The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-21
CITY GOVERNMENT.
OmeiaI Proceedings of Council.

man Thomas Screven. chairman az co,1n-
eili Aldermen Lester. Falligant Hudson.
'. ~ ssson, LSamottes Gleason, Bacon. Car
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
me committee on fire. 10 which, was re-
ierred its report on petition OF Henry Nc
Alpin for permission to add bath room 10
mouse on lot No. 20. Ebert ward. recon-
Il that petition and report in question
Chairman Fire Committee.
Report adopted
The committee on fire. to which was
fayorably thereto: George Turner. To re
pair two houses and outhouses lots II and
-, SWOllville ward; Estate B. Cannon. to
Crawford ward: +. A. NJ Schroeder. to
ADD Kitchen TO houses on lot No 80 FL
oert ward; Estate Isaac Deveaux. to build
bia ward; Mrs. Dora MariI. to repair
mouse on lots 80 and 40. South Oglethorpe
Mard' Mary y. Degnan, TO repair wooden
ward; Herman Myers, to repair wooden
mouse on lot No. g.. O'Neil ward; trustees
i tlrst AFRICAN Baptist church. to change
Chairman Fire Committee.
Report adopted.
ORDINANCES
ordinance read in council for the first
time March IL, 1896, and by unanimous
consent of council read a second time and
lald on the table. Taken from the table
March 49, 1886, placed upon its passage
and passed by the following vote: Ayes
His honor, the mayor, Aldermen Lester
Satllgant, Hudson, Watson, Lamotte,
ScreHen, Gleason, Bacon, Garrard, Caro-
Ian.
BY the Committee of the Whole
An ordinance for the Improvement of
Aoercorn street, in the city of Savannah,
from the south side of South Broad street
20 the north side of Liberty street, under
me terms and provisions Of an act Of the
legislature of Georgia approved Oct. l. 1887
Section l. Be il 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
on Abercorn street in the city of Savan-
nah, 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
pavements on either side of said street
also to do all the work in the way of
drains, crossings and all other things in
cident to the construction and completion
OF the said roadway of vitrihed 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 vitritied brick.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained That a
street railroad company having tracks
running through the said, Abercorn street
TO be improved under this ordinance is
track and two C2) feet on each side of
every line of track of the said company
with vitrifed brick IS the said work pro-
crosses, and, In the event this is not done
by the said street railroad company, the
commissioner shall see to its being done
at the expense of the said railroad COM
pany.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That
after the total cost of the said work, eX-
elusive of that done by or for a railroad
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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
interesting streets and lanes are assessed
of the said Abercorn street to be inn
proved and the mayor and aldermen of
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 entire
cost as hereinbefore provided.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, That
after the improvement hereinbefore pro-
vided for has been completed, the COM
missioner of public works for the city of
Savannah shall prepare and submit to
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
it is apportioned amongst the several abut-
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 and
adoption of said statement and assess
ment roll by the council of the city of
Savannah it shall then become the duty
of the city treasurer to send to the abut-
ting property owners their proper bill for
the same as it may be aseertained by the
city council, and If such bill so sent be
not paid within thirty (30)- 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 ex-
ecutiOn shall be made and levied out of
the property described therein as are ex-
ecutions for city taxes. The said state
ment 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
be the duy of the city treasurer to issue
an execution against the said company and
it's property, together with COSTS which
shall be made and levied as are execu-
I tions for city taxes.
/ Sec. s. Be it further ordained, That. all
| ordinances and parts of ordinances in con-
hict with this ordinance are hereby re-
pealed.
Ordinance read in council for the first
time March II, 1896, and by unanimous
consent of council read a second time
and laid on the table. Taken from the ia
BILE March 10, 1896, placed upon it's pas
sage and passed by the following vote:
Ayes, his honor, the mayor, Aldermen
Lester, Falligant, Hudson, Watson. La
motto, Screven, Gleason, Bacon, Gar
rard, Carolan.
BY Committee 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. /, 1887.
Section /. Be it ordained by the mavor
and aldermen of the city of Savannah, in
council assembled, under the terms and
provisions of an act of the Legislators
OF Georgia, approved Oct. l, 1887, That
the commissioner of public works for the
city of Savannah be and is hereby an
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, 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 clIrbing
to construct grass plats at the Sidewalk