The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-16
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street TO the southern property line OF bay
street, a roadway of granite blocks thir-
" (30 feet in width. The intersecting
streets and lanes to be paved to the proper
ty line. The said commissioner is also
authorized and directed to enclose the said
roadway with stone curbing, and also
to DO all the work in the way of grading.
the placing of catch basins, drains, cross
ings, and all other things incident to the
construction ana completion of the inn
provement herein provided for.
Sec. ?. BE it further ordained, That
after the total cost of the said work shall
have been ascertained one-third on 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 portion or
the said Farm street. according to 'front.'
age; 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 intersect-
ing streets and lanes are assessed as real
estate abuttng upon the portion OF the
said Farm street to be improved, and the
mayor and aldermen of the city of Savan-
nah shall be, for all the intents and pur-
poses of this ordinance the owner of the
real estate so abutting, and shall pay from
the city treasury it's just pro rata as such
owner for the cost of said work, accoro-
ing to frontage in addition to its one-third
Of the entire cost as hereinbefore pro-
vided.
Sec g. Be IL 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 or
the Improvement herein provided for, and
also an assessment roll showing as to two
thirds of the cost to be apportioned, how
| 1t is apportioned amongst the several
! abutting parcels including the street and
| lane intersections, and giving the sum
| chargeable 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 Sa.
! vannah, Il shall then become the duty OF
| the city treasurer to send to the abutting
| property owners their proper bill for the
| same as 1t may be ascertalned by the
| city council, and if such bill, so sent, be
not paid within thirty 800 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.
| Sec A. BE it further ordained, that
all ordinaces and parts of ordinances ia
| conflict with this ordinance are hereby re-
pealed.
An ordinance on It's first reading Jan. 10,
1897
BY Alderman Garrard-
An ordinance for the Improvement of a
portion of Bryan street in the city OF Sa-
vannah under the terms and provisions OK
an act of the legislature of Georgia, APP
proved oct. 1, 1887.
Section I. Be 1t ordained by the mayor
and aldermen of the city Of Savannah, In
council assembled, under the terms and pro-
visions Of an act of the legislature of Geor-
gla, approved Oct. /, 1897 That the commis-
sioner of public works for the city of Sa-
vannah be and he is hereby authorized and
| directed to build and construct on Bryan
street, in the city of Savannah, from the
| eastern property line Of that portion or
| Barnard street, which lies east of the pub
lie market to the eastern property line OK
| Farm street, in the city of Savannah, ex-
! cept the West Broad street intersection,
! which is already paved,a roadway of gram
lite blocks twenty-one CID feet in width.
The intersecting streets and lanes to be
paved to the property line. The said
| commissioner Is also authorized and di-
rected to enclose the said roadway with a
stone curbing, and also to do all the work
In the way of grading. the placing of catch
basins, drains, crossings, and all other
things incident to the construction and
| completion of the Improvement herein
provided for.
Sec. 2. Be II further ordained. That a
street railroad company having tracks
| running through the said portion of Bryan
street is hereby required to pave the width
of its tracks and two feet on each side OF
its tracks with granite blocks as the said
| work progresses. and, in the event this Is not
done by the said street railroad company,
| the said commissioner shall see to it's be-
| ing done at the expense of the said COM
pany.
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ter the total cost of the said work, exelu-
sive of that done by or for railroad COM
| pany, 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
portion Of the said Bryan street, accord
ing to frontage; and the pro rata amount
of the cost of said work is hereby assessed
against the said abutting real estate and
it's owners as aforesaid The frontage OF
intersecting streets and lanes are assessed
as real estate abutting upon the portion
of the said Bryan street to 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 to frontage In addition
TO its one-third of the entire cost as here
inbefore provided.
Sec. T. BE II further ordained, That af-
ter the improvement herelnbefore provid-
ed for has been completed, the commits
siorer of public works for the city of Sa-
vannah shall prepare and submit 10 coun-
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 apportloned. how
A. 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
by the council of the city Of Savannah, il
shall then become the duty of the city
treasurer TO send TO the abutting property
owners their proper bill for the same as
a may be ascertained by the city coun-
ell and II such bill, so sent, be not paid
within thirty 800 days after the presen-
taton or sending of the same.
q shall then become the duty of the
city treasurer to issue an execution for
the amount, together with costs, against