The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-20

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. /, 1887.
Section 1. 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. 1, 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. a
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
pletion 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. g. Be it further ordained. that
after the total cost of said work. ex-
elusive of that done by or for anv
railroad company, shall have been as
certained, one-third 1-3) of such TO-
tai cost shall be paid out of the civ
treasury, and the other two thirds (2-S)
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 it's owners as aforesaid, according
to frontage.
The frontage of interesting 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 lust
pro rata as such owner of the cost of
said work, according to frontage in
addition to its one-third Q-3) 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-
ell 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 amor
toned, how II is apportioned among
the several abutting parcels, Including
the street and lane Intersections. and
giving the sums chargeabe TO each
parcel, with the name OF the owner.
Upon the consideration and adoption
or said statement and assessment roll
by the Council Of the CITY
OF Savannah II shall then be-