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ton before the Police Court Of the city
of Savannah, for each and every vio-
lation of this ordinance to a fine not
exceeding one hundred dollars, or to
imprisonment not to exceed thirty
days; either or both in the discretion
of the court; and if such owner, con-
tractor or architect be q partnership,
then each member of said partnership
shall be liable to punishment thereun-
der as aforesaid; and II said parties
be corporation, then each officer of
said corporation shall be liable to pun
ishment as aforesaid; and the punish
ment so provided shall be in addition
TO any money penalties hereinbefore
prescribed for any particular infringe
ment of this ordinance.
Sec. 81 BE 1t further ordained, That
all ordinances and parts of ordinances
in conhic5 with this ordinance are
hereby repealed
Ordinance read in Council for the
first time Aug. 3. 1904, read a second
time Aug. II, 1904, placed upon it's
passage and passed, all members pres
ent 90 voting in the Affirmative:
by Committee on Streets and Lanes
An ordinance for the improvement of
State street. from the west property
line of Bull street to the east property
line of jefferson street, under the terms
anu pIONlSlOHo VI al att VI the hCSiS-
lature of Georgia, approved Oct. 1,
1851
Section /. Be it ordained by the May
or and Aldermen of the city of Savan-
nah, in Council assembled, under the
terms and provisions of an act of the
Legislature of Georgia, approved Oct.
l, 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 State street in the city of
Savannah, from the west property line
of Bull street to the east property line
of Jefferson street, a roadway of vitri-
fed brick. excepting at the intersec-
ton of Whitaker street, which is now
paved with vitrifed brick, the said
roadway to vary in width from nine
teen Q9) feet to twenty-five (22) feet,
between the curbing, except in front
of the square on Barnard street, known
as St. James Square, where the width
shall be twenty-nine (29) feet, said
pavement at all street and lane inter-
sections to extend over the full width
of said State street; that is to say,
with lines co-incident with the respec-
tive property lines, and they are au-
thorized and directed to lay the neceS-
sary curbing, and to do all the work
in the way of grading, the placing OF
catch basins, drains, crossings and all
other things incident to the construc-
ton and completion of said roadway on
said portion of State street.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained that
any railroad company having tracks
running through said portion of State
street to be improved under this or
dinance, is hereby required to pave the
nf tv4an Ire nd tufn
each side of every line of the tracks
of said 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 it's being done at the expense OF
said railroad company.
Sec. g.. Be it ordained. that after
the total cost of said work, exclusive OF
that done by or for any railroad COM
pany, shall have been ascertained, one
paid out of the city treasury, and the
other two-thirds (2-3) by the persons
owning at the date of the adoption o
this ordinance the real estate abuttinl
on said portion of State street to b.
improved under this ordinance, accord
ing to frontage, and the pro rat
amount of the cost of such work i
hereby assessed against the said abutt
ing real estate and its owners, as afore
said, according to frontage.
The frontage of intersecting street!
and lanes and of said square shall b'
assessed as real estate abutting upor
the said portion of State street, anC
the Mayor and Aldermen of the city
of Savannah shall be for all intents
and purposes of this ordinance the
owner of such streets. lanes and
square so AUDITING, and shall pay from
the city treasury it's just pro rata as
such owner of the cost Of said work
according to frontage, in addition tC
it's one-third Q-3) of the entire cost as
hereinbefore provided.
Sec. 4. Be IL further ordained, that
after the Improvement hereinbefore
provided for has been completed. the
said director and the said committee
shall prepare and submit to the Coun-
ell of the city of Savannah, a state
ment showing the cost of the improve
ment herein provided for. and also an
assessment roll. showing as to two
thirds (2-3) of the cost to be appor-
toned, how 1t is apportioned among
the several abutting parcels, including
the street and lane intersections, and
the frontage Of said square, and giving
the sums 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,
II shall then become the duty of the
city treasurer TO send to the abutting
property owners their proper bill for
the same. as IL may be ascertained by
the City Council, and II such bill SO
sent be not paid within thirty (30D days
after the presentation or sending OF
the same, 1t shall then become the duty
Of the city treasurer 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 any railroad COM
pany, and should such company fail
and refuse to pay a bill for the same
thirty 800 days after the presentation
or sending Of the same, II shall be the
duty of the city treasurer 10 issue ex-
ccution 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. 5. Be 1t further ordained. that
all ordinances and parts of ordinances
in conflict with this ordinance are here
by repealed.
Ordinance on first reading:
BY the Committee OF the Whole
An ordinance to repeal Section 1914
Of MacDonell's Code OF Savannah,
touching the keeping open Of barber
shops until II o'clock a. m. on Sunday.
Section j. BE 1t ordained by the
Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Sa-
vannah, in Council assembled. That
Section 1414 OF MacDonelps Code of