The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-07
ORDINANCE.
OINLJI N INV u
BY Alderman Davis

By Alderman Davis
An ordinance for the improvement of
Railroad street, in the city of Savannah
from West Broad street to the east side
of the Savannah and Ogeechee canal, I'M
der the terms and provisions of an act
OF the legislature of Georgia. approved
Oct !, 1887
Section /. 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
commissioners of public works for the city
of Savannah be and he is hereby author
lied and directed to build and construct
on Railroad street, in the city of Savan-
nah, from West Broad street to the east
side of the Savannah and Ogeechee canal
roadway of granite blocks to be of the
width set forth in the plan of said inn
provements prepared by the city engineer
and filed by the clerk Of council on the
18th day of May, 1897 The said commits
sioner Is also authorized and directed to
enclose the said roadway with a stone
curbing, and to do all the work in the
way of grading, the placing of catch ba-
sins, drains and all other things incident
TO the construction and completion of the
said roadway of granite blocks.
Sec, 3, Be 1t further ordained (there be-
ing no tracks of any railroad company up
on the said portion of said Railroad street
to be imprOved) That after the total cost
of 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 adoption of this ordinance
the real estate abutting on each side of
the said Railroad street. according 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 frontages of
intersecting streets and lanes are assess
ed as real estate abutting upon the por-
ton of said Railroad street to be- i'm
proved, 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 work, according to frontage, in
addition to its one-third Of the entire cost
as hereinbefore provided.
Sec. 3. Be II 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 i'm
provement herein provided for, and also
an assessment roll showing as to two
thirds of the cost to be apportioned, how
abutting parcels, including the street and
lanes 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, 1t shall then become the duty of
the city treasurer TO send to the abutting
property owners their bill for the same as
1t may be ascertained by the city council,
and il such bills so sent be not paid within
thirty GOO 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 execution shall be made
and levied out of the property described
therein as are executions for city taxes
Sec. 4. Be It further ordained, That all
ordinances and parts Of ordinances in con-
fiict with this ordinance are hereby re-
pealed.
Ordinance passed In council June 3d. 1897.
p. w. MELDRIM, Mayor.
Attest: w. p. BAILEY,
Clerk of Council.