The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-17
By Alderman Dixon

BY Alderman Dixon
An ordinance for the improvement of a
portion of Bolton street, under the terms
and provisions of an act of the Legis-
lature of Georgia, approved Oct. l, 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. l, 1887, That
the director of public works for the city
of Savannah and the Committee on Streets
and Lanes of the said city, be- and they
are hereby authorized and directed to build
and construct on Bolton street, in che
city of Savannah. beginning at the west
side of East Broad street, and extending
to the tracks of the Savannah, Florida
and Western Railway Company, a road
way of thirty-nine (39) feet in width Of
Augusta gravel. and they are also author
lied, and directed to enclose the said road
way with stone curbings, and 10 do al
the work in the way of grading, the plac-
ing of catch basins, drains, crossings
and all other things incident to the CON
etruction and completion of the said road
way on the said portion of Bolton street.
Sec. 2. Be ID further ordained, That a
railroad company having tracks running
through the said portion of Bolton street.
to be improved under this ordinance, is
hereby required to pave the width of its
tracks and Two (2) feet on each side Of
every line Of tracks of the said railroad
company with Augusta gravel as the said
work progresses, and, in the event this
is not done by the said company, the said
director 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 af-
ter the total cost of the said work .ex-
elusive 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 adoption of this ordinance
the real estate abutting on said portion of
Bolton street to be improved under this
ordinance 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 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 shall
pay from the city treasury its just pro
rata as such owners of the cost of said
work, according 10 frontage, in addition
10 its one-third of the entire cost, as here
inbefore provided.
Sec. L. Be it further ordained, That af-
Ter the improvement hereinbefore provid-
ed for has been completed the director or
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 coss of the improvement herein
provided for and also an assessment roll,
showing as 20 two-thirds of the cost to be
apportioned, how it is apportioned among
the several abutting parcels, including
the street and lane intersections
and giving the sum charge
able TO 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 tho
duty of the city treasurer to send to the
abutting property owners their proper bill
for the same il may be ascer aiued by
the City Council, and if such bill so sent
be not paid within thirty 800 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
person and property aforesaid, which ex-
ccution shall be made and levied out OF
the property described therein as are ex-
ecutions for city taxes The said state
ment and assess ment roll shall also show
the amount payable by a railroad com
pany and should such company fail and
refuse TO pay bill for the same thirty
500 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. 8 Be II further ordained, That all
ordinances and parts of ordinances I'm con-
fict with this ordinance are hereby re-
pealed.
Ordinance read in Council for the first
time Aug. 8, 1900, and published for infor-
nation. w. p. BAILEY,