The Savannah morning news., 1903-02-16
OFFICIAL.

BY Alderman Watson
an ordinance for the Improvement
ol portions OF Park avenue, from the
east side of Whitaker street ana So
the east side of Drayton street to tbs
west side of East Broad street in 49,
CITY OF savannah, under the terms anS
PROVISIONS OF an act of the I,eeisla-
ture OF Georgia, approved Oct. JSs7
Sectlon /. Be it ordained by ths
mayor and Aldermen of the citv ~
savannah, in Council assembled. nm
der the terms and provisions ~ a,
act of the Legislature of Georgia an
proved Oct. l, 1887, that the director
or public works for the city of Savanl
nan ana the Committee on Streats
ana Lanes of said city, be, and thav
are hereby, authorized and directe5
TO puild and construct on Park avenue
in the city of Savannah, from tbe
east size OF JEFFERSON street to the
east side of Whitaker street, and from
the east side of Drayton street 70
the west side of East Broad street a
roadway of vitrified brick thirty-two
(32) feet in width between the curh.
ing, and they are authorized and di.
rected to lay the necessary CURLING
and to do all the work in the wav 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 nor
tons of Park avenue
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained. that
a street railroad company having
tracks running through the said por-
tons of Park avenue, to be improved
under this ordinance, is hereby re-
quired to pave the width of it's tracks
and two (2) feet on each side of every
NE NEarA al Is
road 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 3. 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-thrds (2-3l
by the persons owning at the date of the
adoption of this ordinance, the real es-
tate abutting on the said portions of
Park avenue, to be improved under
this ordinance according to frontage.
and the pro rata amount of the cost
of such work is hereby assessed
and its owners, as aforesaid, according
to frontage.
The frontage of intersecting streets
and lanes is assessed as real estate
abutting on said portions of Park ave-
nue. to be improved, and the Mayor and
Aldermen of the city of Savannah 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 it's just pro rata as
such owner of the cost of said work ac-
cording to frontage, in addition to it's
one-third O-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 Couh-
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 apportion-
ed. how ii is apportioned among the
several abutting parcels, including the
street and lane intersections, and CIV
ing the sum chargeable to each parcel
with the name of the owner.
IT shall then become the duty of the
city treasurer to send to the abutting
property owners their proper bill for
the same, as 1t may be ascertained by
the City Council, and if such bill so
sent be not paid within thirty 900 days
after the presentation or sending of the
same, 1t 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 to the property described
therein, as are executions for city
taxes.
Sec s. Be 1t 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 Feb. 4, 1903, and published
for information.
w. P. BAILEY,
Clerk of Council.