The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-26

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. /, 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. 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 Che said excepted
streets being already paved with as
phalD, a roadway of vitrited brick
twenty-seven feet in width, between the
curbing, and they are authorized and
directed to lay the necessary curbmg
and to do all the work in the way Oh
grading, the placing of catch basins,
drains crossings, and all other things
incident to the construction and com
pletion of the said roadway on the SAID
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 streetsl: 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 ordi-
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 Oh
the cost of such work is hereby assess
ed against the said abutting real es-
tate and it's owners, as aforesaid. &C
cording to frontage. The frontage OF
intersecting streets and lanes is as
sessed as real estate abutting upon salo
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 Juss
pro rata as such owner of the cost ol
said work, according to frontage, III
addition to its one-third of the entire
cost as hereinbefore provided.
Sec. 8. Be it further ordained. That
after the improvement hereinbeloIe
provided for has been completed, ths
Director of Public Works. for the CITY
of Savannah and said Committee u,
Streets and Lanes shall prepare am
submit to the Council of the city o.
savannah a statement showing tne
cost of the Improvement herein proNlu.,
ed for, and also an assessment lol.
showing as to two-thirds of the cos'
to be apportioned, how 1t is apportloh-
ed among the several abutting parceis'
including the street and lane intersec-
tons, and giving the sum chargeaple
to each parcel, with the name OF the
owner. Upon the consideration ana
adoption of said statement and assess
ment roll by the Council of the CITY
of Savannah, it shall then become tle
duty of the city treasurer to SEND u
the abutting property owners theI
proper bill for the same as 1t may pe
ascertained by the City Council anu,
If such bill so sent be not paid WltnIl
thirty 500 days after the presentatlon
or sending of the same, it shall then
become the duty of the city treasurer
to issue an execution for the amount
together with costs, against the per
sons and property aforesaid, when eA
ecution shall be made and levied OUT
of the property described therein Do
are executions for city taxes.
Sec. A. Be it further ordained, Ihat
all ordinances and parts of ordinances
in conflict with this ordinance are
hereby repealed.
Ordinance read in Council for the nrst
information. w. P. BAILEY,
CLARK of Council.