The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-15


Zavis, Nick 301 West Boundary
street.
Application of Sligo Myers for per-
mission to transfer their wholesale
liquor license at Central Railroad yard
to Big Spring Distilling Company at
same place of business.
By Committee on Streets and Lanes
An ordinance for the improvement
of river street from the west prop
erty line of Farm street to the west
property line of Water street under
the terms and provisions of an act
of the Legislature of Georgia approved
Oct. l. 1887
Section l. 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, ap-
proved Oct. /, 1887, that the director
of public works for the city of Sa-
vannah, and the Committee on Streets
and Lanes of said city, be and they
are hereby authorized and directed to
build and construct on River street.
in the city of Savannah, from the west
property line of Farm street to the
west property line of Water street,
roadway of stone blocks forty-siX (46)
feet and six (6) inches in width be-
tween the curbing, said pavement at
all street and lane intersections to eX-
tend over the full width of said River
street; that is to say, to lines coinci-
dent with the respective property
lines, 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
| pleCion of said roadway on said por-
| ton of River street.
| Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, that
| any railroad company having tracks
running through said portion of River
street to be improved under this ordi-
! nance, is hereby required to pave the
width of its tracks and two feet on
each side of every line of the tracks
/ of said railroad company, with stone
| blocks as the said work progresses,
and in the event this is not done by
| said company, the director of public
| works. and the said committee, shall
| see to it's being done at the expense
! of said railroad company.
| Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, that
after the total cost of said work, ex-
! elusive of that done by or for any
railroad company, shall have been as
| certained, one third (1-3) of such to-
| tai 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 adoption of this ordinance the real
| estate abutting on the said portion
| of River 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 owners as aforesaid, according
to frontage.
The frontage of intersecting streets
and lanes is assessed as real estate
abutting on said portion of River
street to be improved, and the Mayor
| and Aldermen of the city of Savan-
nah shall be- for all the intents and
| purposes of this ordinance, the owner
! of the real estate so abutting and shall
pay from the city treasury its just
! pro rata as such owner of the cost OF
! said work, according To frontage in
I addition TO its one-thrd (1-3) OF the
entire cost as hereinbefore provided
Sec. 4. BE IL further ordained, that
after the improvement hereinbefore
provided for has been completed, the
/ said director and the said committee
/ shall prepare and submit 10 the Coun-
I eli 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 10 two
J thirds t2-S) OF the cost 70 be appOr-