The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-31
THE MORNING NEWS: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 81, 1897.


street to the southern side of Twelfth
street, with pavement fOrty-five (45) feet
in width. The pavement to be used for the
said two CO roadways 70 consist of gravel.
All intersecting streets and lanes to be
paved to the property lire. The said COM
missioner is also authorized and directed
to enclose the said two roadways with a
stone curbing, and to do all the work in
the way of grading, the placing Of catch
basins, drains and all other things incl
dent to the construction and completion Of
the said two roadways.
Sec. ,. Be it further ordained, That a
street railway company having tracks
running through the said portions of Bull
street to be improved under this ordinance
is hereby required to pave the width Of its
tracks and Two (2) feet on each side Of
every line Of track with the said material
as the said work progresses, and, in the
event this is not done by the said street
railroad company, the said commissioner
shall see 70 its being done at the expense
OF the said railroad company.
Sec. 3. But il further ordained. That
after 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, at the
date of the adoption of this ordinance, the
real estate abuttiug on each side of the
SAID portions of Bull street. according 70
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
lntersecttng streets and lanes are assessed
as real estate abutting upon the said por-
ton of Bull street to be improved, and the
mayor and aldermen Of the city of Sa-
vaunah shall be, for all tie intents and
purposes Of this ordinance, the owner of
the real estate 50 abutting and shall pay
from the city treasury it's just pro rata
as such owner for the cost of such work
according to frontage in addition to its
one-third of the entire cost as hereinbe-
fore provided.
Separate assessments and apportion-
mems shall be made, however, by the said
commissioner with refernce TO the forty
foot roadway 70 be laid from the northern
side of New Houston street to the south
ern side Of Anderson street, and for the
roadway of forty-five feet to be laid from
the southern side of Anderson street to the
southern side of Twelfth street.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, That aft&
the Improvement hereinbefore provided for
has been completed, the commissioner OF
public works for the city of Savannah
shall prepare and submit to
council a statement showing the
cost of the Improvement herein pro-
vded for, and also an assessment roll
showing as to two-thrds of the cost to
be apportioned how il is aDportoned
amongst the several abutting parcels in
Guiding the street end lane intersections,
and giving The sum chargeable TO each
parcel, with the name of the owner. Up
on the consideration and adoption of said
statement and assessment roll by council
of the city of Savannah, it shall then be
come the duty of he city treasurer to
send 20 the abutting property owners their
proper bill for the same as il may be as
certained by the city council, and if such
bills, so sent, are not paid within thirty
900 days after the presentation or sending
of the same, it shall then become the duty
of the city treasurer TO issue executions
for the amounts, together with costs
against the persons and property afOre
said, which executions shall be made and
ieVed out Of the property described there
in 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
said company fail or refuse to pay a bill
for the same within thirty days after the
presentation or sending of the same, it
shall be the duty of the city treasurer to
issue an execution against the said COM
pauy and its property. together with costs,
which shall be made and .eVied as are
executions for city taxes.
Sec 8. Be it further ordained, That all
ordinances and parts of ordinances in
conflict with this ordinance are hereby re-
peaed
On it's first reading.
BY Alderman Owens
An ordinance for The regulation of
plumbing in the city of Savannah.
Section l. BE 1t ordained by the mayor
and aldermen Of the city Of Savannah. in
council assembled, That all plumbing done
in the city of Savannah shall be under
the control of a board OF five 90 plumb
ing examiners, to be appointed by the
board of sanitary commissioners for the
city of Savannah, which board of plumb
ing examiners shall consist of the health
officer of the city of Savannah, the city
engineer of the city of Savannah, one
master and one journeyman plumber and
the chairman Of the committee of the city
council of Savannah known as the COM
mittee on public health The terms of Of
fee of the said plumbing examiners shall
be two (2) years and until their success
sors are appointed and qualified. The
qualification shall consist of an AFFIDAVIT,
to be filed with the clerk of council. in
which the examiner appointed shall make
oath that he will faithfully and impair
TALLY discharge the duties of his office
All officers and employees provided for in
this ordinance shall be under the super
vision and control of the said board of
sanitary commissioners for the city Of
Savannah.
Sec. >. Be it further ordained. That it
shall be the duty OF said board Of plumb
ing examiners to eXaminerSnd pass upon
the qualifications of all PERSONS who de-
sire 10 engage in the business of plumbing
within the corporate limits of The city of
Savannah This examina lion shall satisfy
the said examiners as TO the applicants
/ qualifications as a plumber and his famili-
arity with the Plumbing regulations Of the
city of Savannah.