The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-20

BY Alderman Davant-
An ordinance for the improvement
of portion of Park Avenue from the
west side of Jefferson street to the east
side of West Broad street, in Savan-
nah, Ga, under the terms and provi-
sions of an act Of the Legislature of
Georgia, approved Oct. 1, 1887.
Section l. Be 1t ordained by
the Mayor and aldermen of the
City of Savannah, in Council
assembled. d, under the terms and
provisions of an act of the
Legislature of Georgia, approved Oct.
/. 1887, That the director of public
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 Park avenue in the city
of Savannah, from the west side of
Jefferson street to the east side of West
Broad street, a roadway of vitrihed
brick thirty-two 1922 feet between the
curbing. said pavement at all street
and lane intersections to extend over
the full width of said Park avenue;
that is to say, to lines coincident with
the respective property lines; and they
are authorized and directed to lay the
necessary curbing and to do all the
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 Park
avenue.
Sec 2. Be 1t 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
nd Af Inn al
estate abutting on the said portion of
Park avenue to be improved under this
ordinance according to frontage, and
the prorata amount of the cost of such
work is hereby assessed against the
said abutting real estate and it's own
ers, as aforesaid, according to frontage.
and lanes is assessed as real estate
abutting on said portion of Park ave-
nue. 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 of the entire
cost as hereinbefore provided.
Sec. g. Be is further ordained, That
after the improvement hereinbefore
said director and the said committee
shall prepare and submit to the Coun-
Gil Of the city of Savannah a 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 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 Savannah, 1t
shall then become the duty of the city
treasurer 10 send to the AUDITING
property owners their proper bill for
the same, as II may be ascertained by
the City Council, and IL such bill so
sent be not paid within thirty (s0) days
after the presentation or sending Of
the same. II shall then become the
duty of the city treasurer to issue exc
cution for the amount, together With
costs, against the persons and prop
erty aforesaid, which execution shall
be made and levied out of the property
described therein, as are executions for
city taxes.
Sec. 4. Be IL further ordained. That
all ordinances and parts OF ordinances