The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-20

/ Il. 1887; read second time Jan. IS. 1897;
placed upon its passage and passed BY
| the following vote: Ayes, Mayor Myers,
Aldermen Screven, Tiedeman, Bacon.
J Garrard, Gleason, Falligant, Hudson kol-
| shorn. Lester Watson.
/ BY Alderman Garrard:
| An ordinance for the improvement of a
| portion Of Farm street in the city of Sa-
| vannab. under the terms and provisions
| of an act of the legislature of Georgia APP
proved oct. ]. 1857.
| Sec ]. Be il ordained by the mayor and
! aldermen of the city of Savannah in coun-
| Gil assembled, under the terms and provis-
! ions of an act of the legislature of Geor-
! gia approved Oct /. 1851. 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
/ Farm street. in the city Of Savannah,
| from the southern property line of Bryan
! street to the southern property line of Bay
! street, a roadway of granite blocks thir-
| ~ (30 feet in width. The intersecting
| streets and lanes to be paved TO the proper
! ~ line. The said commissioner Is also
| authorized and directed 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, cross
! ings. and all other things incident to the
| construction and completion of the i'm
I provement herein provided for
| otCs DC II luLtlleI bAuaiilFHf Ahdt
/ after the total cost .of the said work 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
J adoption Of this ordinance, the real estate
| abutting on each side of the said portion of
| the said Farm street, according to front
| age 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 intersect-
| ing streets and lanes are assessed as real
/ estate abutting upon the portion OF the
| said Farm 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, accord
| ing to frontage in addition to its one-third
| of the entire cost as hereinbefore pro-
vided.
| Sec g. Be it further ordained, that
| after the Improvement hereinbefore pro-
| vided for has been completed, the com
| missioner of public works for the city OF
! Savannah shall prepare and submit TO
| council a sta tement 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
! abutting parcels, including the street and
| lane intersections, and giving the sum
| chargeable to 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 Sa-
| vannah, il shall then become the duty OF
the city treasurer to send to the abuttine
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 600 days after the
| presentation or sending of the same, 1t
| 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 eN-
ecution shall be made and levied out Of
the property described therein as are ex-
ecutions for city taxes.
Sec. l. Be it further ordained, that
| all ordinaces and parts of ordinances in
| conflict with this ordinance are hereby re-
pealed.
An ordinance read In council for the
first time Jan. 10, 1897; read a second time
Jan. IS, 1897: amended. placed upon its
passage and passed, by the following vote:
Ayes, Mayor Myers, Aldermen Screven,
Tiedeman, Bacon, Garrard, Gleason, Hud-
son, Kolshorn, Lester, Watson, Faliigant.
BY Alderman Garrard-
An ordinance for the Improvement of a
portion of Bryan street in the city of Sa-
vannah, under the terms and provisions or
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 pro-
visions of an act of the legislature of Geor-
gia,approved Oct. 1, 1897. That the commits
soner of public works for the city of Sa-
| vannah be and he Is hereby authorized and
directed to build and construct on Bryan
street. in the city of Savannah, from the
western property line of Whitaker street
| to the eastern property line of
Farm street. in the city of Savannah. ex-
cept the West Broad street intersection,
which is already paved,a roadway of gran
lite blocks twenty-one CID feet In width.
The intersecting streets and lanes to be
paved to the property line. The said
| commissioner is also authorized and di-
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 a
street railroad company having tracks
running through the said portion OF Bryan
street is hereby required TO pave the width
of its tracks and two feet on each side of
its tracks with granite blocks as the said
work progresses, and, in the event this is not
| uOit ny litt SdAu street EdiiiOdu company,
the said commissioner shall see to it's be-
ing done at the expense Of the said COM
pany.
Sec. 3. BE II 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 ascertalned, 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 Bryan street, accord
ing 10 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
intersecting streets and lanes are assessed
as real estate abutting 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 its just pro
rata as such owner for the cost of said
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