The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1912-04-24
AN ORDINANCE
Requiring the Original COnstruC-
ton, by Paving and Curling,
Of Certain Streets In the City
of Mt. Sterling, Kentucky.

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Section 1. That the following
streets and parts of streets, in.
tersections and crossings in the
city of Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, bt
improved by original construction
by paving and curbing the same
with vitrified brick and curling
and gutter suitable for the pur.
pose, from the inner curb line to
the inner curb line of curbing on
the outer side of the sidewalks
thereon, but so as to include the
curbing on the opposite side of the
said streets and between the lines
thereon as follows:
Bank street from the South
line of West Main street to
the Chesapeake & Ohio Rail-
way.
West Locust street from the
East line of Bank street to
the East line of South Syca-
more street.
Sec. 2. That the same be paved
and curbed in accordance with the
specification thereof, referred to
and adopted by the resolution of
this Board, which specifications,
however, may at the pleasure of
the Council be changed from time
to time by resolution.
Sec. 8. That the cost and ex-
pense of said original construction
and improvement by paving and
curbing aforesaid, shall be at the
exclusive cost of the owners of the
lots and parts of lots or lands
fronting or abutting or border
ing on the said streets and parts of
streets to be paved by original
construction as above, and shall be
apportioned by the City Engineer
and Board of Council according to
the number of front feet owned by
the owners respectively.
Any owner of the lots or grounds
abutting or bordering the improve
ments desiring to settle in cash for
the improvement assessed against
them may, within thirty days aft
er the adoption of the apportion-
ment, pay the amount as assessed
against them to the City Treasur-
err, who shall place the money in
the Street Improvement Fund.
At the expiration of thirty days
after the adoption of the appor-
tionment the Treasurer shall re-
port TO the Council the amount of
cash received and the Council
shall then order the City Clerk to
advertise Street Improvement
Bonds for sale to cover the re
together with the expense
attending the issue of said bonds. |
including advertisement, printing
bonds, etc., said bonds to bear in.
terest at the rate of six per cent.
per annum, and when the bonds
have been sold, the money real
lied therefrom shall be placed in
the Street Improvement Fund and
an order drawn against said fund
in favor of the Contractor for the
entire amount due him, including
interest at the rate of six per cent.
per annum from the time the work
was accepted by the City Council
to the date of payment to him.
Sec. 4. The accepted bidder
shall execute bond to the city with
good and sufficient surety, to be
approved by the Council for the
faithful performance of said con-
struction, and said contractor shall
within ten days after being mott
fed to do so by the Board of
Council begin work under said
contract; and shall complete the
same as provided for in said con-
tract and without delay, and when
the work as provided for in said
contract and in this ordinance is
completed in accordance with the
contract, the work shall be received
by the said Council upon re-