The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-10
CITY GOVERNMENT.
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from the hose tower at fire headquarters,
and asking council to reconsider their ac-
ton taken on former petition was referr-
ed to the committee on finance.
The petition from property owners and
citizens residing on Margaret street re-
questing that the Suburban and West
End Railway Company be permitted to
lay its track on said street, was received
as information.
The petition of sundry citizens asking
that a spur sewer be laid on Perry street.
between West Broad and Montgomery
streets, and permit connections to be
made with said sewer, thus causing the
abandonment of numerous dry wells and
foul closets in the neighborhood was re-
ferred to the committee on Streets and
lanes.
The petition of G. W. Beckett and ]. "
Kennickell, asking permission to build
one two-Story building on lot SO of the
Kaufman & Miller subdivision, between
Bull and Whitaker on Seventh and
Twelfth streets, EstiH ward, was referred
to the committees on streets and lanes
and fire.
The petition of Mrs Mary Houston and
others, asking the city to extend its wa
ter mains on Tenth street from Whitaker
and eastward to AbercoTn also to extend
the sewer pipes along said Tenth street
from Bull street eastward to Abercorn
streets and lanes and water.
The petition of J. l.. Crotty for permits
sion to erect one steam boiler at No SAT
Bay street. east, between Houston and
East Broad streets, was referred to the
committee on fire.
Petition of the Associated Board of
Trustees Knights of Pythas, to transfer
lot 2,2O4 Laurel Grove cemetery to j. A.
Farris, was referred to the committee ON
public health.
The following applications for sewer
connections were referred to the sanitary
board and commissioner of public works,
with power to act:
Estate j. j. Warning to make sewer con-
nection with Bolton street sewer from
premises, Bolton street. near Price.
w. A. Pigman, to make sewer connec-
ton with Ninth street sewer from prem
ises, Ninth street, near Drayton.
J. G. Grady, to make sewer connection
with Habersham street sewer from prem
ises corner Henry and Price streets.
John Lynch, to make sewer connection
with Taylor street sewer from premises,
Taylor street, second door north of Whit
aker
Laura c. Freeman. to make sewer con-
nection with Duffy sewer from premises,
Duffy street, near jefferson.
Mrs. E. Rock, to make sewer connection
with Duffy street sewer, from premises
Waldburg and West Broad streets.
ORDINANCES.
BY Alderman Davis
Ordinance read in council the first time
Aug. II, 1897, read a second time Sept 8,
1897, placed upon it's passage and passed,
al the members present voting in the
affirmative.
An ordinance for the improvement of
Barnard street between Bryan and Bay.
On it's first reading:
BY Alderman Davis
An ordinance for the Improvement of
portion of Barnard street in the city of
Savannah, under the terms and provisions
of an act of the legislature Of Georgia, APP
proved Oct. l. 1887.
Section l. Be it ordained by the mayor
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 authoriz-
ed and directed to build and construct on
Barnard street, in the city of Savannah
from the northern property line of Bar
nard street (where the pavement of gran
lite blocks already laid now ends) to the
curb line on the southern side of Bay
street a roadway of granite blocks forty
(40) feet in width. The ntersect,ng lane is
to be paved to the property line. The said
commissioner is also authorized and d.
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. ?. Be it further ordained That the
street railroad company having tracks
through the said portion of Barnard street
IS hereby required to pave the width of its
tracks and two ~ feet on each side Of its
track 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 its be-
ing done al the expense of the said COM
pany.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained. That af-
ter the total cost of the said work. exclu-
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
thlfas 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 Barnard 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
its owners as aforesaid The frontage of
the intersecting lane is assessed as real es-
tate AUDITING upon the portion of the said
Barnard street to be improved and the
mayor and aldermen CT the city of Savan-
nan shall be, for all the intents and ptir-
poses 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 hereinbefore provided.
Sec. 4. Be IL 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-
Gil 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
1t Is apportioned amongst the several
abutting parcels, Including the lane inter-