The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-20

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. l. 1887, that the
commissioner of public works for the city
of Savannah be and he is hereby authorize
ed and directed to pave Bull street in the
city of Savannah. from the northern side
of New Houston street to the southern
side Of Anderson street, with a pavement
forty (iW feet I'm width, and the said Bull
street from the southern side of Anderson
street 20 the southern side Of Twelfth
street, with pavement forty-five (l5) feet
an width The pavement TO be used for the
said two (2) roadways to consist of gravel
All intersecting streets and lanes to be
| paved to the property line. 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 incident
to the construction and completion Of the
said two roadways.
Sec. 2. Be il further ordained. That a
street railroad 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 () 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
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shall see to its being done at the expense
of the said railroad company.
| Sec. 3. BE IL further ordained. That
after the total cost of the said work ex-
elusive of that done by or for railroad
company, shall have been ascertained.
one-third of such total cost shall be paid
out or 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 portions of Bull street according tn
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
| int9rsecung streets and lanes are Assessed
4 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-
vannah 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 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-
ments shall be made, however, by the said
! commissioner with reference to the fortv-
| foot roadway to be laid from the northern
side Of New Houston street to the south
| ern side of Anderson street and for tha
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the southern side of Anderson street to the
southern side Of Twelfth street.
Sec. A. BE it further ordained. That after
! 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-
vided for and also an assessment
roll showing as to two thirds of the
cost TO be apportioned, how it is appor-
| toned amongst the several abutting par
| GELS, including the street and lane inter-
| sections, and giving the sum chargeable
to each parcel. with the name Of the
/ owner Upon the consideration and afop-
ton of said statement and assessment roll
/ by council of the city of Savannah il
shall then become the duty of the city
| treasurer to send to the AUDITING pror-
erty owners their proper bill for the same
as il may be ascertained by the city coun-
/ Gil. and II such bills, so sent are not paid
within thirty 500 days after the presen
/ tation or sending of the same, ii shall
then become the duty of the city treasurer
to issue executions for the amounts, to-
( gether with costs, against the persons and
property aforesaid, which executions shall
be made and levied out of the property
described therein as are executions for
I city taxes.
The said statement and assessment roll
| shall also show the amount payable by
| 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. III
shall be the duty of the city treasurer to
| issue an execution against the said com
pany and it's property, together with costs
which shall be made and levied as are
| executions for city taxes
Sec. g. Be 1t further ordained, That all
ordinances and parts of ordinances in
conflict with this ordinance are hereby re-
| pealed.
! Ordinance read in Council for the first
nation. w. p. BAILEY,
Clerk of Council