The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-01
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purposes OF this ordinance. the owner Of
The READ estate 50 abuttlng. and shall pay
from the city treasury its just pro rata as
such owner of the cost Of said work, ac-
cording TO frontage. In addition 10 its one
third of the entire cost as hereinbefore pro
See. T. BE it further ordained That
after the improvement hereinbefoTe 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 20 the Council
of the city of savannah statement show
ing the cost of the Improvement herein
provided for and also an assessment roll
SHOW ug as 10 wo-thirds OF the cost TO b.
apportionod, how II is apporuoned among
the several abutting parcels including the
street and lane intersections, and giving
the sum chargeable 20 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
duty Of the city treasurer TO send to the
abutting 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 900 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
T1erson and property aforesaid which ex-
ecution shall be made and levied out of
the property described therein as are eX-
ccutions for city taxes. The said state
meut and assessment roll shall also show
the amount payable by a railroad compa-
ny. and should such company fail and re-
fuse to pay a bill for the same thirty 600
DAYS after the presentation or sending of
the same. Il shall be the duty of the city
treasurer to issue execution against said
company and property for said bill to-
gether with costs. which shall be made and
levied as are executions for city taxes.
Sec. s. BE il further ordained, That all
ordinances and parts of ordinances in con-
fiict with this ordinance are hereby re-
pealed.
The following ordinance read in Council
the first time June "A, 1899, read the sec
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sage and passed by the following vote:
Ayes: The Mayor, and Aldermen Dixon,
Williams. Mills Doyle, Tiedeman, Haas.
Bacon and Schwartz. Nays: Alderman
Thomas
BY Aldermen Dixon
An ordinance for the Improvement OF
Congress street lane. between the east side
of Whitaker and the west side of Dray-
ton street under the terms and provisions
of an act 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. J. 1887 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 di-
rected, TO pave with vitrfied brick the lane
In the city of Savannah known as the Con-
gress street iane, between the east side Of
W hitaker and the west side of Drayton
streets. the entire width of the said lane,
ati to do all the work in the wnV Of grad.
iug, pacing of catch basins, drains md ain
OTHER III hgs incident to the construction
ana cciLpeton of the said Improvement OF
S''d iiue.
Sec. 2. BE It further ordained. there be-
Ing no trar ks of railwaY company on
sad zane and no intersectInS streets or
lahrS Fh4i after the total cost OF said
NprN shall have been ascertdincd one third
or the said cost OF said WORK shall be- paid
our nt tie city treasury and the other Iwo-
thirds by The persons owri.ng al the dn1a
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estate abut, ng on the SAID lane according
= i''ntnge and the pro rata amount Of rho
said cost is hereby assessed against the
said abutting real estate and it's owners as
aforesaid according to frontage.
Sec. 3. Be It further ordained, that
after the Improvement hereinbefore pro-
vided for has been completed the said d.
rector and the said committee shall pre-
pare and submit to the Council of the city
| of Savannah a statement showing the cost
| of the said work and Improvement and
| also an assessment roll showing as to two
| thirds of the cost, how Ii Is apportioned
among the several abutting parcels, ac-
| cording to frontage, and giving the sum
| chargeable to each parcel with the name
| of the owner. Upon the consideration and
adoption of said statement and assessment
| rod by the Council of the city of Savan-
| nah, II shall then become the duty of the
| city treasurer to send to the abutting
| properly owners their proper bill for the
| same as IL may be ascertained by the City
Council. and IL such bin 50 sent be not
paid within thirty days after the presen-
| tation or sending of the same, IL shall then
| become the duty of the said treasurer to
| issue an execution for the amount to-
gether with costs against the person and
property aforesaid, which execution shall
property described therein as are execu-
tons for city taxes.
Sec. BE it further ordained, That all
ordinances and parts of ordinances in con-
fiict with this ordinance are hereby re-
pealed
The following ordinance reod in Council
the first time May 3, 1893, read the second
time May II, and laid on the table, taken
from the table June %. amended, placed
upon Its passage and passed.
BY Alderman Bacon
An ordinance to cause, in the interest
of health and the prevention of a waste
of water. the discontinuance of ali globe
valve and other closets without automatic
shut-offs and 10 require their replacement
with approved tank closets within the time
expressed in this ordinance.
Section /. Be IL ordained by the Mayor
and aldermen of the city OF Savannah In
Council assembled, as a sanitary measure
and also for the purpose of preventing
the waste of water, that all globe-yaIye
and other closets without automatic shut
offs shall be taken out and removed in the
city of Savannah and shall be replaced
with approved tank closets as herein ex-
pressed and within the time expressed, to-
wit:
In the territory between the northern line
of the city limits and the northern line
of Oglethorpe avenue extended, east 10 the
eastern line of the city limits and west to
the western line of the said limits, the
said globe-valve and other closets without
automatic shut-offs shall be taken out and
approved tank closets substituted therefor
within two % months from the passage Of
this ordinance; in the territory between
said northern line of Oglethorpe avenue
extended, east and west, and the northern
line OF Jones street extended, east to the
eastern boundary Of the city and west to
the western boundary within four "a
months from the passage of this ordinance;
in all the other portions of the city which
lie south of the said northern line of Jones
street within six go months from the
passage OF this ordinance.
Should the substitution herein provided
for not be done within the time mentioned,
then il shall be done by the city of Savan-
nah through its proper officers and at the
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