The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-23
OFFICIAL.

eral abutting parcels, according TO
frontage, and giving the sums charge
able 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, it shall then become the duty
of the city treasurer to send to the
abutting property owners their proper
bill for the same, as it may be ascer-
tanned by the City Council, and if such
bills so sent be not paid within thirty
800 days after the presentation or
sending of the same, it shall then be-
come the duty of the said treasurer to
issue execution for the amount to-
gether with costs, against the persons
and property aforesaid, which execu-
ton shall be made and levied out Of
the property described therein, as are
executions for city taxes
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, that
all ordinances and parts of ordinances
in conflict with this ordinance are
hereby repealed.
On its first reading.
By Alderman Schroeder
An ordinance to grant permit here
in mentioned for the Improvement of
the property herein mentioned.
Section l. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Sa-
vannah in Council assembled That:
The petition of Mrs. Mary A Dono-
hue to replace old dilapidated two
story, Single roof house, in rear of
80 Jones street east, lot No. 80 Troun
ward, with a new two-story metal roof
house be and the same is hereby
granted.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, that
all ordinances and parts of ordi-
nances in conflict with this ordinance
be and the same are hereby repealed.
RESOLUTIONS.
By Alderman Bacon
Resolved, That the Water Commit
tee be allowed to spend all or any part
thereof of the money that is appropri-
| ated in the budget for the purpose of
putting in new tubes in boilers at the
new waterworks. Adopted
BY the Committee or the Whole
Resolved, That in accordance with
an act of the General Assembly ap-
proved Dec. II, 1902, fixing the election
of city officers upon the evening of the
day for the qualification of the Mayor
and Aldermen, and the said qualifica-
| ton occurring upon the 2Sth instant.
| the clerk of Council is hereby instruct
ed to advertise notice of an election for ,
| city officers to be held on the evening
of the 26th instant, at s o'clock, and
| that applications for said offices, re-
| spectively, must be filed with him, by
| IL o'clock m, city time, on said Jan.
26, and that in cases where bonds are
required, the applicants must file with
their applications, the names of at
least two (2) sureties, or of one re-
| sponsible surety company, as surety,
| Adopted.
| BY Committee of the Whole
Resolved, That the city attorney be,
and he is hereby instructed to unite
with the county authorities in the con-
demnation proceedings looking to the
widening of the old Water Works road
| by condemning so much of the prop
erty of the Ocean Steamship Company,
or of the Central of Georgia Railway
! Company, as will make said road a
uniform width of sixty feet.
1t is understood that any expense in
cident to this proceeding is to be borne
| by the Savannah Electric Company.
1t is understood further that this
condemnation is not to be construed
as a precedent against the county, nor
! to obligate them for the maintenance
of or damage on any portion of the
road which may at any time be within
the city limits.
Adopted.
| BY. Alderman Watson
Resolved by the Mayor and Alder
men of the city of Savannah, in COun-
ell assembled, That the garbage con-
| tracts covering a period of ten Q0)
years, from April 1, 1903, and ending
| April /, 1913 are submitted to Council
at this meeting. One of said contracts
is in triplicate, between Savannah
Electric Company and the Mayor and
| Aldermen of the city of Savannah,
the county of Chatham joining in. and
| the other is in duplicate, between the
Mayor and Aldermen of the city Of
Savannah, and the county of Chat
| ham. They are approved in each and
| all of their terms, and they are di-
| ia Il Iza-
| half of the Mayor and Aldermen of the
| city of Savannah by the Mayor, at
tested by clerk of Council, with cor
porate seal affixed.
Adopted.
BY Alderman Thomas
Whereas. the city is about to pur-
|. chase tracts of land known as the Fal-
Fligant and Burke tracts south of An
derson street, for the purpose of conf
pleting the opening of Whitaker street,
which two tracts are under lease to
Savannah Electric Company, in con-
sideration of passes to be given by said
company to the owners of said strips
of land until such time as the city of
Savannah might acquire title to the
same, and,
Whereas, the Savannah Electric Com
pany desires to be rid of said servitude.
and to end said leases, and the city of
Savannah desires to purchase the said
strips of land for the above purposes,
resolved by the Mayor and Aldermes
of the city of Savannah, in Council
assembled.
/. That the offer of Savannah Elec-
trio Company to pay to the city $500,
thus contributing towards the purchase
of said land for said purposes, Kidding
itself of said servitude. and terminal
ing the said leases, by which the said
right of way has been heretofore held
be and the same is hereby accepted.
2. That the offer of DR.. L. A. Fall
ligant to sell to the city all of Mrs. u.
B. Burkes land. the title to which Is
in him. needed for completing the open
ing of Whitaker street at thirty (SO)
cents per square foot, be accepted, pay
ment to be by city's notes, running
three (3) years, without grace, with.
interest at five 90 per cent. per annum'
payable annually; title to be satlsrac-
tory to the city attorney.
8. That the action of the Committee
on City Lots and Opening Streets, in
paying Theodore Rober 800 for quit
claim title for portion of Whitaker
street, subject to the easement of Sa-
vannah Electric Company for roadway
thereon for the street railway, be ana
the same is hereby approved and con-
firmed.
T. That it is recognized, that the Sa-
vannah Electric Company in making
the above payment to aid in the pur-
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