The Savannah morning news., 1903-10-25

side of Park avenue to the north side
of Henry street, a roadway of vitrified
brick forty-fiVe (45) feet in width be-
tween the curbing, said pavement at
all street and lane intersections to eX-
tend over the full width of said Aber-
corn street, that is to say, to lines CO.
incident with the respective proper y
lines, and they are authorized and di-
rected to lay the necessary curbing and
to do all the work in the way of grad
ing, the placing of catch basins. drains.
crossings and all other things incident
to the construction and completion of
said roadway on said portion of Aber-
corn street.
Sec. O. Be it further ordained that a
street railroad company having tracks
running through said portion Of Aber-
corn street to he improved under this
ordinance, is hereby required to pave
the width of its tracks and two feet on
each side of every line of the tracks
OF said street railroad company, with
vitrified brick as the said work pr 2g-
resses, and in the event this is not done
by said company, the said dire tor Of
public works and the said comm ttee
shall see to its being done at the ex-
pense of said street railroad comF any.
Sec. 8. Be 1t 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 Q-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
estate abutting on the said portion of
Abercorn 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 'front.'
age.
The frontage of interesting streets
and lanes is assessed as real estate
abutting on said portion of Abercorn
street to be improved, and the Mayor
and Aldermen Of the city of Savannah
shall be for all the intents ard pur-
poses Of this ordinance, the owner Of
the real estate so abutting and shall
nay from the city treasury its just
pro rata as such owner o. the cost of
said work, according to frontage,in adj
dition to its one-third (l-3) o. the en-
tire cost as hereinbefore provided.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, that
after the Improvement herei0 before
provided for has been compile ed, tie
said director and the said COMMITTEES
shall prepare and submit 10 tne Coun-
ell of the city of Savannah state ent
showing the cost of the improvement
herein provided for, and also an assess
Ynent roll showing as to two-thirds
C2-sY of the cost to be apportioned, how
II is apportioned among the Feveral
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
city treasurer to send to the abuting
property owners their proper bill for
the same as II may b. ascerta'ned by
the City Council. and IL such bill 50
sent be not paid within thirty (30) days
after the presentation or sending OF the
same, it shall then become the duty OF
the city treasurer to issue execution for