The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-10
BY Alderman WATSON


An ordinance for the improvement of
Abercorn street from the south side
of Henry street TO the north side of
ISstill avenue, under the terms and
provisions of an act of the Legislature
of Georgia, approved Oct. l. 1887.
Section I, Be 1t ordained by the May
or and aldermen of the city of Savan-
nah, in Council assembled, under the
terms and provisions of an act of the
Legislature of Georgia, approved Oct.
/, 1887, that the Director of Public
Works, for the city of Savannah and
the Committee on Streets and Lanes
of said city, be and they are hereby,
authorized and directed to build and
construct on Abercorn street in the
city of Savannah from. the south side
of Henry street to the north side of
Estill avenue a roadway of vitrtfled
brick forty-fve (45) feet in width be-
tween the curbing, and they are au-
thorized and directed to lay the neces-
sary 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 construc-
tion and completion of said roadway
on said portion of Abercorn street.
Section 3. 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 it's tracks and two
feet on each side of every Hne 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 Direc-
tor. of Public Works and the said
committee shall see to its being done
at the expense of said railroad COM
pany. >,~-.
Section. 3. Be it further ordained,
that after the total cost of said work
exclusive of that done by or for
railroad company shall have been as
certained, ne-third Q-3) of such to-
tai cost shall be paid out of the city
treasury 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 i'm
proved under this ordinance according
TO frontage, and the pro rata amount
of the cost of such work is hereby as
| 5essed against the said abutting real
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 abutting and shall
pay from the city treasury its just
pro rata AS such owner of the cost of
said work according to frontage, in ad-
dition to its one-third Q-S) 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
| ice shall prepare and submit to the
| Council of the city of Savannah a
statement showing the cost of the inn
| provement herein provided for, and
also an assessment roll showing as to
| two-thirds (2-3) of the cost to be APP
portioncd. how it 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 considera ton and adoption
of said statement and assessment roll
by the Council of the city of Savan-
nah, it 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 SC
sent be not paid within thirty (30>
days after the presentation or sending
of the same, 1t shall then become the
duty of the city trea surer 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 such company fail
and refuse to pay bill for the same
thirty 500 days after the presentation
or sending of the same. it shall be the
duty of the city treasurer to issue ex-
ecutior against said company and it's
property for said bill, together with
costs, which shall be made and levied
as are executions for city taxes.
Section 8 Be it further ordained,
that oil ordinances and parts of ordi-
nances in conflict with this ordinance.
are hereby repealed.
Ordinance read in Council for the
first time March l. 1908, and published
for information.
w. P. BAILEY, !.