The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-24
]. ROBERT DREAMER,
Clerk of Council.

BY Committee on Streets and Lanes
An ordinance for the improvement
of Thirty-first street from the east
side of West Broad street to the west
side of Habersham street, under the
terms and provisions Of an act of the
Legislature of Georgia, approved Oct
l, 1887.
Section /. Be it 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, approved
Oct. l, 1887 That the director of pub
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 Jefferson street to the west
side of Habersham street a roadway of
vitrifed brick thirty 900 feet between
the curbing, except between Bull and
Abercorn streets, where the roadway
shall be thirty-three (33) feet and six
(6) 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 street 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
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 Thir-
ty-frst street, the curbing on said
street being already in place.
Sec. q Be it further ordained, That
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 its tracks and
two % 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 of 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-S)
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 un-
der this ordinance according to 'front.'
age. and the pro rata amount of the
cost of such work is hereby assessed
against the said AUDITING real estate
and its owners as aforesaid, according
TO frontage.
The frontage of interesting streets
and lanes is assessed as real estate
] Shutting on said portion of Thirty-first
street to be improved, and the Mayor
and Aldermen of the city Of Savannah
shall he. for all the intents and pur-
noses of this ordinance, the owner OF
the real estate so abutting, and shall
nav from the city treasury its just
nro rata as such owner of the cost of
such work. according TO frontage, in
addition to its one-third Q-3) of the
entire cost as hereinbefore provided.
Sec. 4. Be 1t further ordained, That
after the Improvement hereinbefore
rrovided for has been completed. the
said director and the said committee
shall prepare and submit 10 the Coun-
III OF the city OF Savannah state
ment showing the cost OF the improve
ment herein provided Tor. and also an
assessment roll showing as TO two
thirds CD OF the cost TO be appor-
toned how it is apportioned among
the several abutting parcels. including
the street and lane intersections, and
giving the sum chargeabie to each par
eel with the name Of the owner.
Upon the consideration and adoption
of SAID statement and assessment roll
nv Council of the City Of Savannah,
Il shall then become the duty OF the
city treasurer 10 send 10 the abutting
property owners their proper bill for
Inc same as Il may be ascertained by
fhe City Council. and n such bill 80
sent be not paid within thirty 800
DAYS after the presentation o. sending
~ the same, Il shall then become the
duty Of the city treasurer 10 issue
execution for the amount together
with costs against the persons and
property Aforesaid, which execution
snail b. made and Levied out u the
property described therein, 81 are exe-
cutionR f0r city taxes The said state
ment and assessment roll shall aiaQ
show fhe amount payable ~ a street
railroad company end anoull alcf
company faii ~ refuse a. pNf a Dill
for fhe eams thirty ft9l ea3t afer
49, presentation of eeneinN of tne