The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-06-27
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| reminding OF $9.45. Petitioner claims
the cause of this expenditure being
| through the fault of the city by rea-
son of salt being used by the city in
the trenches of the sewer pipe and
causing the eating Of the pipes at 416
! and 41S Huntingdon street, west; was
read and referred to the Committee
on Streets and Lanes
Petition of Francis T. Kohler for per-
mission to build two two-story frame
metal roof houses, stoops to project to
| line of other projections on same
block in lot south Y No. 10 Stephens
ward, Abercorn and Huntingdon street
lane, was read and referred to the
| Joint Committee on Streets and Lanes
and Fire.
Petition of Mrs. Jane NJ. Germany
! by Rivers & Gibbes. agents, for per-
| mission to erect two two-story frame
houses on lot No. % Troup ward. was
read and referred to the Committee on
Fire
Petition of Louis P. Hart, president
| Of the Gorrie Ice Manufacturing Com
! pany asking permission to install at
their factory. Bull and King streets,
one acteyline gas machine, was read
and referred to the Committee on Fire.
Petition of sundry citizens asking
that Bolton street, east, be opened to
the Thunderbolt shell road, was read
and referred to the Committee on City
Lots and Opening Streets.
Petition of Ella Martin of SIT Gas
ton street west, asking to be re-im-
bursed in the sum of five dollars for
articles destroyed by order of the
health authorities, was read and re-
ferred to the Joint Committee on Pub
lie Health and Finance
ORDINANCES.
he Col
Council the first time June II, 1902, read
the second time June 25, 1902, placed
upon its passage and passed, all mem
bers present voting in the affirmative.
BY Alderman Watson
An ordinance for the Improvement
Of portion of Habersham street, I'm
der the terms and provisions of an act
of the Legislature of Georgia approved
Oct. /, 1887. G'- 49,
Section /. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Sa-
vannah, in Council assembled, under
the terms and provisions of an act of
the Legislature fof Georgia approved
Oct. l, 1857. 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 here
by, authorized and directed to build
and construct on Habersham street. in
the city of Savannah, beginning at the
south side of Castor street and ex-
tending to the south side of Henry
street, a roadway of vitrified brick
forty (40) feet in width. and they are
also authorized and directed to en-
close the said roadway with stone
cur bings, 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 the said
portion of Habersham street.
sec. 2. BE 1t further ordained That
a railroad company having, tracks run
ming through the said portion of Iab-
ersham street to be improved under
this ordinance is hereby required to
pave the width of its tracks and two
% feet on each side of every line of
tracks of the said railroad company
with vitrif1ed brick as the said work
progresses, and in the event this is not
done by the said company, the said di-
rector of public works and the said
committee shall see to its being done at
the expense of the said railroad COM.
pany.
sec. 3. Be it further ordained. That
alter the total cost OF the said work
exclusive of that done by or for a rail-
road company shall have been ascer-
talned 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 ordinance the real estate abutting
on said portion of Habersham street to
he improved under this ordinance, ac-
cordins TO frontage and the pro rata
amount OF the cost of such work is
hereby assessed against the said abut-
ing real estate and its owners, as
aforesaid, according to frontage. the
frontage of intersecting streets and
. lanes is assessed as real estate abutting
on said portion of Habersham street to
be improved, and the Mayor and all
dermen of the city of Savannah shall
De, FOR all the intents and purposes of
this ordinance, the owner of the real
estate so abutting, and shall pay from
the city treasury it's just pro rata as
such owner of the cost of said work
according to frontage in addition to
its one-third of the entire cost as
hereinbefore provided.
Sec. 4. 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
savannah statement showing the
cost OF the improvement herein pro-
Vlded for, and also an assessment ron
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 intersect-
ions, and giving the sum chargeable
to each parcel with the name of the
owner. Upon the considerat ton and
adoption of said statement and assess
ment roll by the Council of the city of
Savannah it shall then become the dutv
of the city treasurer to send to the
abuttng property owners their proper
bill for the same as 1t may be ascer-
tanned by the Council. andaif such bill
so sent be not paid within thirty 1907
Gays AFTER the presentation or sending
OF the same 1t shall then become the
DUTY or the city treasurer to issue an
execution for the amount, together
with costs, against the person and
property aforesaid, which execution
shall be made and levied out of the
property described therein as are exc
cutions for city taxes. The said state
ment and assessment roll shall also
show the amount payable by a railroad
company, and should such company
fail and refuse to pay a bin for the
same thirty 800 days after the pre-
sentation or sending of the same, it
shall be the duty of the city treasurer
to issue executions against said COM
pany and its property for said bill, to-
Sether with costs, which shall be made
and levied as are executions for city
taxes.
Sec. 5. Be 1t further ordained, That,
all ordinances and parts of ordinances
in conflict with this ordinance are