The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-23

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An ordinance for the Improvement
Of West Broad street from the north
property line of Stone street, to the
north property line of Liberty street,
under the terms and provisions of an
Act of the Legislature of Georgia, APP
proved, Oct. l. 1887.
Section l. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Sa-
vonnah, 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 500
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
a street railroad company having
tracks running through said portion
of West Broad street, to be improved
| under this ordinance, is hereby re-
CURED to pave the width of its 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. 3. Be it further ordained. that
| after the total cost of said work, ex-
| elusive of that done by or for street
| railroad company shall have been as
certained, third Q-9) of such total
| cost shall be paid out of the city treas
ury, and the other two-thirds (2-9 by
! the persons owning at the date of the
| adoption of this ordinance the real es-
| tate AUDITING 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
street to be improved and the Mayor
| 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
nay from the city treasury its 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 1t further ordained, that
| after the Improvement hereinbefore
provided for has been completed, the
| said director and the said COMMITTEES
| shall prepare and submit to the Coun-
| 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 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,
1 IL 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 City Council, and II such bill so
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 execu-
| ton for the amount, together with
| costs against the persons and proper
| Nv 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 800 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 .evied as are executions 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, Dec. Q, 1903, and published
| for information.
j. RoBT. DREAMER.
NJ Council