The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-17
OFFICIAL.

! for purpose of laying telephone duct,
| commencing at Henry street lane and
extending to Anderson street lane,
and to continuing on east side to in
| tersection of Abercorn and Fortieth
| streets. Referred to Committee on
| Streets and Lanes with power to act.
Petition of William NJ. Sheehan, city
policeman, for reimbursement legal
expenses, City Court, in case Max
Nelson. Referred to Committee on
Police.
Petition of P. A, Waring by Thomp-
son Transfer Company for permission
to build an open shed on west kalf Nh,
mittee on Fire.
ORDINANCES.
Ordinance read in Council for the
first time Oct. IA, and by unanimous
consent of Council read a second time,
placed upon it's passage, and passed.
By Committee of Whole
An ordinance to permit the Naval
Battalion, George State Troops, to erect
a metal rooted frame boat-house on
wharf at foot of Abercorn street.
Section I. Be it ordained by the
! Mayor and Aldermen of the City of
! Savannah, in Council assembled, That
permission is hereby granted to Naval
Battalion, George State Troops, to
erect a one-story boat-house on the
wharf at the foot of Abercorn street
said house to be wooden and metal
rooted, with no windows. 35 feet long,
80 feet wide, and 10 feet high.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That
no fire shall be permitted in said boat
house. and no gasoline, shall be used
or permitted therein.
Sec. 8. Be it further resolved, That
! all ordinances or parts of ordinances
| in conflict with this ordinance are
hereby repealed in as far as they apply
| to this special case.
! Ordinance read in Council for the first
time April 49, 1908, read a second time
April 29, 1903 and laid on the table;
taken from the table Oct. IA. 1903, plac-
ed upon its passage and passed, all
members present QD voting in the
Affirmative:
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. /, 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 eide of
| Anderson street, roadway of vitri-
| fed brick sixty-six (66) feet in width,
1 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-
| tion of said West Broad street
| Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That
| a street railroad company having
tracks running through said portion of
West Broad street to be improved un-
| 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-
tor of public works and the said COM
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expense of said railroad company.
Sec. 8. 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 C-3) 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 abutting on the said portion of
| West Broad street to be improved un-
| der this ordinance, according to 'front.'
! age, 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 West Broad
| street to be improved, and the Mayor
and Aldermen of the city of Savannah
shall be for all 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 such
work according to frontage, in addi-
tion to its one-third Q-0 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 par
| Gel, 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
| city treasurer to send to the abutting
| 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 900 days
after the presentation or sending of the
| same, it shall then become the duty
| OF the city treasurer to issue execution
| for the amount together with the costs
against the persons and property afore-
| said, which execution shall be made
and levied out of the property described
therein, as are executions for city
taxes. The said statement and as
sessment roll shall also show the
amount payable by a street railroad
| company and should such company fail
| or refuse to pay a bill for the same
thirty (S0) days after the presentation
or sending of the same, it shall be the
| duty of the city treasurer to issue exc
cution against said company and it's
| property for said bill, together with
| costs, which shall be made and levied
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