The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-26
CITY GOVERNMENT.
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time and laid on the table Taken from
the table, amended, placed upon its pas
sage and unanimously passed:
! BY Committee Of the Whole
An ordinance to establish the official
| statement and assessment roll, touching
| the improvement of that certain street
in the city of Savannah. known as Hab-
ersham street, from the south side of
! South Broad street to the north side of
| Liberty street, made under an ordinance
passed by council on the 10th day of
| March, 1896.
Section l. Be it ordained by the mayor
| and aldermen of the city of Savannah,
in council assembled, that the statement
and assessment roll made under d.rec-
| ton of council for the Improvement
| of that certain street in the city of Sa-
| vannah, known as Habersham street,
from the south side of South Broad street
to the north side of Liberty street. I'M
| der the above mentioned ordinance, filed
| by the clerk of council on the oath day of
| October, 1896 be and they are hereby de-
| clared to be the official statement and as
sessment roll for the said Improvement
under the said ordinance. The said state
| ment and assessment roll being that en-
titled, Statement showing the cost of
the improvement of Habersham street.
| from the south side of South Broad
T.
| as made under an ordinance of the city
of Savannah, passed March 10, 1896, and
| an assessment roll showing as to two
| thirds of the cost, how 1t is apportioned
among the several abutting parcels in
| Guiding street interseCti ons, and giving
the sum chargeable to each parcel, with
| the name of the owner" And the clerk
| of council of the city of Savannah is
hereby directed to enter the same on the
minutes of council for due authorization
and preservation.
Sec. 2. BE it further ordained That the
| treasurer of the city of Savannah is mere
by authorized and directed to send bills
to the owners of the property assessed,
as they appear upon said assessment roll,
and who are indebted Hereunder as pro-
vided for by said ordinance of March 10
1885, and also a bill to the railway com
pany mentioned in said assessment ron,
and as provided therein Should this as
sessment be not paid by the property
owner or the said railway company with
in thirty 600 days after the presentation
OF the said bill, 1t shall then become the
duty of the city treasurer to issue an
execution for the amount that may be due
by the property-owner or railway COM
pany, together with the costs against the
property assessed and the person owning
the same, according to such assessment,
which execution shall be made and levied
out of the property described therein as
are executions for city taxes
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That al
ordinances and parts of ordinances in con-
fct with this ordinance are hereby re-
pealed.
Before the above ordinance was acted
upon council heard testimony showing
the correctness of the statement and as
sessment roll referred to and duly Veri-
fled the same.
Ordinance read in council Sept 26, 1896
and by unanimous consent, read a second
time and laid on the table; taken from the
table Oct. "a, placed upon its passage and
unanimously passed:
BY Committee of the Whole
An ordinance to establish the official
statement and assessment roll touching
the Improvement of that certain street
or roadway in the city of Savannah known
as Bay street extension, from the west
side of Wadley street to the corporate
limits of the city Of Savannah, made un-
der an ordinance passed by council ON the
18th day of March, 1886
Section /. Be 1t ordained by the mayor
and aldermen of the city Of Savannah, in
council assembled That the statement
and assessment roll made under direction
of council for the improvement of that
certain street or roadway in the city of
Savannah known as Bay street extension,
from the west side of Wadley street to
the corporate limits of the city of Savan-
n, e.,
filed by the clerk of council on the 18th
day of September, 1896, be and they are
hereby declared to be the official state
ment and assessment roll for the said i'm
provement under the said ordinance. The
said statement and assessment roll being
that entitled Statement showing the cost
Of the Improvement of Bay street extern
sion from the west side of Wadley street
TO the corporate limits of the city Of Sa-
vannah in the city Of Sa-
vannah under an ordinance of the city Of
Savannah passed March II, 1896. and an
assessment roll showing as to two-thlrds
of the cost, how IL is apportioned among
the several abutting parcels and the
clerk of council OF the city Of Savannah Is
hereby directed to enter the same on the
minutes Of council for due authentica-
ton and preservation.
Sec. @ BE It further ordained, That the
treasurer of the city of Savannah is here
by authorized and directed TO send bills
to the owners OF the property assessed, as
they appear upon said assessment roll,
and who are indebted hereunder, as pro-
vlded for by said ordinance Of March j..
1896. Should this assessment be not paid
by the property owner within thirty 90
days after the presentation Of the said
BILL IL shall become the duty Of the city
treasurer to issue an execution for the
amount that may be due by the property
owner, together with the costs, against
the property assessed. and the person
owning the same, according TO such as
sessment, which execution shall be made
and levied out Of the property described
therein as are executions for city taxes
Section 3. BE Il further ordained That
all ordinances and parts Of ordinances IN
conflict with this ordinance are hereby re-
pealed.
Before the above ordinance was acted
upon council heard testimony showing the
correctness Of the statement and assess
meut roll referred TO and duly verified the
| same.
Council took a recess subject to the call
| of inc mayor A N MANTJCY