Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1919-03-21

Tue noftV cufO ilnt OF i1SuUHU street
10 the south curb line OF High street,
in the city Of Barbourvllle, Kentucky.
be improved and constructed on the
ten-year payment plan az the exclusive
cost OF the owners Of abuttIng real es-
tate on each side Of said street by
paving said street from curb line to
curb line with Kentucky Rock asphalt
and gutter.
Sec. 2. That said part OF said
street be paved and curbed and gut
tered In accordance With plans and
specifications which have been adopted
by the Board Of Council and are now
on file In the Office of the clerk OF the
Board Of Council, and here referred to.
Sec. 3. That the Improvement and
construction Qncludlng curb and gut
ter) Of said part Of said street be
made at the exclusive cost of the own
ers Of real estate abuttlng on such
Improvement, to be apportioned among
and assessed upon the lots and par
cells Of real estate abutting feet on
said street. and n tax shall be levied
upon such lots and parcels OF land
for the payment of the cost assessed
thereon, which tax shall he due and
payable ut the office of the treasurer
OF said city, upon the completion Of
the work and acceptance thereof by
the Board of Council, as shall be pro-
vided by ordinance.
Sec 4. That the cost of paving the
intersections with other public ways,
including one-half the width of the
street being improved opposite other
streets or alleys which run into but
do not cross the street so being i'm
proved, and the proportion of said i'm
provement abutting upon property be-
longing to the city of Barbourville,
Knox County, or any public school,
shall be borne bS the city of Barbour
Vile, and paid for in the same manner
as herein provided for other property
owners.
Sec. :. The Mayor and City Clerk
are hereby appointed committee to
advertise for bids for paving said
street, including concrete curb and
gutter, in accordance with the plans
and specifications hereinbefore re-
ferred to. They shall advertise for
bids for not less than two consecutive
weeks in some newspaper published in
said city and in any other one publ
cation which, in their judgment. shall
he productive of the greatest benefit
and procure the largest number of
bids. Bids when received shall be
sealed and endorsed "Street Paving
Bid" and directed to the Mayor who
shall keep the same and open them in
the presence of the Board of Council
at such time as may be designated in
said advertisement: Each bidder
shall accompany his bid with a certi-
fed check on solvent bank for the
sum of 500, payable to the order Of
the treasurer of said city, which will
be returned in event of rejection of
said bid, and returned to the success
full bidder upon the execution of the
contract. The Board of Council shall
reserve the right to reject any and
all bids.
Sec. 6. The successful bidder shall
execute bond TO the city of Barbour
vile, Kentucky, in the sum of $500,
with good and sufficient surety to be
approved by the Board of Council for
the faithful performance of his con-
tract; and the contractor shall within
twenty days begin his work under said
contract and complete the same with
diligence and without delay.
Sec. Z. The payment of taxes as
sessable against the lots and parcels
of real estate abutting said improve
ment shall be made in accordance with
the ten-year payment plan, as provided
i'm Chapter 113 of the Acts of the Cen
eral Assembly of the Commonwealth
of Kentucky, of 1916, if the owners of
said property desire, or may be paid
in cash upon The completion and ac-
ceptance of the work by the Board of
Council.
Sec. 8. This ordinance shall take
effect from and after its passage and
publication as required by law. All
ordinances and parts of ordinances in
conflict with the provisions of this Or
dinance are hereby repealed.
Adopted 18th day of March, 1919.
Approved 18th day of March, 1919.
THOS. ID. TINSLEY, Mayor.
Attest: JOHN PARKER,
CITY Clerk