The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-29

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Petition of c. H. Schroeder, asking
Council to place an electric light at
the intersection of Forty second and
Barnard streets. Referred to Commit
tee on Streets and Lanes.
Petition of D. ]. Morrison, asking
| Council to open up. Thirtyfifth street
from Bull TO Barnard streets. Referred
to Committee on City Lots.
ORDINANCES.
Ordinance read in Council for the
| first time Oct. IL, 1904, read a second
time Oct. 26. 1904, placed upon its
| passage and passed:
| By Committee on Streets and Lanes
An ordinance to provide for the width
OF a roadway and sidewalks on Bay
street, from Farm street to Ogeechee
canal, in the city of Savannah, to re-
| quire the paving of said sidewalks, and
| for other purposes
Section 1. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Sa-
vannah in Council assembled, that Bay
street from Farm street to Ogeechee
| canal, in the city of Savannah, shall
have roadway of forty (4O) feet in
width between the stone curbing, and
a sidewalk on either side thereof of
ten Q0) feet in width
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, that
said sidewalks on said portion of Bay
street shall be paved with hard brick,
cuTDlflR,
the said paVements and curbing to be
laid by the owners of the lots abutting
on said sidewalks, within ninety 900
days from the date of the passage of
this ordinance, and shall be subject to
the inspection and approval of the di-
rector of public works of the city of
Savannah
Should said pavements on said side
walks not be laid as herein required
the shall nv ha
of public works of the city of Savan-
nah, under the direction of the Com
mittee on Streets and Lanes, at the ex-
pense of the abutting owners, to be
| enforced by executions issued against
them by the city treasurer.
Sec. 8. 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hereby repealed.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 Oct. IL, 1904, read a second
time Oct. 26. 1904. placed upon its
| passage and passed:
By Committee on Streets and Lanes
An ordinance to provide for the
width of a roadway, grass plats and
sidewalks on Oglethorpe avenue, for
merly Williams street,, from West
| Broad street to Farm street. in the
| city of Savannah, to require the paw
ing of said sidewalks, and for other
| purposes.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the
! Mayor and Aldermen of the city of
| Savannah, in Council assembled, that
the width of the roadway, grass plats
| and sidewalks on Oglethorpe avenue,
formerly Williams street,, between
| West Broad street and Farm street,
| in the city of Savannah, shall be as
| follows: that is to say, said avenue
within said limits shall have a roadway
| of thirty 800 feet in width between
the stone curbing, and grass plat on
either side thereof of four (D feet in
| width, and a sidewalk on either side
thereof next to the property lines of
| seven % feet in width; said sidewalks
to be laid with hard brick and to be
enclosed with stone curbing.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, that
| the hard brick pavements herein re-
| quired on said sidewalks with the stone
| curbing, shall be completed by the
abutting lot owners within ninety 900
days from the date of the passage of
! this ordinance, and shall be subject to
the inspection and approval of the di-
rector of public works of the city of
Savannah.
Should said pavements on said side
walks be not laid as herein required,
the same shall be done by the director
| of public works under the direction of
at the expense of the abutting owners,
to be enforced by executions issued
| against them by the city treasurer.
Sec. 3. 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, Oct. 26. 1904. and by unani-
| nous consent read a second time,
placed upon its passage and unani-
mously adopted.
Before the passage of this ordinance
Council heard evidence touching the
correctness of the said statement and
assessment roll duly verified the same.
BY Committee on Streets and Lanes
An ordinance to establish the Off
cial statement and assessment roll
touching the Improvement of a por-
ton of Park avenue. from the west
side of Jefferson street to the east side
of West Broad street. in the city of
Savannah, as made under an ordinance
of the city of Savannah, passed May
Is, 1904.
Section 1. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Aldermen of the city Of Sa-
vannah. in Council assembled. that
the statement and assessment roll sub
mitted to Council by the director of
public works for the city of Savannah
and the Committee on Streets and
Lanes of said city, made under an or
dinance passed May %. 1904, and en-
titled, IAN ordinance for the improve
ment of a portion of Park avenue from
the west side of Jefferson street to the
east side of West Broad street, in Sa-
vannah, Ga, under the terms and
provisions of an act of the Legislature
of Georgia, approved Oct. l, 1887" be
and they are hereby declared to be the
official statement and assessment roll
| of said improvement under said ordi-
nance, the said statement and assess
ment roll being that entitled, State
ment and assessment roll for improv-
| ing Park avenue. A statement show
| ing the cost of the Improvements to
| Park avenue. in the city of Savannah,
| Ca, beginning at the west side of JEFF
ferson street, and extending to the east
side of West Broad street, as made I'M
der an ordinance of the city of Savan-
nah, passed May 25. 1904; with an as
sessment roll. showing as to two-thirds
| of this cost, how it is apportoned
among the several abutting parcels,
and giving the sums chargeable to each
| parcel with the names of the owners. >"
And the clerk of Council of the city of
| Savannah is hereby directed to mark
the said statement and assessment roll
| filed as of this date. and to enter the
| same on the minutes of Council for
due Authorization and preservation.
Sec. 2. BE il further ordained, that
the treasurer of the city of Savannah,
is hereby directed TO make out and