The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-27

BY Alderman Watson
An ordinance for the improvement Of
Price street, between Bay and Castor
streets, in the city of Savannah, under
the terms and provisions Of an act Of
the Legislature of Georgia, approved
Oct. l, 1887.
Section /. 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. 1, 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 Price street, in the city
of Savannah, from the south side of
Bay street to the north side OF Castor
street, except the intersections OF
Broughton. Oglethorpe avenue and
Liberty streets (the said excepted
streets being already paved with as
phalO, a roadway of vitrified brick
twenty-seven feet in width, between the
curbing, and they are authorized and
directed to lay the necessary curbing
and to do all the work in the way OF
grading, the placing of catch basins,
drains, crossings, and all other things
incident to the construction and COM
portion of Price street.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That
after the total cost of the said work
shall have been ascertained, (there be-
ing no street car tracks, except on
Broughton and Liberty streets); one
third of such total cost shall be PAID
out of the city treasury and tae other
two-thirds from the persons owning az
the date of the adoption of this ordl-
nance the real estate abutting on said
portion of Price street, to be improved
under this ordinance, according 10
frontage, and the pro rata amount OF
the cost of such work is hereby assess
ed against the said abutting real es-
tate and its owners, as aforesaid, acc
cording to frontage. The frontage OF
intersecting streets and lanes is as
sessed as real estate abutting upon sala
portion of Price 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 es-
tate so abutting, and shall pay
from the city treasury its 1use
pro rata as such owner of the cost OF
said work, according to frontage III
addition to its one-third of the entire
cost as hereinbefore provided.
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained. Tnat
AFTER the improvement herelnDelol0
provided for has been completed, the
Director of Public Works for the city
of Savannah and said Committee Oh
Streets and Lanes shall prepare anu
submit to the Council of the city Oh
Savannah a statement showing tIe
cost of the improvement herein proVlu,
ed for, and also an assessment ro!
showing as to two-thirds of the cost
to be apportioned, how 1t is apportlon-
ed among the several abutting parcels
including the street and lane intersec-
tions, and giving the sum chargeaDle
to each parcel, with the name OF the
owner. Upon the consideration anu
adoption of said statement and assess
ment roll by the Council of the CITY
of Savannah, it shall then become the
duty of the city treasurer to seno ~
the abutting property owners tnelL
proper bill for the same as it may DC
ascertained by the City Council, anu
If such bill SO sent be not paid WITHIN
thirty 500 days after the presentatlon
or sending of the same, it shall theh
become the duty of the city treasure
to issue an execution for the amount
sons and property aforesaid, which eA-
ecution shall be made and levied out
of the property described therein ID
are executions for city taxes.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, Tnat
all ordinances and parts of ordinances
in conflict with this ordinance are
hereby repealed
Ordinance read in Council for the nrst
time March 49, 1902, and published LOT
information. w. P. BAILEY
C,iarlr of Council.