The morning news., 1897-04-24


completion Of the said roadway Of sheet
asphalt on said Drayton street
Sec. 2 Be Il further ordained, That a
! street railroad company having. tracks
, running through the portion Of Drayton
/ street 10 be improved under this ordin-
ance is hereby required 10 pave the width
o. its tracks and two feet on each side
| OF every line -or tracks Of the said rail-
| road company With sheet asphalt as the
| said work progresses, and, in the event
| this IS not done by the street railroad
| company. the said commissioner shall see
TO It's being done At the expense Of the
| said railroad company.
/ Sec. 3. Be i further ordained; That af-
ter the total cost of said work, exclusive
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
adoption OF this ordinance the real estate
! abuttng on the said portion of Drayton
| street TO be improved under this ordi-
| nance. according 20 frontage; and the pro
/ rata amount Of the cost Of such work is
/ hereby assessed against the said abutting
! real estate and Its owners as aforesaid ac-
| cordng 70 the frontage. The frontage of
! intersecting streets and lanes IS assessed
/ as real estate abutting upon the said por-
| ton Of Drayton street TO be improved, and
/ the mayor ana aldermen Of the city Of Sa-
| vannah, shall be, for all the intents and
| purposes Of this ordinance, the owner Of
| the real estate 20 abutting, and shall pay
| from the city treasury its just pro rata
as such owner OF the cost of said work, ac-
/ cording TO the frontage in addition 60 its
/ one-third of the entire cost as hereinbefore
provided.
Sec. 4. 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 the council
| OF the city of Savannah statement show
| ing the cost Of the Improvement herein
| provided for, and also an assessment roll
showing as TO two-thirds Of the cost 70 be
apportioned, how Il Is aDpOrtoned among
| the several abutting parcels including the
street and lane intersections, and giving
the sum chargeable 20 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
Savannah It shall then become the duty
Of the city. treasurer to send TO the abut-
ting property owners their proper bill for
the same as il may be ascertalned by the
city council, and if such bill SO sent be
not paid within thirty 800 days after the
presenta ton or sending Of the same II
shall thau become the duty Of the city
treasurer TO issue an execution for the
amount together with costs, against the
person and property aforesaid, which exc
cution shall be made and levied out Of the
property described therein as are execu-
tons for city taxes. The said statement
and assessment roll shall also show the
amount payable by street railroad com
pany, and should such company fail and
refuse TO pay a bill for the same thirty
days go after the presentation or sending
Of the same, il shall be the duty of the city
treasurer to issue an execution against the
said company ara property for the said
bill, together with COS. IS. which shall be
made and levied as are executions for city
taxes
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained. That all
ordinances and parts of ordinances in con-
lict with this ordinance are hereby re-
pealed.
REsOLUTIONs.
BY Alderman Hull
Resolved That rule Of the Rules Of
Council be so changed that hereafter dur
ing the months OF March, April and May
council snail meet at $50 p. m, instead
Of p.
Resolution adopted
BY Alderman Charlton
Whereas, the ordinances passed by the
previous council during the years 1895 and
1886 have not been compiled, and the ne
cessity for such compilation Is apparent
for the information of this board and the
public; therefore, be II resolved,
That the clerk Of council be authorized
to compile the ordinances for the years
1895 and 1896 That upon the completion of
said compilation that 300 copies be print
ed, and that "A reasonable compensation be
allowed the clerk for the work of com
piling.
Resolution adopted.
BY Alderman Charlton
Resolved, That the commissioner of pub
lie works be and he is hereby requested,
instructed and directed to Immediately re-
ranfr al ha lot
by the United States government on York
and Abercorn streets.
Resolved. further That all appropriate
steps be taken 10 collect from the United
States government the cost of said re-
| pair.
Resolution adopted.
BY Alderman Charlton
Resolved, That the mayor be and he is
hereby authorized to appoint temporarily
health officer to fill the vacancy caused
! by the resignation of DR.. W. f. Brunner
until an advertisement and election of a
health officer for the city can be had; and
| be it
! Further resolved. That the clerk Of
/ council be and he is hereby directed to
advertise an election to take place at the
next regular meeting of council for a
health officer TO I'll vacancy occasioned by
resignation of DR.. w. F. Brunner
Resolution adopted.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The reconsideration of resolutions adopt
ed at meeting Of March "A, 1897, accept
| ing upon certain conditions the donation
of certain lands for Eighth. Ninth and
| East Broad streets and notice of such re-
consideration having been given by Alder
man Charlton in accordance with the
rules of council, by his request were laid
upon the table.
The resignation OF DR.. w. f. Brunner
as health officer, to take effect Saturday,
April p. 1897. was read and accepted.
The city marshal submitted statement
OF sidewalks out of repair, which was re-
ceived, and marshal instructed to repair
/ and relay sidewalks in accordance with
| ordinance.
Council adjourned subject 10 the call OF
! the mayor. WILLIAM p. BAILEY,
Clerk Of Council
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