The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-02-01
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are assessed as real estate abutting upon
| the portion of the said Jefferson street 20
| be improved, and the mayor and alder
men 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 70
| frontage, in addition to it's one-third of
| the entire cost, as herinbefore provided
| for.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, That
after the improvement hereinbefore pro-
vided for has been completed, the com
missioner public works for the city of Sa-
vannah shall prepare and submit to coun-
/ ell a statement showing the cost of the inn
provement herein provided for and also an
| assessment roll showing as to two-thirds
| of the cost to be apportioned, how it Is APP
| portioned amongst the several abutting
| parcels, including the street and lane in
| tersections, and giving the sum chargea-
BILE to each parcel, with the name of the
owner. Upon the considerati ton and adop-
| ton of said statement and assessment roll
| by the council of the city of Savannah, it
| shall then become the duty of the city
| treasurer to send to the abutting proper
ty owners their proper bill for the same as
it may be ascertained by the city council,
and if such bin, so sent, be not paid within
| thirty 900 days after the pre-
sentation 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 bill for the
same thirty days after its presentatio ton. 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. 5. BE it further ordained That all
ordinances and parts of ordinances in con-
fiict with this ordinance are hereby re-
pealed.
Alderman Kolshorn arrived and asked to
be recorded as being present.
An ordinance on its first reading Jan, q,
1897, taken UP at the recess meeting Jan
30, 1897 by unanimous consent read sec
ond time, placed upon it's passage and
passed Unanimously;
BY Alderman Watson
An ordinance to add the sum Of twenty
seven hundred and fifty dollars C$2,75O to
the budget for the police department of
the city of Savannah, for the purpose of
aiding in the maintenance of the eleven
CID military companies in the city Of Sa-
vannah mentioned In this ordinance.
Whereas, the military companies desig-
mated IN this ordinance have in times past
acted, and are now acting as a police re-
serve for the city of Savannah, and are
subject to the orders Of the mayor of the
city as said police reserve, and have
rendered, and In future may be called upon
to render services, as said police reserve
And whereas, under the charter of the
city OF Savannah, the mayor and alder
men of the city are authorized TO ordain
such ordinances as shall appear to them
requisite and necessary for the security
and welfare of the city and its inhabitants
and are especially authorized to appoint
such officers under them as they may
deem proper for the police and govern
ment Of the city. and to make ali such
rules and regulations for the government
and compensation Of such officers as the
said mayor and aldermen may deem prom
err
Section /. Nov then, In consideration
of the premises II Is ordained by the
mayor and aldermen OF the city Of Sa-
Vannah I'm council assembled That the
sum OF twenty-seven hundred and fifty
dollars G2,1J0l be, and Il hereby added 10
the budget for the police force Of the city
OF Savannah, to be paid i'm equal install
ments OF two hundred and fifty dollars
$3.50 to the commanding officers Of the
following eleven military companies Of
the city Of Savannah. to aid In the main
tenance thereof, to-wit; TO each Of the