The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-22
ORDINANCES

BY Alderman Garrard-
An ordinance for the improveroe,4 -.
portion of Bryan street in the citv 81
vannah, under the terms and provjsio1s
an act of the legislature of Caorgi 'ots OF
proved Oct /, 1887. 'p-
Section I. Be it ordained bv the r,.,..-
and aldermen of the city of Savanna " "
council assembled, under the terms and 1ro ~
visions of an act of the legislature of c.
gia, approved Oct. 1, 1897, That the conn.,.
sioner of public works for the citv of G.
vannah be and he is hereby authorized sra
dlreeted TO bulld and construct on BRYAN
street, In the city of Savannah, from ~,
western property line of Whitaker stroo,
to the eastern property line of
Farm street. in the city of Savannah e
cept the West Broad street intersectio,
which is already paved,a roadway of ersr
lite blocks twenty-one CID feet in wfdtb
The intersecting streets and lanes to be
paved to the property line. The sa35
commissioner is also authorized and ii.
rected to enclose the said roadway win
stone curbing, and also to do all the worl,
in the way of grading, the placing of catch
basins, drains, crossings, and all otbo.
things incident to the construction ana
completion of the improvement bereis
provided for.
Sec. ?. Be it further ordained. That ,
street railroad company having tracts
running through the said portion of BRYAN
street is hereby required to pave the ui5tb
of hts tracks and two feet on each side 80
its tracks with granite blocks as the said
work progresses, and in the event this is nor
done by the said street railroad comnan,
the said commissioner shall see to its he
ing done at the expense of the said con,
pany.
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained, That AZ
ter the total cost of the said work. exclu-
sive of that done by or for a railroad com
pany, shall have been ascertained. ono
third of such total cost shall be paid out NJ
the city treasury, and the other two-thirds
from the persons owning at the date NJ
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 AUDITING 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 it's 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. 4. Be it further ordained, That ar
ter the Improvement hereinbefore provd-
ed for has been completed, the commits
siorer of public works for the city of Sa-
Vannah shall prepare and submit to 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 apportoned, how
it is apportioned amongst the several abut-
ting parcels, including the street and land
intersections, and giving the sum charged
able to each parcel, with sthe name of tho
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 citva
treasurer to send to the abutting propertv
owners their proper bill for the same 4
it may be ascertained by the city coun
ell, and if such bill, so sent, be not paid
within thirty 600 days after the presenf
tation or sending of the same
It shall then become the duty of ths
city treasurer to issue an execution for
the amount, together with costs, agains
the persons and property aforesaid, whic
execution shall be made and levied out O
the property described therein as are exc
cutions for city taxes.
The said statement and assessment ro
shall also show the amount payable by 4
street railroad company, and should sue
company ran or reIuSe 10 pay Dill ~
the same thirty days after its presentar
ton, it shall be the duty of the city treas
urer to issue an execution against the sal
company and its property, together wit
costs, which shall be made and levied
are executions for city taxes.
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained that
ordinances and parts of ordinances
conflict with this ordinance are herebx
repealed.
Ordinance passed in council Jan. lS lS
HERMAN MYERS, Mayor.
Attest; A. n. MANUCY,
Clerk of Council.