The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1915-12-10

| of the public square in said city used
as a drive way, and to assess and col
lect from the owners of properties.
| cornering or fronting on said square,
| equally and ratably, according to the
respective frontals, provided the
| owners of properties concerning on
said square shall be assessed the
same as shall be assessed against
an owner for % feet frontal on said
square, one-third Of the cost Of such
Oiling or paving and improvements,
and to assess and collect from the
owner of the car line or company
whose tracks occupy said square so
much of the cost of oiling, paving or
macadamiZing the public square as
is occupied by their tracks and Is in
ches on each side of the rail thereof
Also, to oil or pave and improve in
the same manner, or such other man
ner as they may deem best, all streets
intersecting said public square, ami
to assess and collect from the adj
join ing property owners on each side
Of such streets one-third OF lie cos;
of the oiling or paving and improve
ment of said several streets, and in
addition thereto to assess and collect
from the car line or company occupy
ing Atlanta Street and Church Street
SO much of the cost of oiling, paving
or matchmaking said streets, or
other streets of said city, as may
hereafter be occupied by said car
line, or car company, as is occupied
by their tracks and 8 inches on each
side of the rails thereof. Also to pave
end improve the sidewalks of said
Cit on all ne streets intersecting
in said City, and to assess and collect
from the owners of property, abutt-
ing on said streets the cost thereof.
Said authorities shall provide when
and how all assessments hereafter
provided for are to be made, and
when and how they are to be paid
and collected, and also provide for
sta tements of the cost of such oiling
or paving and improvements to be
rendered by said authorities to all
property owners who are affected by
such improvements, and further pro-
vide when and how execution may is
sue against the property owners for
any paving, oiling and improvements,
provided for in this Act; provided,
the owner of property abutting on
any streets improved as provided for
herein, said owner may either pay for
same in cash within thirty days from
the completion of said improvements
or in not less than five equal annual
installments together with interest
thereon as fixed by said Mayor ard
Council.
Before preceding with said oiling
or improvements, the Mayor ami
Council shall elect three Commission
ers known as the Street Paving Com
mittee, who shall act in conjunction
with said Mayor and Council in the
construction OF said paving or oiling
and Improvements. Provided said
Commissioners so elected shall hold
office and whose term of office shall
expire with and at the same time
that the term of office of the Mayor
and Council electing them expires,
and who shall each and all serve
without compensation, and be remov-
able at the pleasure of said Mayor
and Council and vacancies occurring
either by death or otherwise shall be
filled in like manner. Provided,
that this Act shall not become opera
tive until it shall have been submit
ted to a vote of the people of said
City at the next regular City cleo
ton, or at a special election called
for the purpose by the Mayor and
Council CT which at least thirty days
notice shall be given, and if at said
election majority of the qualified
voters of said city shall declare for
the ratification of this Act, then up-
on a proclamation of the Mayor and
Council this Act shall at once be-
come law Said Mayor and Coun-
Gil shall prescribe and prepare the
ballots to be used at such election
by which the voters shall declare for
or against the ratification Of this
Act.
Section 2. Be it further enacted
that all laws and parts of laws in
conflict with this Act, be, and the
same are hereby repealed.
Approved; August 14th, 1915.