The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-02
OFFICIAL.


Section /. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Aldermen of the city of
Savannah in Council assembled under
the Rterms and provisions of an act of
the Legislature of Georgia, approved
Oct. /, 1887, that the director of pub
lie works for the city of Savannah and
the Committee on Streets and Lanes
of said city, be, and they are hereby,
authorized and directed to build and
construct on Whitaker street In the
city of Savannah from the south curb
line of Bay street to the north side of
Oglethorpe avenue, roadway of Wit
rified brick twenty-SeVen go feet be-
tween the curbing, said pavement at
all street and lane intersections to ex-
tend over the full width of said Whit
aker street, that is to say, to lines CO.
incident with the respective property
lines, except on the intersecting streets.
st. Julian, Congress and Broughton
streets, which said three last named
streets have been heretofore paved
and they are authorized and directed
to lay the necessary curbing, 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 said
Whitaker street.
Sec. 2. Be 1t further ordained that
a street railroad company having
tracks running through said portion of
Whitaker street to- be improved UNI
der this ordinance, is hereby required
to pave the width of it's tracks and
two feet on each side of every line of
the tracks of said street railroad COM
pany with vitrified brick, as the said
work progresses, and in the event this
is not done by said company, the said
director of public works and the said
committee shall see to it's being done
at the expense of said railroad COM
pany.
Sec. g. Be it further ordained, that
after the total cost Of said work, ex-
elusive of that done by or for a street
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 (2-3) by the
persons owning at the date of the adop-
ton of this ordinance, the real estate
abutting on the said portion of Whit
aker 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 its own
ers, as aforesaid, according to 'front.'
age.
The frontage of intersecting streets
and lanes is assessed as real estate
abutting on said portion of Whitaker
street to be improved, and the Mayor
and Aldermen of the city of Savannah
shall be for all the intents and pur-
poses of this ordinance, the owner of
the real estate so AUDITING, and shall
pay from the city treasury it's just
pro rata as such owner of the cost of
such work according to frontage, In
addition to its one-third Q-3) of the
entire cost as hereinbefore provided.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, that
after the Improvement hereinbefore
provided for has been completed. the
said director and the said committee
shall prepare and submit to the Coun-
Gil of the city of Savannah, a state
ment showing the cost of the improve
ment herein provided for, and also an
assessment roll showing as to two
thirds (2-3) of the cost to be appor-
toned, how it is apportioned among
the several abutting parcels including
the street and lane intersections, and
giving the sum chargeable 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
property owners their proper bill for
the same, as it may be ascertained by
the City Council, and if such bill so sent
be not paid within thirty 800 days after
the presentation or sending of the
same, ii shall then become the duty of
the city treasurer to issue execution
for the amount together with costs
against the persons and property afore-
said which execution shall be made
On "A
ed therein, as are executions for city
taxes. The said statement and assess
ment roll shall also show the amount
payable by any railroad company, and
should such company fail or refuse to
pay bill for the same thirty 900 days
after the presentation or sending OF
the same, it shall be the duty of the
city treasurer to issue execution
against said company, and it's property
for said bill, together with costs, which
shall be made and levied as are ex-
ecutions for city taxes.
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, that
all ordinances and parts of ordinances
In conflict with this ordinance, are
hereby. repealed.
ordinance read in Council for the first
time April Is. 1908, read a second time
April 20, 1903, and laid on the table:
BY Alderman Watson
An ordinance for the improvement Of
West Broad street, from the south side
OF Gwinnett street to the south side of
Anderson street, under the terms and
provisions of an act of the Legislature
of Georgia, approved Oct 1, 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. l, 1887, That the director of pub
lie works for the city of Savannah and
the Committee on Streets and Lanes of
said city, be and they are hereby, au-
thorized and directed to build and con-
struct on West Broad street, in the
city of Savannah, from the south side
of Gwinnett street to the south side of
Anderson street, a roadway of vitri-
fed brick sixty-six 1861 feet in width,
between the curbing already laid on
said West Broad street, said pavement
at all street and lane intersections to
extend over the full width of said West
Broad street; that is to say, to lines CO.
incident with the respective property
lines, and they are authorized and di-
rected 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 said West Broad street
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That
street railroad company having
tracks running through said portion of
West Broad street to be improved I'M
der this ordinance, is hereby required
to pave the width of its tracks and two
feet on each side of every line of tracks
of said street railroad company with
vitrified brick, as the said work pro-
crosses, and in the event this is not
done by said company, the said direc-