The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-28
OFFICIAL.
ORDINANCES.

By Alderman Watson
An ordinance for the improvement
of Whitaker street from the south curb
line of Bay street to the north side of
Oglethorpe avenue, under the terms
and provisions of an act of the Legls-
lature of Georgia, approved Oct. l.,
1887.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Aldermen of the city of
Savannah 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 Whitaker street In the
city of Savannah from the south curb
line of Bay street to the north side of
Oglethorpe avenue, a roadway of Wit
rified brick twenty-Seven CD feet be-
tween the curbing, said pavement at
all street and lane intersections to ex-
tend over the full width of said Whit
aker street, that is to say, to lines CO.
incident with the respective property
lines, except on the intersecting streets,
ST. Julian, Congress and Broughton
streets, which said three last named
streets have been heretofore paved;
and they are authorized and directed
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 completion of
said roadway on said portion of said
Whitaker street.
Sec. 2. Be 1t further ordained that
a street railroad company having
tracks running through said portion of
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der this ordinance, is hereby required
to pave the width of it's tracks and
two feet on each side of every line of
the tracks of said street railroad COM
pany 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 it's being done
at the expense of said railroad COM
pany.
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 of such total 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 adop-
ton of this ordinance, the real estate
abutting on the said portion of Whit
aker 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 own
ers, as aforesaid, according to 'front.'
age.
The frontage of intersecting streets
and lanes is assessed as real estate
abutting on said portion of Whitaker
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
such work according to frontage, IN
addition 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 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
city treasurer to send to the AUDITING
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 500 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 of the property describ-
ed therein, as are executions for city
taxes. The said statement and assess
ment roll shall also show the amount
payable by any railroad company and
should such company fail or refuse to
pay bill for the same thirty 800 days
after the presentation or sending of
the same, it shall be the duty of the
city treasurer to issue execution
against said company, and it's property
for said bill, together with costs, which
shall be made and levied as are ex-
ecut1ons 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 April Is, 1903, and published
for information.
]. ROBERT DREAMER,
Acting Clerk of Council.