The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-20
OFFICIAL.
BY Alderman Dixon


BY Alderman Dixon
An ordinance for the improvement of
portion of Bolton street, under the terms
and provisions of an act of the Les3s
lature of Georgia, approved Oct. /, 1857
Section /. Be it Ordained by the Mnvo,
and Aldermen of the city of Savannah i,
Council assembled. under the terms aal
provisions of an act of the Legislature
of Georgia, approved Oct. l, 1851 TIM
the director of public works for the civ
of Savannah and the Committee on Streets
and Lanes of the said city, be. ard the,
are hereby authorized and directed to bailI
and construct on Bolton street. in che
city of Savannah, beginning az the We.
side of East Broad street, and extending
to the tracks of the Savannah, Flor Ia
and Western Railway Company, a road
way of thirty-nine $3.50 feet in width of
Augusta gravel and they are also author
lied, and directed TO enclose the said road
way with stone curbinss, and TO do a
the work in the way of grading, the p.as.
ing of catch basins drains, CROSSINGS
and all other things incident to the CON
etruction and compile ton of the said road
way on the said portion of Bolton stree
Sec. 2. Be il further ordained. Tha- a
railroad company having tracks runuio-
through the said portion of Bolton street
to be improved under this ordinance Is
hereby required to pave the width of inc
tracks and two % feet on each side If
every line Of tracks of the said railroad
company with Augusta gravel as the sald
work progresses, and, in the event tlis
is not done by the said company, the s9i3
director of public works and the said com
mittee shall see to its being done at cha
expense of the said railroad company
Sec. 8. BE it further ordained That sf
ter the total cost of the said work. ex
elusive of that done by or for 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 abuLting on said portion of
Bolton street to be improved under This
ordinance according to frontage and tha
pro rata amount of the cost of such worI,
is hereby assessed against the said abut-
ting real estate. and its owners as afore-
said, according to the frontage The 'front.'
age of intersecting streets and lanes is
assessed as real estate abutting upon said
portion of Bolton street TO be improved.
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 abutting, and shah
pay from the city treasury las lust pro
rata as such owners of the cost of said
work, according TO frontage in addition
inbefore provided.
Sec. (. Be it further ordained, That at
der the improvement herenbefore proyid-
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 a statement show
ing the cost of the improvement herein
provided for and also an assessment rod
,;vEc 80 lNs no
apportioned how it is apportioned among
the several abutting parcels, including
the street and lane intersections
and giving The sum charge
able 90 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 ciW
of Savannah, it shall then become the
duty CT the city treasurer TO send to the
atutting property owners their proper bill
for the same as t may he ascer' aimed by
the City Council, and if such bill so sent
be rot paid within thirty 800 days after
the presentat on or sending of the same
l. sraN 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 properly described Therein as are eX-
ecutions for city taxes. The said state
ment ard asses, msnt roll shall also show
the amount rayabla by railroad com
parry and should such company fail and
efuse 10 pay bill for the same thirty
go days. efter the presentation or send
ing of the same, it shall be the duty Of
the city treasurer to issue execution
against said c-mpany and property for
said bill, together with costs which shall
be made and levied as are executions for
city taxes.
Sec 5 BE it further ordained, That all
ordinances and PARTS of ordinances in con
fict with this ordinance are hereby re-
pealed.
Ordinance read in Council for the first
time Aug. 8, 1900, and published for inf3r-
nation. W. p. BAILEY.
Clerk Of Council.