The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1909-09-08

pent, curb and gutter fronting their
properties on North side OF MOberly
Ave between 9Th and Laurel Streets.
The curblng in front of all said
properties shall be six inches thick
md shall extend to the bottom of gutter
and up to level with top edge of pave
ment.
Said guttering in front of each OF
said properties shall be % inches wide
six inches thick and shall be joined TO
pavement so as to prevent leaking.
Said work shall be constructed in
strict conformity to the general speci-
locations for the constructions OF
cement sidewalks, curbing and gutter
ny aud made part of this ordinance
adopted by said City COun-
ill and approved by the Mayor.
Aud the location of said sidewalks, the
manner of doing the work and the
luality. size and condition of the ma
eriaIs shall be as required by said gen.
eral specifications and by the Board OF
Public Works.
Section 2. Said work shall be done
lud said materials shall be furnished
at the exclusive cost and expense of
the owners of lots, parts of lots and par
GELS of land, fronting or AUDITING on
said streets aforesaid and between said
points in front of which said side walks
respectively may be so constructed,
and under the supervision of the Board
of Public Works Of said city. and sub
iect to the approval of said Board of
Public Works; and fit should be found
ny said Board OF Public Works that any
part If said improvements does moi
conform to said specifications or 10
this ordinance or that any ma
materials so furnished are not of the
Kind or quality required by such speci
6cations. said City Council reserves
the right to require the contractor to
have the same completed, in the maD-
ner specified, bv some other person, al
the cost aud expense of such contrac
tor.
Section 8. The contract for con
structIug said sidewalks will he award.
I'd to the lowest and best bidder after
proper advertisement for bids, and the
accepted bidder will be required to ex
acute bond with good and sufficient
-ureties TO said city in sum equal to
the cost of the work performed under
this ordinance, to be approved by said
City Councils Finance Committee fl
The faithful performance OF his said
contract, and conditioned further that
said sidewalks will be of such a grade
of workmanship and such quality of
material as to remain in a substantial
lv good condition for a period of five
years after their acceptance as aforesaid
and further that he will indemnify
said city against any and all loss SUE
tanned by reason OF hindrance or delay
in. o. abandonment OF said work, Oh
resulting from the carelessness or neg.
ligence of himse II, his agents. servants
or employees in or about the prose.
cutiOn OF said work.
Section 4. The City Clerk is ordered
to advertise for sealed proposals. fOl
constructing said sidewalks and fur
nishing the materials therefor. which
proposals must be accompanied by the
names of at least two good and snf fiji
cient sureties acceptable TO said CITY
Council; aud said City Council reserves
the right to reject any and all bids sc
received and TO advertise. from time
to time, for other bids under the sam,
terms aud conditions.
The contractor. to whom the con
tract for doing said work may e award
ell hereunder, must enter into awritter
contract with said city, in the form
usual in SAID citv and must execute
bond 10 said city as herein above pro-
vided.
Section < When the work is com
pletel in accordance with the contract
and specifications, the work shall b,
received by said Citv Council upoT
receipt of certificate from The RoarC
nj Public Works stating that the wOrl
has been done according TO contracl
md specifications and said Board o
Public Works shall sppOrtion the cos
of said improvement against the lots
or grounds AUDITING or bordering the
improvement and anv owners of the
lots or grounds abutting or bordering
the improvement desiring to settle in
cash for improvement assessed agains
them may, within thirty DAYS, after the
adoption OF the apportiOnment, pay the
amount assessed against them 10 tbs
City Treasurer, who shall place the
money in the Street Improvement
Fund" At the expiration Of thirty
days after the adoption of the arpor.
tionment, the TreatureT shall report t.
the Council the amount of cash receiv.
ed, from whom and upon what lots it j,
paid, and the Council shall order the
City Clerk to advertise Street Improve.
ment Bonds for sale. to cover the un.
paid balance, together with all expense
attending the issue and sale of said
bonds. including the advertisement
cost of printing bonds, ETC., said bonds
to bear interest at the rate OF six per
cent per annum and when the bonds
shall have been sold. the monev real.
lied therefrom shall be placed in the
~Street Improvement Fund" and ar
order drawn against said Fund in favor
Of the constructor Tor the entire anaouni
due him, including interest, at the rats
ofsix per cent per annum. from the
time the work was accepted by the Cit,
Council TO date OF payment made Il
him.
Section g.. That within thirty DAYS
after the advertisement for salo of sal,
Street Improvement Bonds. il shall be-
the duty of the Mayor TO issue the bonds
of the city which shall be signed by
the Mayor and City Clerk, with inter.
est coupons attached. payable semi.
annually at the rate Of six per cent
per annum. said bonds shall be issued
In the denominations Of one hundred
dollars each, payable ten years are
date, provided however that said Cit,
If Richmond, XIV. at the option Of Id
City Council. may redeem any or all O
said bands at the end of five year
after date ri issue that Council NAV
ordain and said bonds shall be dated
on the day that the work was complet.
ed and accepted bv the Beard OF Coua
Gil. aod shall he pavah'e at the. State
Bank q Trust c., Richmond. Ky, and
said bonds shall not be sold for les.
than par and accrued interest. The
amount Of bonds issued for any one
improvement shall De the amount OF
the unpaid assessments MS shown in the
Board of Public Works apportiounent,
together with the cost Of advertising
said bonds for sale, printing and en-
craving said bonds and all other ex-
penses attending the issues Of same,
and the total amount thereof ahall be
assessed equally BY the feet front upon
the properlY iFonklng or abutflnR or
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