The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-14
OFFICIAL.
BY Alderman Watson


By Alderman Watson
An ordinance for the improvement
of portions of Park avenue, 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 in the
city of Savannah, under the terms and
provisions of an act of the Legisla-
ture of Georgia. approved Oct. l. 1887.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Aldermen of the city OF
Savannah, in Council assembled, un-
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 and the Committee on Streets
and Lanes of said city, be, and they
are hereby, authorized and directed
to build and 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 in 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-
lions of Park avenue.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, that
a street railroad company having
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,
and two (2) feet on each side of every
line of the tracks of said street rail-
road company with vitrifed 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 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 a street
railroad company, shall have been as
certained, one-third Q-0 of such total
cost shall be paid out of the city treas
ury, and the other two-thirds (2-S)
by the persons owning at the date of the
adoption of this ordinance, the real es-
tate abutting on the said portions of
Park avenue, 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
to frontage
The frontage of interesting streets
and lanes is assessed as real estate
abutting on said portions of Park ave-
nue. to be improved, and the Mayor and
Aldermen of the city of Savannah 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 ac-
cording to frontage, in addition to its
one-third Q-3) of the entire cost, as
hereinbefore provided.
Sec A. 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, 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 apportion-
ed, how it is apportioned among the
several abutting parcels, including the
street and lane intersections, and CIV
ing 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 (S0) 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 costs,
against the persons and property afore-
said, which execution shall be made
and levied out to the property described
therein, as an'e executions 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 Feb. 4, 1903, and published
for information.
w. P. BAILEY,
Clerk of Council.