The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-14


! street, and the other on the east side
| Of said street, and they are authorized
| and directed to enclose the said two
roadways with stone curbings, and to
construct grass plats thirty 600 feet
| wide in the center and between said
two roadways; said pavement at 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; also to do all 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 two roadways of vitri-
| fled brick and the said Improvements
| on West Broad street.
Sec, 2. Be it further ordained, that
after the total cost of said work shall
| have been ascertained, one-third Q-3)
| OF such total cost shall be paid out
! of the city treasury, and the other two
| thirds (2-3) by the persons owning at
the date Of the adoption of this or
| dlnance the real estate abutting on
| said portion of West Broad street, to
| be improved under this ordinance. ac-
| cording to frontage, and the pro rata
amount Of the cost of such work is
| hereby assessed against the said abut-
! ting 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
real estate so abutting, and shall pay
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 of the entire cost
as hereinbefore provided.
| Sec. 8. Be IL 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 Council
| of the city of Savannah a statement
showing the cost of the Improvement
herein. provided for. and also an as
sessment roll, showing as to two-thirds
(2-3) of the cost to be apportioned, now
II is apportioned among the several
abutting parcels. including the street
and lane intersections and giving the
| sum ohargeable 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.
1t shall then become the duty of the
city treasurer to send to the abutting
property owners their proper bill for
the same, as ii 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. 1t shall then become the duty
Of the city treasurer to issue execution
| for the amount together with costs
| against the persons and property afore-
| said, which execution shall be made
and levied out of the property de-
scribed therein, as are executions for
city taxes.
| al
that all ordinances and parts of ordi-
nances, in conflict with this ordinance,
are hereby repealed.
Ordinance read in Council for the
first time April q, 1904, read a second
time May IL, 1904, placed upon its pas
sage and passed.
BY Alderman Thomas
An ordinance to amend an ordinance
adopted Feb. IA, 1894, amending
Section two hundred and sixty-four
(26D of MacDonell's Code Of Savannah
touching stalking off lots. and the
making OF surveys by city engineer
so as to reduce the cost of survey OF
each lot from five to two dollars and
for other purposes.
Section /. Be IL ordained by thu
Mayor and Aldermen of the City o.
Savannah in Council assembled, Thai
the ordinance set out in foregoing cap.
ton, be, and the same is hereby
amended, In the second section thereof
by striking out the word lots" and
by inserting in lieu thereof the word
lot" and by striking out the word
five" and by inserting in lieu thereof
the word two and said ordinance as
so amended is in all respects confirm
ed.
Sec. 2. Be II further ordained, That
all ordinances and parts of ordinances
in conflict with this ordinance, are
hereby repealed.
RESOLUTIONS.
BY Committee of the Whole
Whereas, at the meeting of Council
held April "a, 1904. resolution was
adopted touching the shell pavement
on Hall street. between Drayton and
Hnbersham streets, and It's present
condition, by the terms OF which the
director of public works and city en-
gineer were directed to carefully ex-
anime said pavement, so as to ascer-
tain its true condition, and to report
to Council as to whether or not 1t ie
worn to such an extent as to be no
longer serviceable as a good pave
| ment; and tt.tt
Whereas, said officers have made said
examination and have reported to
Council on all the foregoing at this
meeting, and have been sworn and
examined concerning the same in open
| Council, their said report and testi-
mony supporting these resolutions, and
Council being fully informed in the
premises by this and other evidence,
First. 1t is resolved, by the Mayor
q and Aldermen of the city of Savan-
| nah. in Council assembled, that. in
the judgment OF Council, the shell
pavement on said portion of Hall
| street, between Drayton and Haber-
sham streets, is worn out and is no
longer serviceable as a good pavement,
and il Is so determined.
Second 1t is further resolved that
said portion Of Hall street should be
repaired as soon as practicable with
vitrified brick.
i Adopted, all present voting in the
| affirmative.
BY Alderman Davant-
Whereas, the shell pavement on
Henry street, in this city, between
Price and Magnolia streets; also on
Jones street, between East Broad and
Tattnall streets, seems to be worn out
and no longer serviceable as a good
pavement for the better ascertainment
of the condition of the pavement or
this portion of Henry and Jones streets
it is
Resolved, by the Mayor and Alder.
men of the city Of Savannah, in Coun-
ell assembled that the director of pub
lie works and the city engineer are
hereby directed to make a thorough
and close examination of the pave.
ment Of shell on said portion of Henry
and Jones streets so as to ascertain
its true condition, and as to whether
or not II is worn to such an extent