The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-21
OFFICIAL.
BY Alderman Dixon


BY Alderman Dixon ~
An ordinance for the improvenen. p.
portion of Bolton street, under the ts-.
and provisions of an act OF the I Is -
ature of Georgia, approved Oct. ~
Section l. Be II Ordained by the Mo-.
and Aldermen of che city of Sayarr55 y
Council assembled, under the term .. "a
provisions of an act of the Lee.s.at,,-l
of Georgia, approved Oct l, 1887 T5,.
the director of public works for the n.y.
of Savannah and the Committee on Stras..
and Lanes of the said city, be, ana nv.
are hereby authorized and directed % nr6,
and construct on Bolton street. TIA 49,
city of Savannah, beginning at the v,ss
side of East Broad street, ana extondi
to the tracks of the Savannah, For.ta
and Western Railway Company, a r.sJ
way of thirty-nine $3.50 feet in wiif, -
Augusta gravel, and they are also aatbor
lied, and directed to enclose the SAID rra5
way with stone curbings, and 10 do a1
the work in the way of grading, tho o..1
ing OF catch basins, drains cro,..r'..
and all other things incident to the l'7.
struction and completion OF the said rosa
way on the said portion of Bolton s,,a-G
Sec. 2. Be il further ordained. Tho.
railroad company having tracks r1n~t
through the said portion of Bolton No.
to be improved under this ordfnarna y
hereby required to pave the width If d.
tracks and two ~ feet on each s5e -
every line of tracks of the said r3fr,,5
company with Augusta gravel as t.a s,'i
work progresses, and, in the even G5,
is not done by the said company the sats
director of public works and the said can,
mittee shall see TO its being done "a. Oh.
expense of the said railroad companv
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained, Thai o.,
ter the total cost of the said work ay
elusive of that done by or for a r.iIross
company, shall have been ascertaira5
one-third of such total cost shall be nog
out of the city treasury and the oths,
two-thirds from the persons owning al
the date of the adoption of this ordfpar-s
the real estate abutting on said portion n.
Bolton street to be improved under tbis
ordinance according to frontage and tbs
pro rata amount of the cost of such wors
is hereby assessed against the said 4hue.
ting real estate, and its owners as afore.
said, according to the frontage. The front.
age of intersecting streets and lanes ia
assessed as real estate abutting upon ssi5
portion of Bolton street to be improved
and the Mayor and Aldermen of the ci-v
of Savannah shall be, for all The intent.
and purposes of this ordinance, the owner
of the real estate so abutting, and Shall
pay from the city treasury is lust pro
work, according TO frontage, in addition
TO it's one-third of the entire cost as here
inbefore provided.
Sec. 4. Be ii further ordained, That af-
ter the improvement herembefore provid-
ed 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 statement show
ing the cost of the improvement herein
provided for and also an assessment roll
showing as 20 two-thirds of the cost 10 be
apportioned, how 1t is apportioned among
the several abutting parcels, including
the street and lane intersections
and giving the sum charge
able 20 each parcel, with the name
of the owner Upon the consideration
and adoption of said statement and as
sessment roll by the Council Of the city
of Savannah, it shall then become the
duty of the city treasurer to send TO the
abuttng property owners their proper bill
for the same as it may he ascertaiued by
the City Council and if such bill so sent
be not paid within thirty 500 days after
the presentation or sending Of the same
II shall then become the duty of the city
treasurer to issue an execution for the
amount together with costs. against the
person and property aforesaid, which eX
ecution shall be made and levied out Of
the property described therein as are ex-
ecutions for city taxes. The said state
meut and assess ment roll shall also show
the amount payable by railroad com
pany and should such company fail and
refuse 10 pay a bill for the same thirty
(3M days. after the presentation or send
ing of the same, it shall be the duty Of
the city treasurer to issue execution
against said company and property for
said bill, together with costs which shall
be made and levied as are executions for
city taxes.
Sec 5. Be IL further ordained That all
ordinances and parts of ordinances IL CON
fict with this ordinance are hereby re-
pealed.
Ordinance read in Council for the first
time Aug g. 1900 and published for infoT-
nation. w. p. BAILEY,
Clerk Of Council