The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-03-23

BY Committee on Streets and Lanes
An ordinance for the Improvement OF
State street between Bull and Dray-
ton streets, in the city of Savannah,
under the terms and provisions OF an
act of the Legislature Of Georgia.
approved Oct. / 1887.
Section l. Be IL 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, APP
proved October LIST, 1887. that the
director of public works for the city
of Savannah and the Committee on
Streets and Lanes of the said city, be.
and they are hereby. authorized ana
directed 20 build and construct on
State street. in the city of Savannah,
from the east side of Bull street to
the west side OF Drayton street, a road
way of vitrifed brick. twenty-five
feet in width between the curbing.
and they are authorized and directed
TO lay the necessary curbing and 70
do all the work in the way of grading,
the placing of catch basins, drains,
crossings and all other things incident
to the construction and completion
of the said roadway on the said por-
tion of State street
Sec. .. Be il further ordained. that
after the total cost of the said work
cldli nave DCFii dHNCIAalAtE4s
OF such total cost shall be paid out
of the city treasury and the other
two-thirds from the persons owning
at the date of the adoption of this
ordinance the real estate abutting on
said portion of State street TO be i'm
proved under this ordinance. accord
ing 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.
Sec. g. Be II further ordained. that
after the Improvement hereinbefore
provided for has been completed. the
director of public works for the city
of Savannah and said Committee on
Streets and Lanes shall prepare and
submit to the Council of the city OF
Savannah statement showing the
cost of the Improvement hereinbefore
provided for. and also an assessment
roll. showing as TO two-thirds of the
cost to be apportioned, how ii is APP
portioned among the several AUDITING
parcels, and giving the sum chargable
TO each parcel, with the name of the
owner. Upon the consideration and
adoption of said statement and assess
ment roll by the Council of the city
of Savannah. it shall then become the
duty OF the city treasurer TO send to
the abutting 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 with
in thirty 800 days after the presen-
tation or sending of the same, it shall
then become the duty of the city
treasurer to issue an 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, 5 are executions for city
taxes.
Sec. l. 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 March 2. 1904, read second
time March 16. 1904, and laid on the
table until the next regular meeting of
Council
J. ROBERT DREAMER.
Clerk of Council.