The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-13
OFFICIAL.

grocer within the meaning of the tax or
dinance.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor
and aldermen of the city of Savannah,
in Council assembled, That no dealer snail
be taxed as a green grocer If such dealer
does not sell fresh meats.
Sec. 2. That all ordinances and parts
of ordinances in conflict with this ordl
nance are hereby repealed.
On its first reading
BY Alderman Dixon
An ordinance for the Improvement Of a
portion of Gwinnett 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, !. 1887, That the
Director of Public Works and Improve
ments for the city of Savannah and the
Committee on Streets and Lanes of the
said city be and they are hereby author
lied and directed to build and construct on
Gwinnett street in the city Of Savannah.
beginning at the west side of Whitaker
street and extending TO the west side of
Cemetery street. a roadway of thirty-hve
$3.50 feet in width of vitrifed brick. and
they are also authorized and directed to
enclose the said roadway with stone curD-
ings, and to do all the work in the way
of grading. the placing of catch basins,
drains, crossings and all other things in
cident to the construction and completion
Of the said roadway on the sand por ion
of Gwnnett street.
Sec 3 Be it further ordained. That a
railroad company having tracks running
through the said portion of Gwinnett
street to be improved under this ordinance
is hereby required 10 pave the width OF
it's tracks and two ~ feet on each side of
every line of tracks Of the said railroad
company with Vitrified brick as the said
work progresses, and, in the event this Is
not done by the said company, the said Ill
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 it further ordained, That after
the total cost of the said work, exclusive
of that done by, or for, a railroad com
pany shall have been ascertaincd one
third of such total cost shall be paid out
of the city treasury and the other Two
thirds from the persons owning a the date
of the adoption of this ordinance the real
estate abutting on said portion of Gwin-
nett street to be improved under this or
dinance, according to frontage, and the
pro rata amount of the cost of such work
is hereby assessed against the said abut-
ting real estate and it's owners, as afore-
said, according TO the frontage. The 'front.'
age of intersecting streets and lanes Is as
sessed as real estate abutiing upon said
portion of Gwinnett street to be improv-
ed. and the Mayor and aldermen of the
city Of Savannah shall be, for all the in
tents 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 of the cost of said
work, according to frontage, in addition
TO It's one third Of the entire cost as here
inbefore provided.
Sec 4. BE 1t further ordained, That AFT
er the improvement hereinbefore provided
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 showing the
cost of the Improvement herein provided
for, and also an assessment roll showing
t az '~rrTy ,+!s!SAS o. he cost TO be appor
toned how II is apportioned 6ffi0nf" TIE
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 con-
sideration and adoption Of said statement
and assessment roll by The Council
Of the city of Savannah. il shall then be-
come the duty of the city treasurer 70
send to the abutting property owners their
proper bill for the same as 1t maS~be as
certained by the city Council, and. II
such bill so sent he not paid within thirty
800 days after the presentation or send
ing of the same, IL shall then become the
duty of the city treasurer 90 issue an ex-
ecution for the amount. together with
costs against the person and property
aforesaid, which execution shah be made
and levied out OF the properly
described therein as are executions
for city taxes. The said slate
ment and assessment roll shall also
show the amount payable by railroad