The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-18
OFFICIAL.


the City of Savannah be subject to
a fine in sum not exceeding twenty
five ($25.00) dollars or to imprison-
ment for a period not exceeding thir-
ty 500 days, either or both, in the dis
erection of the presiding officer, for
every day that such violation con-
tinues.
Sec. A. Be it further ordained that
all ordinances and parts of ordinances
in conflict with this ordinance be and
the same are hereby repealed.
Ordinance read in Council for the
first time March 16, 1904 read a sec
ond time March 80, 1904, amended and
laid on the table; taken from the table
April 49,, 1904, amended, placed upon
its passage and passed, all members
present Q2) voting in the affirmative:
BY Committee on Streets and Lanes
An ordinance for the improvement
of Thirty-iirst street from the east
side of West Broad street to the east
side of Lincoln street, under the
terms and provisions of an act of the
Legislature Of Georgia, approved Oct.
/, 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
llC WOThS LOT the CITY OIL savannah
and the Committee on Streets and
Lanes of said city be and they are
hereby authorized and directed to build
and construct on Thirty-first street in
the city of Savannah from the east
side of West Broad street to the east
side of Lincoln street a roadway of
vitrified brick thirty (51) feet bet Tslr
the curbing, except between Bull and
Abercorn streets, where the roadway
shall be thirty-three (33) feet and six
(6) inches, said pavement at all street
and lane intersections to extend over
the full width of said Thirty-first
street, that is to say, to lines coinci-
dent with the respective property lines,
excepting on the intersecting streets
of Bull, Jefferson and Abercorn, said
first named and second named streets
having been already paved, and
the pavement on said last
named street having been provided for
by ordinance, and they are authorized
and directed to do all the necessary
work in the way of grading, the plac-
ing of catch basins, drains, crossings
and all other things incident to the
construction and completion of said
roadway on said portion of said Thir-
ty-first street, the curbing on said
street being already in place.
Sec. 2. Be 1t further ordained, That
street railroad company having
tracks running through said portion of
Thirty-first street to be improved I'M
der this ordinance, is hereby required
to pave the width of it's tracks and
two (2) feet on each side of every line
of the tracks of said street railroad
company with vitrifed 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 it's being
done at the expense of said railroad
company.
Sec. 8. 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
treasury, and the other two-thirds (2-3)
by the persons owning, at the date Of
the adoption of this ordinance, the real
estate abutting on said portion of said
Thirty-first 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 assessor
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 Thirty-first
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 aputting, 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
addition to its one-third 0-3) 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 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
eel. with the name OF the owner
Upon the consideration and adoption