The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-06
OFFICIAL.

Petition of Z. p. Marks, 7. r. Wom-
BILE and Mrs. J. V. Whitaker asking
the opening of Stone street through
TO Jefferson street, was read and re-
ferred to the Committee on City Lots
and Opening Streets.
Petition Of sundry property owners
and Taxpayers. asking that cess pool
be placed at the southwest corner of
West Broad and Thirty-second streets
for the purpose of drainage, in heavy
rains the water stands for days. be-
comes stagnant and causes sickness,
was read and referred to the Com
mittee on Streets and Lanes.
Petition of William F. Hermann, ask
| ing that the two (2) stoops to the. two
| CD houses on York street, east of
| Price street projecting on sidewalk be
| permitted to remain, was read and re-
| ferred to the Committee of the Whole.
Petition of Hattie Winthrop, for per-
mission to build privy vault at No.
| Sc Waldburg street, east, across Wa
! ters road, was read and referred to
! the Committee on Public Health.
Petition of Mrs. B. Haskins, of S0S
Taylor street, west, asking to be re-
| imbursed in the sum of $50 for arti-
| cles destroyed by the order of the
| health authorities on account of con-
| tagious disease, was read and referred
| to the Joint Committee on Public
| Health and Finance.
Petition of James MCGUIRE, asking
| the city to lease for a term of five
| years a certain lot of land 100 feet
| square, located at the corner of Stiles
| avenue and the Vale Royal road, was
read and referred to the Committee on
| Water.
Petition of D. S. Edenfield, asking
permission to enclose a small lot own
ed by the city. lying on the south side
| nf tho of the South Side
! Baptist Church, to be used for gar
den and stable purposes, petitioner
] agreeing to vacate whenever desired
by the city authorities, was read and
referred to the Committee on City Lots
and Opening Streets.
Petition of sweepers in the City Mar
| ket asking an increase in their pay,
their present pay being $3.50 per
month, was read and referred to the
| Committee on Market.
ORDINANCES.
The following ordinance read in
Council the first time March A. 1903,
| by unanimous consent read the sec
ond time, placed upon it's passage and
| passed, all members present Q3) Vot-
ing in the affirmative. Before the
/ passage of this ordinance, Council
heard evidence touching the correct
| ness of the said statement and assess
| By Alderman Watson
An ordinance to establish the Off
| cial statement and assessment roll,
touching the improvement of portion
| of Habersham street, from the south
side of CASTOR street to the south side
| of Henry street, in the city of Sa-
| Vannah as made under an ordinance
of the city of Savannah, passed June
25, 1902.
Section l. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Aldermen of the city of
| Savannah in Council assembled, that
the statement and assessment roll
| submitted to Council by the director
of public works for the city of Savan-
| nah and the Committee on Streets and
Lanes of said city, made under an or
dinance, passed June %. 1902, and en-
titled AN ordinance for the improve
ment of a portion of HabeTsham
| street, under the terms and provisions
| of an act of the Legislature of Geor
gia, approved Oct. l, 1885," be and they
are hereby, declared to be the official
statement and assessment roll of said
| improvement under said ordinance, the
said statement and assessment roll be-
ing that entitled, Statement and as
seSsment roll for improving Haber-
sham street, A statement showing
the cost of the Improvement of Hab-
ersham street in 1.-The city, of SaVan-
! nan, beginning dl lHe S0ulH sue VI
CASTOR street, and extending to the
south side of Henry street; as made
under an ordinance of the city of Sa-
vannah, passed June 25, 1902; with an
| assessment roll showing as to two
thirds of this cost, how it is appor-
toned among the several abutting
parcels, and giving the sums charge
able to each parcel, with the names
of the owners" And the Clerk of
Council of the city of Savannah is
hereby directed to mark the said
statement and assessment roll filed as
of this date, and to enter the same
on the minutes of Council for due au-
Identification and preservation.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, chat
the treasurer of the city of Savannah
is hereby directed to make out and
send to the property owners, including
the street railroad company, a bill for
the respective amounts due by them,
as provided for by the said ordinance
Should the said bills be not paid with
in thirty 800 days from the date of
the bill, then it shall be the duty of
the treasurer to issue executions as
provided, for by said ordinance, which
executions shall be made and levied
as are executions for city taxes.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, that
all ordinances and parts of ordinances
in conflict with this ordinance are
/ hereby repealed. .1
On its first reading.
BY Alderman Watson
| An ordinance for the improvement of
| .Abercorn street from the south side
of Henry street to the north side of
| Estlll avenue, under the terms and
| provisions of an act of the Legislature
of Georgia, approved Oct. l, 1887.
Section |. Be it ordained by the May
or and aldermen of the city of savan-
| nah, in Council assembled, under the
terms and provisions of an act of the
| Legislature of Georgia, approved Oct.
| l, 1887 that the Director of Public
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 anG
| construct on Abercorn street in the
| city of Savannah from the south side
| of Henry street to the north side of
Estill avenue a roadway of vitrified
brick forty-five (4O feet in width be-
tween the curbing, and they are, -au-
thorized and directed to lay the neces-
sary 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 construc-
tion and completion of said roadway
on said portion of Abercorn street.
Section 2. Be it further ordained
| that any railroad company having
tracks running through said portion of
| Abercorn street to be improved under
i this ordinance, is hereby required to
| pave the width of its tracks and two
| feet on each side of every line of the
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