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MAYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT. 329to frontage, and the pro rata amount of the cost ofsuch work is hereby assessed against the said abuttingreal estate and its owners, as aforesaid, according,to frontage. The frontage of intersecting streets andlanes is assessed as real estate abutting upon said portionsof West Broad street to be improved, and the Mayorand Aldermen of the city of Savannah shall be, forall the intents and purposes of this ordinance, theowner of the real estate so abutting, and shall payfrom the City Treasury its just pro rata as such ownerof the cost of said work, according to frontage, in additionto its one-third of the entire cost as hereinbeforeprovided.Sec. 4. Be it further ordained, That after the improvementhereinbefore provided for has been completed,the Director of Public Works for the city ofSavannah and said Committee on Streets and lanesshall prepare and submit to the Council of the cityof Savannah a statement showing cost of the improvementherein provided for, and also an assessment rollshowing as to two-thirds of the cost to be apportionedhow it is apportioned among the several abuttingparcels, including the street and lane intersections,,and giving the sum chargeable to each parcel, withthe name of the owner. Upon the consideration andadoption of said statement and assessment, roll of thecouncil of the city of Savannah it shall then becomethe duty of the City Treasurer to send to the abuttingproperty owners their proper bill for the sameas it may be ascertained by the council, and if suchbill so sent be not paid within thirty (30) days afterthe presentation or sending of the same it shall thenbecome the duty of the City Treasurer lo issue an ex-