The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-18

of the legislature of Georgia, approved
Oct. /, 1887.
Section l. Be it ordained by the mayor
| and aldermen of the city of Savannah in
| council assembled under the terms and
| provisions of an act of the legislature Of
| Georgia approved Oct. !, 1887, that the
| commissioner of public works for the city
! of Savannah be and he is hereby authorz-
ed and directed to pave Bull street. in the
! city of Savannah, from the northern side
| OF New Houston street to the southern
! side of Anderson street, with a pavement
| forty (40 feet in width, and the said Bull
! street from the southern side of Anderson
street to the southern side of Twelfth
! street, with a pavement forty-flve 60 feet
| IN width. The pavement TO be used for the
| Sald TWO (9 roadWays to consist of gravel.
| All intersecting streets and lanes to be
| paved to the property line. The said COM
| missioner is also authorized and directed
to enclose the said two roadWays with a
! stone curling, and to do all the work in
the way of grading the placing of catch
| basins, drains and all other things incident
to the construction and completion of the
! said two rOadWays.
Sec. .. Be it further ordained, That a
! street railroad company having tracks
! running through the said portions of Bull
street to be improved under this ordinance
| Is hereby required to pave the width of lis
| tracks and two % feet on each side of
every line of track with the said material
| 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 being done at the expense
| of the said railroad company.
Sec. III. 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
tVo-thlrds from the persons owning at the
date Of the adoption of this ordnance. the
real estate abutting on each side of the
| said portions of Bull street. according to
| frontage; and the pro rata amount of che
! cost of said work is hereby assessed
/ against the said AUDITING real estate and
IFS owners as aforesaid. The frontage of
ihtersecting streets and lanes are assessed
as real estate abutGng upon the said por-
ton of Bull street to be improved, aud the
mayor and aldermen Of the city of Sa-
/ Vannah 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 such work
according to frontage in addition to its
one-thid OF The entire cost as herenbe-
fore provided.
Separate assessments ana apportion-
monts shall be made, however. by the said
commissioner with reference to the forty
1901 roadway to be laid from the northern
side OF New Houston street to the south
ern side of Anderson street. and for the
roadway of forty-fve feet to be laid from
the southern side of Anderson street to the
southern side of Twelfth street
See Be It further ordained, That after
the Improvement herelnbefore 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 improvement herein pro
vided for, and also an assessment
roll showing as to two-thrds Of the
cost 10 be apportioned, how It is appor-
toned amongst the several abutting par
ceis, including the street and lane inter-
eectons, 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 council OF the city of Savannah il
shall then become The duty Of the citv
treasurer to send to the abutting prom
erty owners their proper bin for the same
as 1t may be ascertained by the city coun-
ell, and If such bills, SO sent, are not paid
within thirty (3)) days after the presen
lation or sending Of the same. it shall
then become the duty of the city treasurer
to issue executions for the amounts TO-
gether with costs, against the persons and
property aforesaid, which executions 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 bv
a street railroad company and shouI1
said company fail or refuse to pay a bill
Tor the same within thirty days after the
presentation or sending of the same. Il
shall be the duty of the city treasurer to
issue an execution against the said com
pany and its property together with costs
which shall be made and levied as are
executions for city taxes
Sec 3. Be it further ordained. That all
ordinances and parts of ordinances in
conflict with this ordinance are hereby re-
pealed.
ELECTIONS.
An election for city printer was had. the
following bids being submitted:
j. II. Estill of the Morning News 81 600 90
p. A. StOVall Of the Savannah Press
Publishing Company ........... 500 %
Upon ballot, the Savannah Press Pub
fishing Company was duly elected by the
following vote
The savannah Press Publishing Company
The Morning News ...............
RESOLUTIONS.
Resolved, That il is the sense of council
that the assistant clerk of council. steno-
graDher messenger of council and porter
are subject to the orders and directions OF
the clerk of council during Office hours
and that it is hereby made their duty to
obey said orders and directions during Of
! nee hours.
! Adopted.
| BY Alderman Well
Resolved, That a special appropriation
OF $l45 be made for the purpose of paying
a bill of the O'Mara Foundry and Ma
chine Company for the building of iron
stairway at engine station No. 2.
Adopted.
By Alderman Owens
Resolved, That the Savannah Press
Publishing Company be asked 70 give bid
for the publication of the official proceed
ings of each council meeting
Adopted.
| BY Alderman Charlton
BE IL resolved, by the mayor and alder
men of the city of Savannah. in council
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