The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-28

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y = apportioned amongst the seveTsJ
aputung parcels, giving the sum char
80 70 eacn parcel, with the name Of -
able 70 the said railway COMPANY II 49, -
Ihe consideration and adoption Of 90
statement and assessment roll bv TIE
council OF the city OF savannah If sbsII
uilen become the duty of the cf-,- go, ,...-i
urer 10 send to the abuttine prones-t,- 49,
S,s and , me said railway company Their
proper Dill Tor the same as II NAV he -
Ssrtalned by the city council ana II s,s-L
1iIls 50 sent be not paid within tbir-,i
~ Iays after the presentation or send
5,S VI tns same, II shall then become me
uuty OF the city treasurer to issue an 80
cSu.loh Tor the amount. together vifb
3 80, egale the persons and properly
aIoI esald, which execution shall h No.
ana levied out Of the properly descrif,e5
e'ssI EN- as are executions for CITY taxes
cr5iiy,a, ., BE II further ordained That am
pealed. are hereDy re-
Ordinance on its first reading
by committee of the whole
=, an ordinance for the improveunsn. -
SSmInnett street. in the city Of SayaDnaIA
the esst 1 Msst SIDE Of Jefferson street to
III , eass size OF Cemetery street. undep
me ne terms and provisions Of an act of ~
iss s1Isldture OF Georgia, approved Oct.
section l. Be it ordained by the mavo-
al ooi aldermen Of the city of SAVANNAH
III Couhcll assembled, under the terms AMI
Georgis oI an act of the legislature Of
commissioner of public works for the cit,5
81 savannah be, and is hereby authorizes
Gu directed to build and construct. on
IWlnnett street, in the CITY of Ssvanns ~
from the west side of Jefferson street ~
me east side of Cemetery street. a road
way OF granite blocks thirty (90 go
IN Wldth. The said commissioner is sIso
dutnorlzed and directed to enclose ~
saia roadway with a stone curling. to
SollstIuct grass plats at the Sidewalk
pavements on either side of said sfps a1N
so 40, 70 40 all the work in the way Of
55rsSG,ng, the placing of catch basins.
ciuent 10 the construction and compIetion
OF the said roadway of granite biOclSs
9 Gi1I sne SAID improvement on the said
GwIln nett street. The intersecting streets
Ilu lanes snail be paved TO the properly o
me with the said granite blocks.
s+ Sc; z. re u further ordained, That a
street railroad company having tracks
running through the said Gwinnett streef
70 De improved, under this ordinance il
tracP re S 1 TO pave the width of its
every line of track of the said company
with granite blocks as the said work pro
stes tb ana IN the event this is not done
Dy the said street railroad company. the
Sald commissioner shall see to its being
aone at the expense of the said railroad
Sec 3. Be it further ordained. That af.
ter the total cost of the said work. ex
elusive of that done by or for a railroad
company, shall have been ascertained one
third of such total cost shall be maid 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 Gwinnett street, between jefferson
and Cemetery streets, according to 'front.'
aSei ana the pro rata amount of the cost
OF said work is hereby assessed against
the said AUDITING real estate and its owns
ers as aforesaid. The frontage of inter-
secting streets and lanes are assessed az
real estate abutting upon the portion Of
the SAID Gwinnett street to be improved
ana az e the mayor and aldermen of the city
OF SaNannah shall be. for all the intents
and purposes of this ordinance the owner
or 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
us one-thlrd OF the entire cost as herein-
before provided.
Sec; 4. Be it further ordained That af-
ter the Improvement herenbefore provide
ed Tor has been completed the commis-
sioner of public works for the city of Sa-
vannah shall prepare and submit to coun-
ell 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
II 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-
tton Of 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
their proper bill for the same as it may be
ascertained by the city council and il
thirty 900 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.
Inc said statement and assessment roll
snail 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 its presen-
tation, 1t shall be the duty of the city
treasurer to issue an execution against
the said company and its property, to-
gether with costs, which shall be made
and levied as are executions for city taxes
Sec. o. Be 1T further ordained That
all ordinances and parts of ordinances in
repealed.
RESOLUTIONS.
By Alderman Falligant-
Resolved That the joint committees on
opening streets and health and cemetery
be authorized to examine into the FEAST
bility of opening a streetway between the
white and colored portions of Laurel
Grove cemetery; said street way to run
Adopted.
By Alderman Falligant-
propriated for the purpose of purchasing
space IN the programme of the military
Interstate association of Savannah, for
advertising the city of Savannah, such
advertising and matter therefor to be I'M
der the supervision of the mayor.
Adopted by the following vote
Ayes-His honor, Thomas Screven,
mayor pro tenn; Aldermen Falligant,
watson, Carolan, Lester, Kolshorn, La
motte Hudson, Garrard-9.
Nays-Aldermen Gleason, Bacon, Tiede-
MISCELLANEOUS
communication from the pilotage COM
mlssloners relative to navigation of Sa-
Vannah river, etc, was read and referred
10 committee on harbor and wharves.
communication from c. H. Dorset,
president Peoples Savings and Loan Com
pany, in the matter of petition to build
on lot No. 80, Solomons ward, was read.
streets.
Report Of city marshal relative to side
walks out of repair, was read and laid on
tina table.
APPEALS
Appeals of d. B. Lester, Ralph Elliott,
administrator, and Mrs. Anna Murphy,
from the decision of the committee on as
sessments, which were set for a hearing
/, 1896.
The following appeals from the decision
OF the committee on assessments we're set