The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-21
ORDINANCES.
Rv Alderman Dixon

BV Alderman DIXON
An ordinance for the Improvement OF a
portion OF ST. Julian street, under the
terms and provisions of an act of the Leg
islature Of Georgia, approved Oct ], 1887.
Section l. Be il 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. ]. 1897, That the
director of public works and improvements
for the city of Savannah and the commit
tee on streets and lanes of the said city
be and they are hereby authorized and d.
rected to build and construct on st. Julian
street, in the city OF Savannah, beginning
at the east side of Barnard street, whore
the present pavement now terminates. and
extending 10 the east side OF Whitaker
street Ga distance of two hundred and thir-
" feeD, a roadway of fifty 600 feet in
width of vitrihed brick, and they are also
authorized aud directed TO enclose the said
roadway with stone curbings, and to do
all the work in the way of grading, the
placing of catch basins drains, crossings,
and all other things incident to the con-
struction and completion OF the said road
way on the said portion of ST. Julian
street.
Sec. ?. Be it further ordained, That a
railroad company having tracks running
through the said portion of ST. Julian
street to be improved under this ordinance
is hereby required to pave the width of
it's tracks and two 90 feet on each side OF
every line of tracks OF the said railroad
company with Vitrifjed brick as the said
work progresses, and, in the event this is
not done by the said company. the said di-
rector OF public works and the said com
mittee shall see to its being done at the
expense of the said railroad company.
Sec. 3. Be IL 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 two
thirds from the persons owning at the, date
of the adoption of this ordinance the real
estate abutting on said portion of ST. Ju-
Ian street to be improved under this ordi-
nance. according to frontage, and the pro
ra "a amount of the cost of such work is
hereby assessed against the said abutting
real estate and its owners as aforesaid, ac-
cordng TO the frontage. The frontage of
intersecting streets and lanes is assessed
as real estate abutting upon said portion
of 81. Julian street 10 be improved, and
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 snail pay
from the city treasury its just pro rata as
such owner of the cost of said work, ac-
cording TO frontage. in addition TO its one
third of the entire cost as hereinbefore pro-
vided.
Sec. 4, BE it further ordained. That
after the improvement hereinbefore pro-
Vided for has been completed the director
of public works for the city of Savannah
and said committee on streets and lanes
shall prepare and submit to the Council
of the city OF Savannah a statement show
ing the cost of the Improvement herein
provided for and also an assessment roll
apportoned, how it is apportioned among
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 consid-
GRAFTON and adoption of said statement
and assessment roll by the Council of the
city of Savannah, il shall then become the
duty OF the city treasurer TO send 10 the
abuttng property owners their proper bill
for The same as il may be ascertained by
the City Council. and If such bill so sent
be not paid within thirty 800 days after
the presentation or sending of the same,
it shall then become the duty of the city
treasurer 10 issue an execution for the
amount, together with costs, against the
person and property aforesaid. which eX-
ecuton shall be made and levied out of
the property described therein as are ex-
ecutiOns for city taxes. The said state
ment and assessment roll shall also show
the amount payable by a railroad compa-
n.y. and should such company fail and re-
fuse to pay q bill for the same thirty 900
days after the presentation or sending of
the same ID shall be the duty Of the city
treasurer to issue execution against said
company and property for said bli. to-
gether with costs, which shall be made and
levied as are executions for city taxes.
Sec. g. BE il further ordained, That all
ordinances and parts of ordinances in con-
flict with this ordinance are hereby re-
pealed.
Ordinance read in Council for the first
time June "A, 1899, and published for infor-
nation. WA. =. BAILEY,
Clerk of Council,