The Savannah morning news., 1902-05-17
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such owner of the cost of said work,
according to frontage, in addition to
it's one-third of the entire cost as here
inbefore provided.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, That
after the improvement hereinbefore
provided for has been completed the di-
rector 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 showing the
cost of the Improvement herein pro-
Vided for, and also an assessment roll
showing as to two-thirds of the cost
to be apportioned, how it is apportion-
ed among the several abutting parcels
including the street and lane intersec-
lions, and giving the sum chargeable
to each parcel, with the name of the
owner. Upon the consideration and
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 send to
the AUDITING property owners their
proper bill for the same, as it may be
ascertained by the Council, and if such
bill so sent be not paid within thirty
800 days after the presentation or
sending of the same it shall then be-
come the duty of the city treasurer to
issue an execution for the amount, to-
gether with costs, against the person
and property aforesaid, which execu-
ton shall be made and levied out of
the property described therein as are
executions for city taxes. The said
statement and assessment roll shall
also show the amount payable by a
railroad company, and should such
company fail and refuse to pay a bill
for the same thirty 800 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. 3. Be it further ordained, That
all ordinances and parts of ordinances
in conflict with this ordinance are here
by repealed.
RESOLUTIONS.
BY Alderman Thomas
Resolved, That the offer of William
McNichols to sell to the city lot No. II
Brownsville ward, for opening Forty
first street, for nine hundred and sew
enty-five dollars be accepted.
Payment to be by notes of the city,
running one, two and three years, with
interest at per cent, payable an
nually; he is to remove the building
now on the lot at his expense and risk
within sixty days. Titles to be salts
factory to the city attorney. Adopted.
By Alderman Thomas
Resolved, That the offer of Abram
Minis, agent for owners, under the will
of Mrs. D. Minis and their assigns, of
land in Bacon ward, to sell to the city
so much thereof as may be needed for
opening and widening Lavinia street
to a width of fifty feet, Wilder street
20 MID Nf
to a width of fifty feet, Florence street
to a width of forty feet, Harden street,
from Willow to Lavinia, to a. width
of forty feet, and Bulloch street, from
Willow to Wilder street, to a width of
forty feet, at 10 cents per square foot,
be accepted.
Payments to be by notes running one,
two and three years, with interest ats
per cent, payable annually, the city to
pay cost of removing buildings in La
vania street. Titles to be satisfactory
to the city attorney. Adopted.
BY Alderman Thomas
Resolved, That the offer of Catherine
c. Baker to sell to the city lot No. 112,
Brownsville ward, for the sum of thir-
teen hundred and ten dollars for the
opening of (37th) Thirty street,
be accepted; titles to be satisfactory
to the city attorney and payments on
execution of titles as follows: Three
hundred and ten dollars in cash, and
notes of the city, one for three hum
dred and thirty-t three and 33-100 dollars,
to run one year; another for three hum
dred and thirty-three 34-100 dollars, to
run two years, and a third for three
hundred and thirty-three 33-100 dol
lars, to run three years, the notes to
bear interest at per cent, payable an
nually from 18th day of December,
next. by which date the said Catherine
c. Baker is to give full possession of
the entire lot by having previously re-
moved the building, fences, plants and
vines therefrom at her expense and
risk. Adopted.
By Alderman Watson
Resolved, That the Streets and
Lanes Committee be authorized to pur-
chase l horse, scost not to exceed one
hundred and forty dollars ($140).
Adopted.
BY Alderman Dixon
Resolved by the Mayor and Alder
men of the City of Savannah. in Coun-
ell assembled, That the sum of one
thousand $1,000 dollars be and the
same is hereby appropriated to the
Union Society for it's charitable uses
and purposes for the year 1902.
Adopted.
BY Alderman Thomas
Resolved, That the offer of Rivers,
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much of the Lawton tract as may be
needed for opening Bull street, at
eighteen cents per square foot, also
so much of the land of H. Rivers ct
al. as may be needed for the opening
of Bull street at fifteen cents per square
foot, be accepted, payments to be by
notes running one, two and three years,
with interest at per cent. payable
annually. The buildings to be removed
at cost to city Of not exceeding seven
hundred dollars, titles to be satisfac-
tory to the city attorney.
Adopted.
MISCELLANEOUS
Communication from r. S. Lathrop,
chairman of the Board Of County Com