The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-09
OFFICIAL.

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 Thirty-first street in
the city of Savannah from the east
side of West Broad street to the west
side of Habersham street a roadway of
vitrified brick thirty 800 feet between
the curbing, except between Bull and
Abercorn streets, where the roadway
shall be thirty three (33) feet and six
60 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
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-frst street, the curbing on said
street being already in place.
sec. z. be IL IuTlHGI OGQalneQ, IAat
a 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 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 OIL 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-O
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 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 it's owners as aforesaid. according
to frontage.
The frontage of intersecting streets
and lanes is assessed as real estate
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
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 (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
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
OF said statement and assessment roll
by Council of the City of Savannah,
1t shall then become the duty of the
city treasurer to send to the abuttinR
property owners their proper bill for
the same, as it may be ascertained by
the City Council, and if such bill so
sent be not paid within thirty 900
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 costs against the persons and
property aforesaid, which execution
shall be made and levied out of the
property described therein, as are exc
cutions for city taxes. The said state
ment and assessment 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, it shall be the duty of the city
treasurer to issue execution against
said company, and its property for said
bill, together with costs, which shall
be made and levied as are executions
for city taxes.
Sec. s. Be 1t 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 March 1e, 1904, read sec
ond time March 80, 1904, amended
and laid on the table. and published
for information.
J. ROBERT DREAMER,
Clerk of Council.