The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-20

clerk or Council
BY Committee on Streets and Lane.
An ordinance for the Improvement
or West Broad street from the north
property line of Stone street. to tba
north property line of Liberty strsst
under the terms and provisions of n ~
Act of the Legislature of Georgia an
proved, Oct. 1. 1887.
Section l. Be it ordained bv tho
Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Sa-
Vannah, in Council assembled. under
the terms and provisions of an Act of
the Legislature OF Georgia, approved
Oct. l. 1887, that the director of pub
lie 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 West Broad street in
the city of Savannah. from the north
property line of Stone street to the
north property line of Liberty street
roadway of vitrified brick fifty (5Ol
feet in width between the curbing, said
pavement at all street and lane inter-
sections to extend over the full width
of said West Broad street, that is to
say, to lines. co-incident with the re-
spective property lines, and they are
authorized and directed to lay the nee
essary curbing, and do all the work in
the way of grading, the placing of
catch basins. drains, crossings and all
other things incident to the construc-
ton and completion of said roadway
on said portion of West Broad street
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, that
a street railroad company having
tracks running through said portion
of West Broad street, to be improved
under this ordinance, is hereby re-
quired to pave the width of it's tracks
and two feet on each side of every line
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company, with vitrified 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. 8. 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-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 es-
tate abutting on the said portion of
West Broad street to be improved Un-
der this ordinance according to 'front.'
age, 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 intersecting streets
and lanes is assessed as real estate
abutting on said portion of West Broad
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 add
ton to it's 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 appor-
toned, how it is apportioned among
the several abutting parcels, including
the street and lane intersections, and
giving the sums 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 abuttlng
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 800 days
after the presentation or sending Of
the same, it shall then become the duty
of the city treasurer to issue execu-
ton for the amount, together with
costs against the persons and proper
ty 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 street railroad
company, and should such company
fail and refuse to pay a bill for the
same thirty 800 days after the pre-
sentation or sending of the same, 1t
shall be the duty of the city treasurer
to issue execution against said COM
pany, and it's property for said BILL
together with costs. which shall be
made and eevied as are 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, Dec. 8, 1908, and published