The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-12
OFFICIAL.

vannah, in Council assembled. under
the terms and provisions of an act Of
the Legislature Of Georgia, approved
Oct. l, 1887, that the director of pub
lie works for the city Of Savannah, and
the Committee on Streets and Lanes or
said city be, and they are hereby, au-
thorized and directed to build and con-
struct on East Broad street, in the
city of Savannah, beginning at the
south side of Jones street and extend
ing to the Dorth side of Gwinnett
street, a roadway of forty-f1ve (45) feet
in width of vitrifed brick, and they
are also authorized and directed to in
close said roadway with stone curbings
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
pletion of said roadway on said por-
ton of East Broad street.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That
railroad company having tracks run
ming through said portion of East
Broad street to be improved under this
ordnance is hereby required to pave
the width of its tracks and two (2)
feet on each side of every line of
tracks of said railroad company with
vitrified brick, as the said work pro-
crosses, and in the event this is not
done by said railroad company, the
said director of public works, and the
said committee, shall see to its being
done at the expense of said railroad
company.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That
after the total cost of said work, ex-
elusive of that done by or for said
railroad company shall have been as
certained, one-third Q-3) of such to-
tai cost shall be paid out of the city
treasury, and the other two-thirds (2-3)
by the persons owning, at the date of
the adoption of this ordinance, the real
estate abutting on said portion of East
Broad 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 abutting real estate, and it's
owners, as aforesaid, according to
frontage.
The frontage of intersecting streets
and lanes is assessed as real estate
AUDITING upon said portion of East
Broad 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 owner of the
cost of said work according to 'front.'
age, in addition to its one-third d-3)
! VI tilC ClltlAC NOSl pTO-
Vided.
Sec. f. Be It further ordained, That,
after the improvement hereinbefore
provided 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 Sa-
vannah a statement showing cost of
the improvement herein provided for
and also a n Oh
as to two-thirds (2-3) of the cost to be
apportioned, how it is apportioned
among the several abutting parcels, in
GLIDING the street and lane intersec-
tons, and giving the sum chargeabIe
to each parcel, with the name of the
owner.
Upon the consideration and adoption
of said statement and assessment roll
by the Council of the city of Savannah
it shall then become the duty of the
city treasurer to send to the abuttinK
property owners Ntheir proper bill for
the same, as it may be ascertained by
the City Council, and If such bill 50
sent be not paid within thirty 900
days after the presentation or the send
ing of the same, it shall then become
the duty of the city treasurer to issue
executions for the amount together
| with costs, against the persons and
property aforesaid, which executions
| shall be made and levied out of the
| property described therein as are exc
cutions for city taxes.
| The said statement and assessment
roll shall also show the amount pay
able by said railroad company, and
should such company fail and refuse
| to pay bill for the same within thir-
| ty 500 days after the presentation or
sending of the same, it shall be the
| duty of the city treasurer to issue an
| execution against said company, and
its 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 conflict with this ordinance be and
the same are hereby repealed.
On its first reading:
| By Alderman Watson
| An ordinance for the improvement OF
a portion of Henry street, in the city
/ of Savannah. from the west side OF
| Price street to the west side of Wa.
ters avenue. under the terms and pro
visions of an act of the Legislature OF
Georgia, approved Oct. 1, 1887.
| Section /. Be 1t ordained by the
! Mayor and Aldermen of the city Of
Savannah, in Council assembled, un.
| der the terms and provisions of an aci
| of the Legislature of Georgia, ap-
| proved Oct. /, 1887, that the director oil
| public works for the city of Savannah
and the Committee on Streets an6
Lanes of said city, be, and they are
hereby, authorized and directed tc
| build and construct on Henry street
| In the city of Savannah, beginning al
the west side of Price street, and ex-
! tending to the west side of Waters ave.
nue., a roadway thirty (30) feet ir
width of vitrified brick, and they are
also authorized and directed to en-.
close said roadway with stone curb
ings, 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
completion of said roadway on said
| portion of Henry street
| Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, that
| each railroad company, having tracks
running through the said portion OF
| Henry 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 said railroad company with vitri-
| fled brick, as the said work progresses
and in the event this is not done by
each of said railroad companies, the
said director of public works. and the
said committee. shall see to its being
done, at the expense of said railroad
companies, respectively
/ Sec. 8. Be it further ordained. that
| after the total cost of said work. ex-
| elusive of that done by or for a rail-
road company, shall have been ascer-
tanned, one-third Il 1-S) of such total
cost shall be paid out of the city treas
ury, and the other two-thirds (2-0 nv
| the persons owning at the date ne tte