The Savannah morning news., 1902-05-23
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BY Alderman Watson

By Alderman Watson
An ordinance for the Improvement
of a portion of st. Julian street, under
the terms and provisions of an act of
the Legislature of Georgia, approved
Oct. /, 1887:
Section 1. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Aldermen of the City of
Savannah, in Council assembled, I'M
der 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 here
by, authorized and directed to build
and construct on st. Julian street in
the city of Savannah, beginning at the
east property line of Randolph street
and extending to the west bank of the
Bilbo canal, roadway twenty (20) feet
in width of Augusta gravel, and they
are also authorized and directed 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
the said roadway on the said portion
of st. Julian street.
Sec. q Be it further ordained, That
railroad company having tracks run
ming through the said portion of st.
Julian street to be improved under this
ordinance is hereby required to pave
the width of it's tracks and two (2)
feet on each side of every line of
tracks of the said railroad company
with Augusta gravel as the said work
progresses, and, in the event this is
not done by the said company, the
said director of public works and the
said committee shall see to its being
done at the expense of the said rail-
road company.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That
after the total cost of the said work,
exclusive of that done by or for a
railroad company shall have been as
certained, 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
adopting of this ordinance the real es
tate abutting on said portion of St.
Julian 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 intersect-
ing streets and lanes is assessed as real
estate abutting upon said portion of
st. Julian street to be improved, and
the Mayor and Aldermen of the city
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tents and purposes of this ordinance,
the owner of the real estate so abut-
ting, and shall pay from the city treas
ury its 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 pro-
vided.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained. That
after the Improvement hereinbefore
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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-
tions, 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 abutting property owners their
proper bill for the same, as II 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
sta tement and assessment roll shall
also show the amount payable by
railroad company. and should such
company fail and refuse 10 pay a bill
for the same thirty 800, days after the
presentation or sending OF the same, II
shall be the duty OF the city treasurer
20 issue an execution against said
company and its property for said bill,
together with costs, which shall be