The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-16

hereby repealed.
Ordinance read in Council for tbo
first time. Dec. 8, 1903, and published
for information.
]. ROBT. DREAMER.
Clerk of Council
BY Committee on Streets and Lanes
An ordinance for the improvement
| Of West Broad street from the north
| property line of Stone street. to tba
north property line of Liberty street
under the terms and provisions of an
Act of the Legislature of Georgia. an
proved Oct. /. 1887.
Section /. Be it ordained bv the
| 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.
a 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
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
of the tracks of said street railroad
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 its 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
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| 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 it's just pro
| rata as such owner of the cost of said
work, according to frontage in addi-
ton to its 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-
| Gil of the city of Savannah 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 abutting
| 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 600 days after the pre-
| sentation or sending of the same, it
| shall be the duty of the city treasurer
| to issue execution against said COM
| pany, and its property for said bill,
! together with costs. which shall be
made and Aevied 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. 9, 1903, and published