The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-24
OFFICIAL.


one-third of such total cost shall be paid
out of the city treasury and the other
two-thlrds 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 abus-
ting real estate, and its owners as afore-
said. according TO the frontage. The front
age of mtersectiag streets and lanes is
assessed as real estate .lbutting 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 les just pro
rata as such owners of the cost of said
work, according 10 frontage, In addition
TO its one-third of the entire cost as here
inbefoTe provided.
See. A. Be II further ordained, That af-
der the improvement herenbefore 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 a statement show
ing the cost of the Improvement herein
provided for and also an assessment roll,
showing as 90 two-thrds of the cost to be
apportioned, how 1t is apportoned among
! the several dputtlnS parcels, hcluNhhs
the street and lane intersections
and giving the sum charge
able sto 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
abuttlng property owners their proper bill
for the same ID may be ascertained by
| the City Council, and If such bill so sent
be not paid within thirty (SO days after
| the presentation or sending of the same
! Il 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-
| ocution shall be made and levied out of
the property described therein as are eX-
ecutions for city taxes The said state
ment and assessment roll shall also snow
| the amount payable by a railroad COM
| pany and should such company fail ana
refuse 10 pay bill for the same thirty
| (3m DAYS, after the presentation or send
| ing of the same, 1t 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 In con
hict with this ordinance are hereby re-
pealed.
The following ordinance. read in Coun-
ell the first time Aug. s. read the second
time Aug. % amended, placed upon its
passage and adopted.
| BY Alderman Dixon
An ordinance to amend an ordinance,
passed Feb. Is. 1891, and entitled AN
| ordinance TO amend an ordinance passed
| June l. 1887, and codihed in Section 1853 of
MacDonelrs Code of Savannah"
Section l. Be II ordained by the Mayor
and Aldermen of the city of Savannah. in
| Council assembled. That Section of the
above-entited ordinance, passed Feb.
| 49, 1891 is hereby so amended that here
after 1t shall be the duty of every occu-
pant of any building, residence or place
| of business in the city OF Savannah TO
place the boxes or barrels referred to in
said section dn one of which shall be de-
posted all matters and material of non
combustibe character, such as dirt, ashes,
manure, tin cans, etc, and in the other
| matter and material of a combustible char
| acter) outside of the gate in lane at or be
| fore seven Cd o'clock a. m, city time, ami
| where there are no lanes inside the prop
| erty line and within five (o) feet OF street
| entrance and Scavenger Department shall
have free access TO these barrels and
! boxes from seven Cd o'clock a. m. to eight
! 81 O'Clock D. m of each day. Where there
| are narrow alleyways, on when abut
three or more houses IL shall be the duty
of the occupants of the said houses 10
provide box or barrel at the point where
! the alleyway opens on the street. In which
box or barrel il shall be the duty of the
! OCCUPANTS TO deposit the matter and ma
terial for the said Section and this
amendment 1t shall be the duty OF the
| sanitary inspectors TO see to the carrying
out of this amendment.
| Sec 2 Be II further ordained That any
person violating the provisions OF the
| aforementioned ordinance, or of the
amendment thereto or any one of them
shall be subject upon conviction before
| the Police Court of the city of Savannah,
| TO a fine not 20 exceed fifty (5O dollars
| and to Imprisonment not to exceed ten CO)
davs, either or both in the discretion or
| the court and each days violation or neg
Iect of the said provisions or any OF them
shall constitute a separate and distinct Of
| Tense. .
Sec. g. Be 1t further ordained, That all
| ordinances and parts of ordinances in con-
hict with this ordinance are hereby re-
| pealed.
on its fret reading.
BY Alderman Horrigan:
| An ordinance to amend an ordinance
| na sse1 In Council, Dec. IS, 1899, entitled
IAN ordinance to assess and levy taxes
and raise revenue in the city of SaYan-
| nah; for the regulation of certain Kinds
OF business in the corporate and Jurlsdtc-
tional limits of said city; fixing penalties
for the violation of the revenue ordinance
of said city and for other purposes con-
nected with taxes and revenue of said
city"
Section l. BE 1t ordained by the Mayor
and Aldermen of the city OF Savannah.
I'm Council assembled, and it Is hereby
ordained by authority of che same, that
an ordinance passed in Council. on Dec.
~ 1899. and entitled: IAN ordinance to
assess and levy taxes, and raise revenue
for the city of Savannah, for the regu-
lstion OF certain kinds of business i'm the
corporate and jurisdistional limits of said
city: fixing penalties for the violation Of
the revenue ordinances of said city, and
for other purposes connected with taxes
and revenue of said city" be and ths
same is hereby amended by striking out
and repeating section Is of said ordinance.
(said section Is relating to the appoint
ment by the Mayor with the concurrence
of the Finance Committee of a competent
person. whose duty Il is 40 report to the
tax assessor and city treasurer, respec-
lively. from time to time, all persons in
said city required to make any return or
take out any license required by said
ordnance etc, as will appear by refer
ence to said section 49, which is printed
on page q of the official published re-
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