The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-04
]. ROBERT DREAMER,
Clerk of Council.
BY Committee on Streets and Lanes


BY Committee on Streets and Lanes
Section l. An ordinance for the i'm
provement of Drayton street from the
north property line of Anderson street
to the north property line of Thirty
first. street, under the terms and provi-
sions of an act of the Legislature of
Georgia, approved Oct. l. 1887.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Al
dermen of the City of Savannah, in
Council assembled, under 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 d.
rected to build and construct on Dray-
ton street, in the city of Savannah
from the north property line of Ander-
son street to the north property line
of Thirty-frst street, roadway of
vitrified brick Thirty-feet 500 in width
between the curbing, said pavement
at all street and lane intersections to
extend over the full width of said
Drayton street, that is to say. to lines
co-incident with the respective prop
erty lines, and they are authorized and
directed to lay the necessary curbing,
and do all the work in the way of
grading. the placing of catch basins,
incident to the construction and COM
pletion of said roadway on said portion
of Drayton street.
Sec 2 Be it further ordained. That
after the total cost OF such work shall
have been ascertained, one-third Q-3)
OF such total cost shall be paid out of
the city treasury, and the other two
thirds (2-3) by the persons owning at
the date of the adoption of this ordi-
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portion of Drayton 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 as
sessed against the said abutting real
estate, and it's owners as aforesaid &C
cording to frontage. The frontage of
interecting streets and lanes is assessed
as real estate abutting on said portion
of Drayton street to be improved. and
the Mayor and aldermen of the City
of Savannah, shall be, for all the in
tents and purposes of this ordinance,
the owner of the real estate so abut-
ting and shall pay from the city treas
ury its just pro rata as such owners
of the cost of said work, according to
the frontage in addition to it's one
third Q-9 of the entire cost as here
inbefore provided. t
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained, That
after the improvement hereinbefore
provided for has been completed, the
said director and the said committee
shall prepare and submit to Council of
the city of Savannah, statement
showing the cost of the improvements
herein provided for and also an assess
ment roll. showing as to two-thrds
(2-3) of the cost to be apportioned
how it is apportioped among the sew
eral abutting parcels, including the
street and lane intersections, and
giving the sum chargeable to each par
Gel, with the name of the owner JTpof
the consideration and adoption of said
statement and assessment roll by the
Council of the City of Savannah, il
shall then become the duty of the city
| treasurer to send to the abutting prop
erty owners their proper bill for the
same, as it may be ascertained by the
| City Council and if any such bill
sent be not paid within thirty (3O)
days after the presentation or sending
of the same. it shall then become the
duty of the city treasurer to issue ex-
ecution for the amount, together with
cost against the persons and property
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
in conflict with this ordinance be and
the same are hereby repealed.
Ordinance read in Council for the
first time May %, 1904, and published
for information.
]. ROBERT DREAMER,
Clerk of Council