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

BY the committee OF the whole
An ordinance for the Improvement Of
South Broad street, in the city OF Savan-
nah, from the west side OF East Broad
street TO the east side of West Broad
street, under the terms and provisions of
an act Of the legislature Of Georgia ap-
proved Oct. !, 1851.
Section I. 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. ], 1881, 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 South Broad street in the city of Sa-
vannah from the west side of East Broad
street to the east side of West Broad
street, two % roadways of Vitrified brick
each twenty-five (2O feet in width, one OF
the said roadways OF twenty-five (25) feet
to be on the north side Of the said street
and the other on the south side Of the said
street. The said commissioner is also au-
thorIzed and directed 10 enclose the said
two roadways with stone curbings, to con-
struct grass plats at the sidewalk pave
ments on either side Of said street, also %
do all the work in the way of grading, the
placing OF catch basins, drains, crossings
and all other things incident to the con-
struction and completion OF the said two
roadways of vitri1ed brick and the said
Improvement on the said South Broad
street. The interesting streets and lares
shall be paved to the property line with
Sec. 2 Be it further ordained, That a
tracks running through the said
South Broad street to be i'm
proved under this ordinance is hereby
required to pave the width of its track and
two % feet on each side of every line of
track of the said company with vitrihed
brick, as the said work progresses, and,
in the event this is not done by the said
street railroad company, the said commits
sioner shall see to its being done at the eX-
penSe of the said railroad company.
Sec. 3. Be 1t further ordained. That
after the total cost of the said work ex-
G va nj haf hrr for sY,-,., \
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 South Broad street between East
Broad and West Broad 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
iptersecting streets and lanes are assess
ed as real estate AUDITING upon the portion
of the said South Broad street to be inn
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 frontage in addition to
| its one-third of the entire cost as herein
! before provided.
Sec. l. Be It further ordained. That
after the Improvement hereinbefore pro-
vided for has been completed, the commits
| soner of public works for the city of Sa-
vannah shall prepare and submit TO ecun-
/ ell 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 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 adop-
! ton of said statement and assessment roll
| shall then become the duty of the city
| treasurer to send to the abutting property
| owners their proper bill for the same as il
| may be ascertained by the city council
! and if such bill so sent be not paid within
! thirty 500 days after the presentation OF
| sending of the same, 1t 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 bill for the
same thirty days after it's presentation, il
! shall be the duty of the city treasurer to
| issue an execution against the said COM
pany and its property, together with costs
which shall be made and levied as are ex-
ecutions for city taxes.
Sec. .. Be it further ordained, That all
ordinances and parts of ordinances in con-
| fiict with this ordinance are hereby re-
pealed
Ordinance passed in council March 10
1896. HERMAN MYERS,
Attest: Mayor.
A. N. MANUCY, Clerk of Council.