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An ordinance FOR the Improvement
; of portions Of Park avenue, from the
Z east side of jefferson street to the
east side of Whitaker street and from
the east side of Drayton street to the
/ west side of East Broad street in the
/ city of Savannah, under the terms ana
! provisions OF an act of the Legisla-
ture of Georgia, approved Oct. /. 1887.
Section /. BE il 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, ap-
! proved oct. l, 1887, that the director
/ of public works for the city of SaVan-
| nah aud the Committee on Streets
and Lanes of said city, be, and they
are hereby, authorized and directed
/ to build aid construct on Park avenue
in the city of Savannah, from the
east side of jefferson street to the
east side of Whitaker street, and from
| the east side of Drayton street to
the west side of East Broad street. a
| roadway of vitrified brick thirty-two
(32) feet i'm width between the curb
ing, and they are authorized and di-
/ rected 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 COM
pletion of said roadway on said por-
| tions of Park avenue.
Sec. . BE 1t further ordained, that
! a street railroad company having
4 tracks running through the said por-
! lions of Park avenue, to be improved
! under this ordinance, is hereby re-
! quired to pave the width of its tracks,
I and two (2) feet on each side of every
line of the tracks of said street rail-
road company with vitritied brick as
the said work progresses, and, in
{ .t,f IL al said
1 company, the said director of public
4 works and the said committee shall
see to its being done at the expense
of said street railroad company
Sec 3. BE it further ordained that
after the total cost of said work, eX-
elusive of that done by or for street
railroad company shall have been as
certained. one-third 90 of such total
cost shall be paid out of the city treas
! ury, and The other twO-thirds (2-3)
by the persons owning at the date OF the
| adoption of this ordinance, the real es-
tate abuttng on the said portions OF
| Park avenue, to be improved under
| this ordinance according to frontage,
/ and the pro rata amount of the cost
i Of such work is hereby assessed
against the said abutting real estate
! and its owners, as aforesaid, according
/ to frontage
! The frontage of intersecting streets
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abutting on said portions of Park ave-
nue. to be improved, and the Mayor and
Aldermen of the city of Savannah shal
! be- for all the intents and purposes of
| this ordinance the owner of the real
/ estate so abutting, and shall pay IRON
4 the city treasury its just pro rata as
/ such owner of the cost of said work ac-
| cording to frontage In addition to its
! third 90 Of the entire cost as
/ hereinbefore provided
1 Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, That,
/ after the improvement hereinoeiore
/ provided for has been completed, the
| said director and the said COMMITTEES
| shall prepare and submit to the Coun-
ell of the city of Savannah, state-
ment showing the cost of the improve
ment herein provided for, and also an
assessment roll, showing as to two
thirds (2-3) % the cost to be apportion-
ed, how it is aHportioned among the
several abutting parcels, including the
street and lane intersections, and give
ing the sum chargeable to each parcel
with the name of the owner.
Upon the consideration and adoption
of said statement and assessment ~oH
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 1t may be ascertained by
the City Council, and II such Dill 50
sent be not paid within thirty 800 days
after the presentation or sending of the
same, it shall then BECOME the duty OF
the city treasurer to issue execution Tor
the amount, together with costs,
against the persons and property afore-
said. which execution shall be made
and levied out to the property described
therein, as are executions for city
taxes.
md ~ of
in conflict with this ordinance are
hereby repealed
RESOLUTIONS.
BY Alderman Glatigny--
Resolved That the Committee on
Public Health be and they are hereby
authorized to call for bids for the
driving of an artesian well at the
pest house-the driving of the said
well causing an expenditure exceeding
$40.
Resolved further That authority be
also given to put in repair and proper
condition the house of detention, the
said expenditure probably exceeding
500. Upon motion the resolution was
referred to the Mayor and Committee
on Public Health with power to act.
MISCELLANEOUS
Communication from the Guffey
Bond Petroleum Company, by Allan
Bond. president and general manager,
agreeing to the widening of the Fac
tory road in accordance with the Pc
tition of the Savannah Electric Com
pany filed Nov. 20, 1902, and further
asserting to the report of the Com
mittee on Streets and Lanes upon the
terms named in said report and which
vas adopted by Council at meeting OF
Dec. "a, 1eG2, was read and upon mo-
ton, received as Information.
Communication from his honor the
Mayor. giving notice of the appoint
ment of the Hon. Il. ]. Davant and
the Hon. Pleasant A. Stovall as Mas
sic School commissioners, by virtue Of
the ordinance his honor, the Mayor
also becomes a member Of the board
was read and the appointments duly
confirmed.
There being no further business
Council took a recess, subject to the
call of the Mayor