The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-20
OFFICIAL.
BY Alderman Davant-


By Alderman Davant-
An ordinance for the improvement
of Thirty-first street from the east
side of Lincoln street to the west side
OF Price street. except Habersham, the
intersecting street, for which a paw
ing ordinance has been passed, 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, un-
der the terms and provisions of an
act of the Legislature of Georgia, APP
proved Oct. /. 1887 that the director
of public works for the city of Savan-
nah, 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 Lincoln street to the west side
of Price street except Habersham, the
| intersecting street, for which a paw
ing ordinance has been passed, road
way of vitrified brick thirty 600 feet
between the curbing, said pavement
at all street and lane intersections to
| extend over the full width of said
Thirty-hrst street; that is to say, to
| lines coincident with the respective
property lines, and they are author
| lied and directed to lay the necessary
curling and to 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 said roadway on said
| portion of said Thirty-tirst street.
| Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, that
after the total cost of said work shall
| have been ascertained, one-third of
such total cost shall be paid out Of
the city treasury and the other two
| thirds by the persons owning at the
| date of the adoption of this ordinance.
| the real estate. abutting on the said
portion of Thirty-first street to be i'm
proved under this ordinance according
| to frontage, 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
| and lanes is assessed as real estate
ahutting 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 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 'front.'
| age, in addition to its one-third of the
entire cost as herelnbefore provided
Sec. g. 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-
ell 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 of the cost to be apportioned,
how it is apportioned among the sew
eral abutting parcels, including the
street and lane intersections, and Civ
ing the sum chargeable 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 Savan-
nah 1t shall then become the duty of
| the city treasurer to send to the abut-
| ting property owners their proper bill
| for the same, as 1t may be ascertained
| by the City Council, and II such bill
| so sent be not paid within thirty 800
| days after the presentation 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, as are ex-
ecutions for city taxes.
Sec. T. 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 May IL, 1904, and published
for information.
J. ROBERT DREAMER,
Clerk of Council.