prem
iSeS Henry and Jefferson streets.
ORDINANCE.
Ordinance read in Council for the first
time July 10, 1886, read a second time July
q, 1886, and laid on the table;
BY Alderman Garrard-
An ordinance for the improvement OF
the Louisville road. in the city of Savan-
nah, from the western end of the bridge
over the Savannah and Ogeechee canal,
to the bifurcation of the Louisville and
Augusta roads, under the terms and pro-
visions OF an act Of the legislature of
Georgia, approved Oct. l. 1857.
Section 1. 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. !. 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
roadway twenty-five Coz feet in width,
from the western end Of the bridge over
the Savannah and Ogeechee canal, in the
| city OF Savannah, to the bifurcation of
the Louisville and Augusta roads, in said
! city, on that certain road known as the
Louisville road. and to pave the said road
way on said Louisville road, with crushed
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| deep, and with a wearing surface of ebert
| to be three 80 inches deep after being COM
pressed, and also to inclOse tie 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 all other things in
| Cident to the construction and completion
| Of the said roadway on the said Louisville
| road. The intersecting streets and road
ways shall be paved to the property lines
with the said crushed granite stone foun-
! dalton and wearing surface OF ebert, as
above prescribed.
| Sec. 2 Be it further ordained, that a
| street railroad company having tracks
/ running through and along the said Louis
| vile road, to be improved under this or
dinance is hereby required to pave the
width Of it's track and TWO 90 feet on each
| side of every line of track of the said
company, with the said crushed granite
stone foundation, and with wearing sur
/ face of ebert. as above prescribed, as the
| said work progresses and in the event this
| is not done by the said street railroad
| company, the said commissioner shall see
| to it's being done, al the expense Of the said
railroad company.
Sec. 8. Be II further ordained, That after
| the total cost of the said work exclusive
| of that done by or for a railroad COM
| third "a of such total cost shall be paid
out of the city treasury, and the other
! two-thirds "a from the persons owning
| at the date Of the adoption of this ordi-
| side of said Louisville road, between the
| western end of the bridge over the Sa-
! vannah and Ogeechee canal and the said
| bifurcation of the Louisville and Augusta
| roads, 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 ana
roadways is assessed as real estate abut-
| ting upon the portion of the said Louis
! vile road to be improved, and
| the mayor and aldermen of the
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
| of the cost of said work, according to
frontage. in addition to its one-third 90
| of the entire cost, as hereinbefore pro-
vided.
Sec. A. Be it further ordained, That af-
| ter the improvement hereinbefore provid-
| ed for has been completed, the commits
| sioner of public works for the city of Sa-
| vannah shall prepare and submit to coun-
| ell a statement showing the cost of the
| improvement herein provided for, and also
| an assessment roll, showing, as to two
| third ga of the cost to be apportioned
how it is apportioned amongst the sew
eral abutting parcels, including the street
and roadway intersections, and giving the
sum chargeable to each parcel, with the
name of the owner Upon the considera-
| ton and adoption of the said statement
and assessment roll by the council of the
city of Savannah, it 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 said city council, and if such bill
so sent, be not paid within thirty 500
days after the presentation or sending Of
| the same, 1t shall then become the duty
| of the city treasurer to issue an execu-
! ton for the amount, together with costs
! against the persons and property afore-
| said, 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 bv
a street railroad company, and should
| such company fail or refuse to pay a bill
for the same thirty 800 days after its
presentation. it shall be the duty of the
| city treasurer to issue an execution
| against the said company and its propertv-
| for the amount, together with costs. which
shall be made and levied as are execu-
| lions for city taxes
Sec. .. Be 1t further ordained, That all
! ordinances and parts of ordinances in con-
fict with this ordinance are hereby re-
| pealed.
ELECTIONS.
An election was held to fill vacancies
| caused by the resignation of City Physi-
| clans w. H. Jennings and NJ X Corbin.
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