The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-28
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der this ordinance, is hereby required
to pave the width Of its tracks and two
feet on each side of every line of tracks
of said street railroad company with
vitrif1ed brick, as the said work pro-
crosses, and in the event this is not
done by said company, the said direc
tor of public works and the said com
mlttee shall see to its being done at the
expense of said 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 (1-3) of such total
cost shall be paid out of the city treas
ury and the other two-thirds (2-3) bv
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 I'M
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 las aforesaid, according
to frontage.
The frontage of intersecting streets
and lanes is assessed as real estate
abutting on said portion of West Broad
street to be improved, and the Mayor
and Aldermen of the city of Savannah
shall be for all intents and purposes
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 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
CD. o.
Gil 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 par
Gel, 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 execution
for the amount, together with the costs
against the persons and property afore-
said, which execution shall be made
and levied out of the property described
therein, as are executions for city
taxes. The said statement and as
sessment roll shall also show the
amount payable by a street railroad
company and should such company fail
or refuse to pay a bill for the same
thirty 500 days after the presentation
or sending of the same, it shall be the
duty of the city treasurer to issue exc
cution against said company and its
property for said bill, together with
costs, which shall be made and levied
as are execution 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 49, 1903, and published
for information.
]. ROBERT DREAMER,
Acting Clerk of Council.