The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-25
By Alderman Watson

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An ordinance for the Improvement Of
West Broad street, from the south side
of Gwinnett street to the south side of
Anderson street, under the terms and
provisions of an act of the Legislature
of Georgia, approved Oct 1, 1887.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Aldermen of the city of
Savannah, 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, au-
thorized and directed to build and con-
struct on West Broad street in the
city of Savannah, from the south side
of Gwinnett street to the south side of
Anderson street, a roadway of vitri-
fed brick sixty-six (66) feet in width,
between the curbing already laid on
said West Broad street, said pavement
at all street and lane intersections to
extend over the full width of said West
Broad street; that is to say, to lines CO.
incident with the respective property
lines, and they are authorized and di-
rected to do all the work in the way
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 por-
ton of said West Broad street.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That
a street railroad company having
tracks running through said portion of
West Broad street to be improved un-
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
vitrified 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
mittee shall see to it's 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 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 cs-
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 las one-third (1-3) OF the entire
cost as hereinbefore provided.
Sec. 4. Be 1t 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 a state
nent showing the cost of the improve
ment herein provided for, and also an
assessment roll showing as to two
thirds CD of the cost to be appor-
toned, how 1t is apportioned among
the several abutting parcels, including
the street and lane intersections, and
giving the sum chargeable to each par
eel, 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 1t may be ascertained by
the lily OOuiCllg diiQ II SuCH Dlll 30
sent be not paid within thirty 500 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 800 days after the presentation
or sending of the same, 1t shall be the
duty of the city treasurer to issue exc
cution against said company and it's
property for said bill, together with
costs, which shall be made and levied
as are execution for city taxes.
Sec. s. 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 Is, 1908, and published
for information.