The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-14

directed to inclose the said roadway with
stone curbings, and to do all the work
in the way of grading. the placing of cattle
basins, drains. crossing and all otaer
things incident TO the construction and
completion of the said roadway on the
said portion Of Wheaton street.
Sec. 2. Be Il further ordained, That
railroad company having tracks running
through the said portion Of Wheaton street
to be improved under this ordinance is
hereby required to pave the width of its
tracks and two () feet on each side or
every line of tracks OF the said railroad
company with vtrihed brick as the said
work progress and, in the event this IS
not done byAthe said company. the said
superintendent of public works and the
said committee shall see 30 its being done
ar the expense of the said railroad com
pany.
See. 3. BE it further ordained, That af-
ter the total cost Of the said work, exclu-
sive 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 adopt on of this ordinance the zeal
estate abuttng on said portion of Wheaton
street 60 he improved under this ordinance,
according to frontage; and the pro rata
amount of the cost of such work is hereby
estate and its owners as aforesaid ac-
cording to the frontage. The frontage of
intersecting streets and lanes is assessed
AS real estate abutting upon said portion
of Wheaton street to be improVedH 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 abuttlng, and shall pay
from the city treasury its just pro rata
as such owner of the cost Of said work,
acccSiing to frontage, in addition to it's
one-third of the entire cost as hereinbe-
fore provided.
Sec T. Be IL further ordained. That 4f-
ter the improvement hereinbefore pro-
vided for has been completed the super
intondent 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 state
ment showing the cost of the improve
Inent herein provided for and also an as
sessment roll showing as to two-thirds OF
the cost TO be apportioned, how IL is APP
portloned among the several abutting par
cells, including the street and lane inter
sections, 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 the Council of the city of Sa-
vannah IL shall then become the duty of
the city treasurer to send TO the abuttfng
property 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 CO) days after the pres
cntation or sendng of the same, il shall
then become the duty of the city treas
urer to issue an execution for the amount
together with costs, against the person and
property aforesaid, which execution shall
be made and levied out OF the property de-
tlNaI III.
taxes. The said statement and assessment
roll shall also show the amount payable
by railroad company, and should such
company fail and refuse to pay a bill for
the same thirty 800 days after the presen-
tatlon or sending Of the same it shall he
the duty of the city treasurer to issue
an execution against the said company
and property for the said bill, together
with costs, which shall be made and lev
led as are executions for city taxes
Sec. 5. Be IL further ordained, That al
ordinances and parts of ordinances In con-
hict with this ordnance are hereby re-
pealed
The ayes and nays being called for on
the above ordinance, the vote resulted as
follows:
Ayes-Thomas, Davis, Owens, Krous-
koff, Smith, Johnson, Duncan, Charlton
and his honor the Mayor
Nays-Weii, o'Donnell, Reid. Quicken
heimer-4.
ELECTIONS
The following city officers were elected
for the term of two years. as set forth by
an act of the Legislature OF Georgia, APP
proved Dec. 16, 1898:
Clerk of Council-Willlam p. Bailey.
City Treasurer-C. s. Hardee.
City Marshal-John Power
Chief of Police-Frank McDermott
Assistant Chief Of Police-Owen F. Reilly.
Chief of Fire Department-Michael Han
ly.
City Engineer--W. j. VIM.
Assistant Chief Flreman-George Mouro
Clerk of City Court Warning Russell. Jr
City Attorneys. B. Adams.
Clerk Of the Market-Lee p. Masters.
Harbor Master-John Reilly.
Health Oficer-J. G. LeHardy.
Keeper Laurel Grove Cemetery--J. v.
Kennickell.
Messenger Of Council-I. s. Cohen.
Recorder-Walter c. Hartridge.
Superintendent of Water Works-H NJ
Lotion
Superintendent of Public works-Harry
Willlnk.
Sheriff City Court-Edward J. Whedan.
Keeper Of City Clocks-Theus Bros
City Physicians (white)-G. II. Johnson.
A. A. Morrison and F. II. Bioodworth.
City Physicians (colored)-S. P. Lloyd
ana ~. II. Love.
Chimney Contractor, Eastern Division
Edwin Thompson.
Chimney Contractor, Western Division
A. Sheftall.
Port Wardens-Louis Virgins and w.
II. Adams.
Naval Stores Inspectors-A. A. McEach-
ern, J. T. Wells, j. +. McEachern, Lewis
Bliss, j. f. Bliss, M. G. Register j. e.
Register, II. p. Register, r. b. Jewett and
Nat Harrison.
RESOLUTIONS.
BY Alderman Charlton
BE II resolved by the Mayor and alder
men of the city Of Savannah in Council
assembled, that the offer of ID. Grim TO
sell so much of his lands TO the city as
may be necessary TO open Waldburg, Boil
ton and Gwinnett streets and the offer of
The representative of the McCredmond es-
tate to sell so much of the lands of said
estate as may be necessary to open Har-
mon, GwnneH, Bolton and Waldburg