The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-26
]. ROBERT DREAMER,
Acting Clerk of Council.
BY ALDERMAN watson

by Alderman watson
An ordinance for the Improvement of
west Broad street, from the south side
or Gw1nnett 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 1861 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
or 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 I'M
der this ordinance, Is hereby required
to pave the width of it's tracks and two
feet on each side of every line of tracks
of said street railroad company with
V1trlhed 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 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 aus
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 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 as aforesaid, according
to frontage.
The frontage of intersecting streets
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 it's 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
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 AUDITING 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