The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-21
OFFICIAL.

OFFICIAL. ----
city of Savannah from the south side
of Henry street to the north side of
Estill avenue a roadway of vitrified
brick forty-five (45) feet in width be-
tween the curbing, and they are au-
thorized and directed to lay the neces-
sary curbing aud to do all the work
in the way of grading, the placing of
catch basins, drains, crossings and all
other things incident to the constrHlc-
ton and completion OF said roadway
on said portion of Abercorn street.
Section .. Be it further ordained,
that any railroad company having
tracks running through said portion of
Abercorn street to be 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 railroad company, with
Vitrified brick as the said work pro-
crosses, and in the event this is not
done by said company, the said DiTec-
tor of Public Works and the said
committee shall see to it's being done
at the expense. of said railroad COM
pany.
Section 3. Be it further ordained.
exclusive of that done by or for a
railroad company shall have been as
certaIned, one-third Q-3) of such to-
tai cost shall be paid out of the city
treasury and the other two-thirds
t2-3) 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 i'm
proved under this ordinance according
to frontage, and the pro rata amount
of the cost of such work is hereby as
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estate and its owners as aforesaid, ac-
cording to frontage.
The frontage of intersecting 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 and pur-
poses of this ordinance, the owner of
the real estate so abntting and shall
pay from the city treasury it's just
pro rata as such owner of the cost of
said work according to frontage. in ad-
dition to its one-third 1-3) of the en-
tire cost as hereinbefore provided.
Section 4. Re it further ordained,
that after the Improvement hereinbe-
fore provided for has been completed,
the said director and the said commit
tee shall prepare and submit to the
Council of the city of Savannah n
statement showing the cost of the i'm
provement herein provided for, and
also an assessment roll showing as to
two-thirds (2-3) of the cost to be ap-
portioned, how 1t is apportioned among
the several 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 Savan-
nah, 1t shall then become the duty of
the city treasurer to send to the abut-
ting property owners their proper bill
for the same, as it may be ascertained
by the City Council, and If such bill so
sent he 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 ex-
ecution for the amount, together with
costs against the persons and property
aforesaid which execution shall be
made and levied out of the property,
described therein, as are executions
for city taxes. The said statement and
assessment roll shall also show the
amount payable by any railroad COM
pany and should-7su company fail
and refuse to 5payca bill for the same
thirty 800 days after the presentation
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duty of the city treasurer to issue ex-
ecution against said company and its
property for said, bill, together with
costs, which shall he made and levied
as are eXecutiops Tor city taxes.
Section 5, Be it further ordained,
that oil ordinances and parts of ordi-
nances in conflict with this ordinance,
are hereby repealed.
The following ordinance, read in
oil
read the second time March 18TH 1908.
amended, placed upon its passage and
passed: tft
An ordinance to provide sidewalks
on Prendergast street between Sims
and Jones streets.
Section. /. Be it ordained by
the Mayor and aldermen of the
city of Savannah in Council as
sembled, that the sidewalks shall
be laid on both sides of Prender-
CAST street in the city of Savannah
which shall be seven "a feet in
width, and shall be paved with brick
or other hard material, subject to the
approval of the Committee on Streets
and Lanes of the city of Savannah.
The said sidewalks shall be enclosed
with all necessary curbing.
+ Section 2. Be it further ordained
that the said sidewalks shall be laid
within thirty days from the passage
of this ordinance; that all existing Or
dinances with reference to paving be-
ing required by property owners. or be-
being done at their expense, and the
remedies by the city of Savannah in
the event of the failure or refusal of
the property owners, shall apply to the
pavements or sidewalks herein re-
quired.
Section 8. Be it further ordained
that all ordinances and parts of ordi-
nances in conflict with this ordinance
are hereby repealed.
ELECTIONS.
An election was held this evening
for a pilotage commissioner to fill a
vacancy caused by the expiration OF
the term of office of Commissioners
George P. Walker, and there being but
one applicant, George P. Walker, upon
motion, which was adopted, the rules
were suspended and the Mayor in
structed to cast the vote of Council
for Mr.. Walker, in accordance with the
motion. His honor, the Mayor, de-
clared Mr.. Walker duly elected a pi-
lotage commissioner.
RESOLUTIONS.
BY Alderman Garfunkel-
Resolved That the Committee on
Water be and they are hereby author
lied to lease to Mr.. Fletcher A. Ex-
ley and to Mr.. James MCGUIRE certain
lands in the old water works tract,
the terms of the contract to be ar
ranged by said committee.
Upon motion, the resolution was
adopted, the terms of the contracts to
be reported back and confirmed by
Council, and with the further proviso
that the lease to Mr.. Exley be a yearly