The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-17
ORDINANCE.


Barnard street between Bryan and Bav
By Alderman Davis
An ordinance for the improvement M
portion of Barnard street, in the cltv a
Savannah, under the terms and provisions
of an act Of the legislature of Georgia. an
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 ana
provisions of an act of the legislature of
Georgia, approved Oct 1, 1887, That the
commissioner of public works for the civ
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 Raw
street, a roadway of granite blocks Forty
(4O) feet in width. The interesting lane a
to be paved TO the property line. The said
Bay street, west, beg to report favorablt.
commissioner is also authorized and al
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 (9 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 company.
the said commissioner shall see to its be-
ing done at the expense of the said COM
pany.
Sec. g. Be it further ordained That af.
ter the total cost of the said work. exclu-
sive of that done by or for a 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
hlrds 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 abutting upon the portion of the said
Barnard street to be improved, and the
mayor and aldermen of the city of Savan-
nah shall be, for all the intents and pur-
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 it 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-
ell 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
it is apportioned amongst the several
ebutting 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 abuttins
property owners their proper bill for the
same as it may be ascertained by the
city council, and if such bill, so sent
be not paid within thirty 500 days after
the presentation or sending Of the same,
II shall then become the duty of the city
treasurer to issue an execution for tho
amount, together with costs, against the
| persons and property aforesaid, which
execution shall be made and levied out
OF the property described therein, as arc
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 it's property, to-
gether with costs. which shall be made
and levied, as are executions for city
taxes.
Sec. s. Be it further ordained That all
ordinances and parts of ordinances in
conflict with this ordinance are hereby
repealed.
Ordinance passed in council Sept s. 1897.
Attest: p w. MELDRIM,
w. p. BAILEY Mayor
Clerk of Council