The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-24

By Committee on Streets and Lanes
An ordinance for the Improvement of
Habersham street, from the southside
of Thirty-first street to the southside
of Henry street, under the terms and
provisions of an act of the Legislature
of Georgia, approved Oct. /, 1887.
Section l. Be ii ordained by the
Mayor and Aldermen of the City of
Savannah, in Council assembled I'M
der 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 au-
thorized and directed to build and con-
struct on Habersham street in the city
of Savannah from the southside of
Thirty-first street to the southside of
Henry street, a roadway of yitrified
brick forty (40) feet in width between
the curbing, said pavement at all street
and lane intersections to extend over
the full width of said Habersham
street; that is to say to lines co-irci-
dent with the respective property
lines. and they are authorized and di-
rected to lay the necessary 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 construction and COM
pletion of said roadway on said por-
ton of Habersham street.
Sec. 2. Be ii further ordained. That
street railroad company having
tracks running through said portion of
Habersham street to be improved IN
der this ordinance, is hereby required
to pave the width of it's tracks and
two feet on each side of every line of
the tracks of said street railroad COM
pany, 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 street railroad
company.
Sec. g. 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 G-3) Of such total
cost shall be paid out of the city treas
ury and the other two-thirds (2-3) by
the persons owning at the date of the
adoption of this ordinance the real es-
tate abutting on the said portion Of
Habersham 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 abutting real estate
and its owners as aforesaid, according
to frontage.
The frontage of intersecting streets
and lanes is assessed as real estate
abutting on said portion of Haber-
sham 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 AUDITING
and shall pay from the city treasury
its just pro rata as such owner of the
cost of said work, according to 'front.'
age, in addition to its one-third 0-9
of the entire cost as hereinbefore pro-
vided.
Sec. 4. 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 the Coun-
ell of the city of Savannah a statement
showing the cost Of the improvement
herein provided for, and also an as
sessment roll showing as 10 two-thirds
(2-3) of the cost to be apportioned. how
! its is apportioned among the several
AUDITING parcels including the street
and lane intersections, and giving the
sum chargeable to each parcel with
the name of the owner.
IJpon the consideration and adop-
ton of said statement and assessment
roll by the Council of the city of Sa-
vannah, il shall then become the duty
of the city treasurer TO send to the
AUDITING property owners their proper
bill for the same, as II may be ascer-
tanned by the City Council and If such
bill so sent be not paid within thirty
600 days after the presentation or
sending of the same. il shall then be-
come the duty of the city treasurer to
issue execution for the amount. to-
gether with costs against the persons
and property aforesaid, which execu-
ton 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
street railroad company, and should
such company fail and refuse TO pay
a bill for the same thirty (30) days aft
er the presentation or sending Of the
same, II shall be the duty OF the city
treasurer to issue execution against
csid company and It's property for said
bill. together with costs, which shall
be made and levied as are executions
for city taxes.
Sec s. BE II further ordained. That
an ordinances and parts ~ ordinances
IN conflict with this ordinance. are
hereby repealed.
Ordinance read In Council for the
first time March 70. ie0f, and published
for information.
ROBERT DREAMER