The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-04
OFFICIAL.
ORDINANCES.


Ga, under the terms and provisions of
an act of the Legislature of Georgia,
approved Oct. /, 1887 and also under
the terms and provisions of an act of
the General Assembly of Georgia, en-
titled, AN act to provide for renewing
| or repairing any pavement now laid
or to be laid in any city of this state,
having population over twenty thou
sand (20,00O)," approved Oct. 10. 1891,
said last named act being codifed in
| Section 724 of the Code of Georgia,
and for other purposes.
Whereas, At meeting of the City
| Council of Savannah, held April 81.
1904, certain resolutions were intro
| duced by the Committee of the Whole
and adopted by Council, touching the
shell pavement on Hall street in this
city, between Drayton and Habersham
| streets, by the terms of which resolu-
| tions the director of public works and
| the city engineer were directed to make
| u thorough and close examination of
| the pavement of shell on said portion
| of Hall street. so as to ascertain its
true condition, and as to whether or
not 1t is worn to such an extent as
| to be no longer serviceable as a good
pavement, and these officers were fur
| Their directed to make detailed report
to Council concerning such pavement
and their examination thereof; and,
| w AGIedSt Az u IIlCcLlnB Oh Ine OlLY
| Council held on May H. 1904. the said
| director of public works and the said
city engineer made their report to
| Council, showing that they had made
| an examination of said portion of Hall
street, between Drayton and Haber-
sham streets, showing that said shell
pavement in many places had worn
completely away to the original sur
| face of the ground. and that in other
| places where the shell still remained
| they had ascertained, by digging into
| the pavement, that the shell pavement
| varied from one-half "a to three
| fourths (%) of an inch in thickness,
having been originally laid in 1891. and
| then rolled to a depth of six co inches
| They further found and reported, that
| said pavement is worn to such an ex-
| tent as to be no longer serviceable as n
| good pavement, whereupon said officers
| were sworn in open Council and exam
| ined relative to the matters contained
| in said report. and during the same
| meeting of Council resolutions intro
| duced by the Committee of the Whole
were adopted, declaring that, in the
| judgment of Council, the shell pave
ment on said portion of Hall street,
| between Drayton and Habersham
streets, is worn out and is no longer
| serviceable as a good pavement, and
further declaring that it is so deter
mined by Council, and, further. that
| said portion of Hall street should be
| repaVed as soon as practicable with
| vtrified brick; all members of Council
| present voting for the adoption of said
| last named resolution; and,
| Whereas, The city of Savannah has
| a population of over twenty thousand
| 100000; therefore,
Section l. Be 1t ordained by the
Mayor and Aldermen of the city of
/ f,ah in, oil 90 .In,.
the terms and provisions of an act of
the Legislature of Georgia, approved
| Oct. I, 1887, and also under the terms
| and provisions of an act entitled IAN
| 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
last named act being codified in Sec
ton 724 of the Code of Georgia, and
| il having been determined by Council
that the present shell pavement on
Hall street, between Drayton and Hab-
ersham streets, is worn out and nc
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 vitrified brick for
ty (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 coineident with the respective
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| 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 it further ordained. That
a street railroad company having
tracks running through said portion OF
| Hall street to be improved under 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 company with
vitrified 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 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 (2-3) by
| tina persons owning, at the date OF the
| adoption of this ordinance. the real
estate abutting on said portion of said
| Hall street to be 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, i'm addition to
its one-third 90 of the entire cost as
hereinbefore provided.
Sec A. Be II further ordained. That
after the improvement hereinbefore pro-
vided 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
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