The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-11


grading. the placing OF catch basins.
drains, crossings, and all other things in
l ciuent 70 the construction and completion
or the said roadway Of granite blocks,
and the said Improvement on the said
GWlnnett street. The interesting streets
and lanes shall be paved 20 the property
Sec. 2 BE IL further ordained. That a
street railroad company having tracks
running through the said Gwinnett street
70 be improved, under this ordinance. Is
hereby required 10 pave the width OF is
track and two o. feet on each side OF
every line or track OF the said company
with granite blocks. as the said work pro-
crosses, and, in the event this IS not done
by the said street railroad company. the
said commissioner shall see 70 its being
done az the expense Of the said railroad
Sec. 9. 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 paid out
OF the city treasury. and the other two
thirds from the persons owning. az the
date OF the adoption OF this ordinance, the
real estate abutting on each side OF the
said Gwiunctt street. between jefferson
ana cemetery streets, according to 'front.'
age; and the pro rata amount OF the cost
| o. said work is hereby assessed against
| the said ahatting real estate and its own
| crs as aforesaid. The frontage OF inter-
sccting streets and lanes are assessed as
/ real estate ahuttmg upon the portion OF
| the said Gwinnett street 10 be improved.
| 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 10 frontage in addition to
| its one-third of the entire cost as herein
Sec. 4. BE 1t 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 statement showing the cost OF the
| Improvement herein provided for, and also
an assessment roll showing as to two
/ thirds of the cost 10 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-
| tion or 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 city council, and il
| thirty 800 days after the presentation or
| sending Of the same, II shall then becoms
| 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
| therein as are executions for city taxes.
| The said statement and assessment roll
shall also show the amount payable by
| street railroad company, and should
such company fail or refuse TO pay a 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. 8. BE II further ordained, That
all ordinances and parts of ordinances in
conflict with this ordinance are hereby
RESOLUTION.
| Resolved, by the mayor and aldermen of
! the city or savannah, IN council assem-
BLEED, that. with the view 20 the extension
/ OF East Broad street IN the city or Savan-
nah across tho tracks OF the Savannah.
Florida and Western Railway Company,
| railway corporation OF said city, the mayor
OF the city Of Savannah Is hereby author
/ lied and requested to at once negotiate
with the authorities Of the said, railway
| company under the terms Of an act of the
legislature of Georgia approved Dec. is,
| 1894 with reference to the cOndemning Of
| private property, and the special act of the
legislature of Georgia approved Dec. IL,
1885, authorizing the mayor and aldermen
of the city of Savannah ito condemn prop
erty for street purposes, for the purpose OF
obtaining by contract from the said rail-
way company the right TO project said
street across the said tracks, on grade,
and II the said mayor cannot by contract,
procure this right for the public, then he
~ hereby authorized to pay or tender to
the said railway company as just and ade-
quate compensation for the interest in tho
land of the said company and its right OF
way required for the projection OF the
said East Broad street, On grade, and its
use az a street across the said tracks and
right OF way by the public as much as
$3.50 Should the said mayor, acting In be-
half OF the city of Savannah and this mu-
nicipal corporation, fail to agree upon the
compensation to be paid, then the same
shall be assessed and determined In the
manner pointed out by the said act of the
Legislature approved December, 1894, and
to this end the said mayor Is further au-
thOrized and requested TO give to the said
railway company the notice provided for
in section thirteen Of the said act, which
notice shall specify that this municipal
corporation proposes to acquire BY con-
domination only a sufficient interest in the
land of the said railway company and its
right of way as is necessary for the pro-
lection OF THE said East Broad street, on
grade, and hts use by the public as street,
and shall give, as the name OF the assessor
selected by this municipal corporation of
the city of Savannah, and shall request
the said railway company to select it's as
SCISSOR, and the said mayor Is authorized
and requested to proceed as expeditiously
as the law will permit to project the said
street and acquire the rights contemplated
by this resolution.
Laid on the table
AT this juncture Alderman Falligant ar
rived and took his seat.
APPEALS.
Appeal of ]. w. McAlpin, Jr., ct al, from
the decision OF the committee on assess
ments was read. In this connection a.
communication from j. w. McAlpin, Jr..
requesting postponement IN the hear
set for trial at next regular meeting OF
MISCELLANEOUS.
A communication from the Macon, Dub
lin and Savannah Railway Company, rel
alive to terminal facilities at Savannah,
and requesting further time In which to
fulfill obligations imposed upon said cor
poration by ordinances of the city of Sa-
vannah, read and referred to COMMITTEES
of the whole
A Communication from the Tennessee
Centennial Company relative to centennial
exposition, read and referred to commits
tee of the whole.
The clerk Of council submitted the fol-
lowing quarterly statement for the first
quarter of 1896:
Appropria- Expendi- Balance
ton. lures Unexp'd.
BID of hlth.$ 1880 90 s 4,495 81 14,O64 AZ
City clocks. 200 90 40 50 1850 50
City court =. $500 90 1906 IS 1894 05
City lamps. $4,000 90 $50 76 22129 "a
Crem tories 1900 % 1,394 10 5,605 so