The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-06-03
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whereas. The city OF Savannah has
a population of over twenty thousand
(20,000); therefore,
Section /. BE 1T 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, 1857, and also under the terms
and provisions of an act entitled AN
act to provide for renewing or repair
ing any pavement now laid or to be
laid in any city of this state, having
a population of over twenty thousand
(20,000," approved Oct. TO- 1891, said
last named act being codified in Sec
ton 124 of the Code of Georgia, and
1t having been determined by Council
that the present shell pavement on
Hall street between Drayton and Hab-
ersfam streets. is worn out and no
longer serviceable as a good pavement,
so as to make the repaving Of such
portion of said street necessary, 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 di-
rected to build and construct on Hall
street in the city Of Savannah, from
the east property line of Drayton street
to the west property line of Habersham
street, a roadway of vitrifled brick for
" (40) feet in width between the curb
ing now laid on said street, said pave
ment at all street and lane intersec-
tions to extend over the full width OF
said Hall street; that is to say, to
lines coincident with the respective
property line and they are authorized
and directed to do all the work neces-
sary In the way OF grading. placing OF
catch basin, drains, crossings and all
other things incident TO the construc-
ton and completion of said roadway
on said portion of Hall street, the
curbing on said portion of said street
being already in place.
Sec. 2. Be II further ordained. That
street railroad company having
tra cks running through said portion OF
Hall street TO be improved under this
ordinance, is hereby required To pave
the width of its tracks and two (2) feet
on each side of every line of the tracks
OF said street railroad company with
vitFified brick. as the work progresses,
and, in the event this is not done by
said company. the said director Of pub
lie works, and the said committee shall
sec to it's being done at the expense of
said street railroad company.
Sec. 3. BE 1t 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 treas
ury, and the other two-thirds (2-0 by
the persons owning, at the date OF the
adoption of this ordinance. the real
estate abutting on said portion of said
Hall street to he improved 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 own
ers as aforesaid, according to 'front.'
age.
The frontage of intersecting streets
and lanes is assessed as real estate
abutting on said portion Of Hall 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 its just pro rata as
such owner of the cost OF such work,
according TO frontage, in addition to
its one-t third d-3) of the entire cost as
hereinbefore provided.
Sec. 4. Be It further ordained. That
after the iInproS e1ient hereinbefore pro-
vtded for has been completed, the said
director and the said committee shall
prepare and submit to the Council of
the city OF Savannah statement.
showing the cost of the Improvement
herein provided for and also an assess
ment roll showing as TO two-thirds
OBJ OF the cost to be apportioned. how
it is apportioned among the several
abutting parcels. including the street
and lane intersections. and giving the
sum chargaable to each parcel. with
the name of the owner.
Upon the consideration and adoption
of said statement and assessment roll
by Council OF the city Of Savannah, 1t
shall then become the duty of the city
treasurer TO send TO- the abutting prop
erty owners their proper bill for the
SAGE, as It NAV be ascertained by the
City Council. and IL such bill be not
paid within thirty 600 days after the
pi esentation or sending Of the same.
IL shall then become the duty of the
city treasure to issue 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
executions for city taxes. The said
statement and assessment roll shall
also show the amount payable by a
street railroad company, and should
such company fail or refuse to pay a
bill for the same thirty (30) days after
the presentation or sending OF the same.
II shall be the duty Of the city treas
urer TO issue execution against said
company, and its property for said
bill, together with costs. which shall
be made and levied as are executions
for city taxes.
Sec. s. Be II further ord aimed, That
ali ordinances and parts Of ordinances
In conflict with this ordinance are here
by repealed.
Ordinance read in Council for the
first time May rs. 1904, and published
for Information.
Clerk Of Council