The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-14

Methodist church from premises Seventh
and Jefferson streets with Jefferson street
sewer.
Sisters of Mercy from premises Haber-
sham and Taylor streets, with Jones street
]. w. McAlpin, Jr.. ct al, from premises
Bryan and Barnard streets, with Barnard
street sewer.
F. Chastanet from premises New Hous-
ton street, near Barnard, with Barnard
street sewer
The National Bank of Savannah from
premises Second avenue and Drayton
streets with Anderson street sewer.
ORDINANCES.
An ordinance for the improvement of
Barnard street between Bryan and Bay.
On its 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 Sa
vannah in council assembled I'M
der the terms and provisions
of an act of the legislature of Geor-
gia, approved Oct. ], 1887 That the COM
missioner of public works for the city of
Savannah be and he is hereby authorized
and directed to build and construct on
EdFudTO street, IN the city Oh 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
(10) feet in width. The intersecting lane is
to be paved to the property line. The said
commissioner is also authorized and direct
ed 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 here
| in provided for.
Sec. q 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 (0 feet on each side of
it's track with granite blocks as the said
! work progresses and, in the event this is
not done by the said street railroad com
| pany, the said commissioner shall see to
| it's being done at the expense of the said
company.
Sec. 3. Be it 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 abutting on each side of
| the said portion of the said Barnard
street, according to frontage; and the pro
! rata amount of the cost of said work is
! hereby assessed against the said abut-
| ting real estate and its owners, as afore
said. The frontage of the intersecting
| lane is assessed as real estate abutting
| upon the portion of the said Barnard
| 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 es-
| tate SO abutting, and shall pay from the
city treasury it's just pro rata as such
owner for the cost of said work, accord
| ing to frontage, in addition to It's one-third
of the entire cost as hereinbefore pro-
| vided.
Sec. T. Be it further ordained, That aft
er 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 i'm
| provement 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-
section and giving the sum chargeable
| to each parcel, with the name of the
owner. Upon the consideration and adop-
ton of said statement and assessment
| roll by the council of the city of Savan-
nah, it shall then become the duty of the
city treasurer to send to the abuttng
property owners their proper bill for the
| same as it may be ascertaned by the
| city council, and if such bill, so sent,
be not paid within thirty 800 days after
| the presentation or sending of the same,
it shall then become the duty of the city
| treasurer to issue an execution for the
amount, together with costs, against the
| persons and property aforesaid, which
| execution shall be made and levied out
| of the property described therein, as are
| executions for city taxes.
The said statement and assessment roll
| shall also show the amount payable by
| the street railroad company, and should
such company fail or refuse to pay a bill
for the same thirty days after its presen-
| tation, it shall be the duty of the city
| treasurer to issue an execution against
the said company and its property, to-
! gether with costs, which shall be made
and levied, as are executions for city
taxes.
Sec 5. Be 1t further ordained, that all
ordinances and parts of ordinances in
conflict with this ordinance are hereby
repealed.
An ordinance to establish the official
statement and assessment roll for jefferson
street improvement.
BY Committee on Streets and Lanes
Read in council the first time Aug II,
1897, and by unanimous consent read the
second time, placed upon its passage and
adopted, all aldermen present voting in the
affirmative. before the following ordinance
for establishing the official statement and
assessment roll for the Jefferson street i'm
provement was acted upon. Council heard
evidence touching the correctness Of said
statement and assessment roll and duly
verified the same.
An ordinance 20 establish the official
statement and assessment roll touching
the Improvement Of Jefferson street from
the south curb line OF Bryan street to the
north property line of Broughton street.
except the Congress street crossing al
ready paved, made under the ordinance of
the city of Savannah adopted Jan. 3d. 1897.
Section l. BE IL ordained by the mayor
and aldermen Of the city Of Savannah. in
council assembled, that the statement and
assessment roll prepared and submitted
10 council by the commissioner Of
public works for the city OF Savannah.
under an ordinance OF the city of Savan-
nah. passed Jan 90. 1897, and entitled" An
ordinance for the Improvement Of a por-
ton Of jefferson street In the city OF sa-
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