The record., 1912-04-04
New Law on Pavement and Sewer
Construction.

new law providing Tor street ana
sewer construction in towns and
cities. This offers great relief on a
most important matter, as most of
our smaller cities could never pro-
vide and maintain such necessities
from their revenues. Even if bond
issues could be voted a hard thing
to do the amount so available un-
der the provisions of the old law
was entirely inadequate. This is a
needed and proper solution of the
matter, and will afford means of
developing every city in the state.
For many years this has been the
law governing the larger Kentucky
cities, only, while in all the north
ern, eastern and western states, al
most, the law for long while has
been similar to our new law:
Section 1. The City Council is
hereby authorized and empowered
to order any work they may deem
necessary to be done upon the side
walks, Curbing, sewer, streets,
avenues, highways, and public
places of such city. The expenses
incurred IN making and repairing
sidewalks and curbing shall be paid
by the owners of the lands, fronting
and abutting thereon, each lot or
portion of lot being separately
assessed for the full value thereof,
in proportion to the frontage there
of to the entire length OF the whole
Improvement, not exceeding d
square, sufficient to cover the total
expense of the work; but the owners
of such property shall have the
right to make such improvements,
If they prefer doing so, instead OF
paying for the same. The cost and
expenses incurred in constructing or
re-ConstructIng streets, avenues,
highways, sewers and public places
shall be paid out of a general fund
of the City or by the owners
of the land fronting and
abutung thereon, as the City
Council may in each case determine;
or the City Council may order and
direct that two thirds only of said
cost and expenses SO incurred shall
be paid by the owners of the lands
fronting and abutting sad Improve
lnents aud the other one-ihird paid
BY The city; but the local assess
ments shall not exceed ifly
percentum of the value of the
ground after such improvement is
made excluding the value of the
buildings and other improvements
upon The property so improved.
The cost of constructing or re-
constructing the inter section or
crossing of streets, avenues and
highways shall be at the expense OF
the city.
Each subdivision or territory
bounded on all sides by principal
streets shall be deemed a square.
When the territory contiguous to
any public way is not defined into
squares on either or both sides by
principal streets, the ordinance pro-
viding for the Improvement for
such public ways shall be the depth
on the side or sides not defined
in the square fronting said
improvement, to be assessed for the
cost of making the same, accord
ing to the number of square feet
owned by the parties, respectively,
within the depth set out by or
dinancc.
Section :. Whenever the City
Council shall determine upon the
construction or reconstruction of
streets, avenues, highways, sewers
and public places at the expense
or partial expense of the abut,ing
property, as provided in section one
of this Act they shall cause the
same to be done as follows;
The ordering of such improve
mcnt shall be by ordinance of the
City Council, and the contract
therefore shall be awarded to the
lowest and best bidder after proper
advertisement for bids. The City
Council shall require the accepted
bidder to execute bond 10 the
city with good and sufficient
security to be approved by said
Council for the faithful performance
of his contract.
Section 5. The original con-
struction or reconstruction of any