The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1919-12-26

Louisa, at least one weeks notice o
the time and place fxod b. the Stree
Improvement Committee for the in
4 spection and reception of the work
/. which notice shall state the cost pc
fronting or abutting or bordering foo
of property, as shown by said report
and the amount apportioned to tn
II Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Com
: pany, If any No other notice shall b,
u necessary.
At the time and place fixed in sale
notice, the said Street Improvement
Committee of the City Council shall
I inspect the work. and the owners OF
: property liable for the cost of the i'm
provement and the contractor, theil
! agents or representatives, may appear
: and be heard before said Street Inn
l provement Committee as to whether
+, the work has been done. and the cost
: thereof estimated in accordance with
this ordinance and the contract there
for. The said Street Improvement
Committee may adjourn such hearing
and inspection from time to time, of
which adjournment all interested par
ties shall take notice without further
publication of any notice Any protest
against the acceptance of the imp" ove-
ment or the estimated cost thereof
shall be made in writing TO said oom-
mittee and be transmitted by said
committee to the City Council accom-
panied by written report and rec
concentration by said committee ac-
cepting or rejecting the work accord
ingly as it may be of opinion that the
work had or had not been done and
dance with this ordinance and contract
therefor.
4 Section 6. Upon receipt of the en-
gineer's estimate and the report of the
Street Improvement Committee the
City Council shall carefully consider
and investigate any protest which may
have been filed against the acceptance
of the work or the confirmation of the
/ engineers estimate of the cost thereof
! and shall hear any competent and
proper evidence which may he offered
! thereon prior to the acceptance of the
work and confirmation of the estimate.
4 The City Council may then accept the
| work and confirm the engineers esti-
mate of the cost thereof; or If 1t be of
1 the opinion that the work had not been
done in accordance with the contract
or that the engineers estimate of the
cost is incorrect, ii may require the
contractor to perfect or complete the
work in accordance with the contract
or it may modify the estimate Of the
cost of the work to conform to the
facts, or it may do both if deemed adj
visable. The determination of he City
Council shall be conclusive and binding
All lao
toned or contested in court except on
the grounds of fraud or colusion on
the part of the City Council Upon
acceptance of the work and the con-
firmatioa of the Engineers estimate of
the cost thereof by the City Council
! 1t shall by ordinance apportion the
cost OF the work, less any pact to be
paid by the City or the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railway Company, equally
among the owners of the fronting or
,abutting or bordering property owners
on both sides of the streets or public
ways improved, according TO the num-
her of fronting or abutting or border
ing feet owned by them respectively, |
and Shall assess and levy local tax
on the several lots or parcels OF land
fronting. abuting or bordering upon
said Improvement at rate per front
foot, sufficient to produce the part Of
the cost of the Improvement appor-
toned to such lot or lots. parcel or |
parcels of property. The City Council |
shall apportion to the City. in like |
manner such part of the cost of the |
Improvement as ii may be liable for |
and shall apportion to the Chesapeake |
and Ohio Railway Company such part |
of the cost for which ii may he liable, |
IL any, in the aggregate amounting to |
the total cost of the entire improve |
ment The lien for the cost of said |
Improvement of properties fronting or
AUDITING or bordering upon said inn
provement shall take effect and be in
force upon the publication of this or
dinance as required by law. making |
the assessment and levying the tax,
and shall take precedence over all other |
liens, whether created prior or subse-
quent to the publication of said ordi-
nance, except State. County or City or
prior-improvement taxes, and shall not |
be defeated or postponed by any pri-
vate or judicial sale. or by mortgage or
by any error or mistake in the des-
cription of the property or In the
names of the owners thereof Action
TO enforce said liens shall be as pro-
vided in Section 1888 and 3644, Sub
division V, Article W. Chapter SO,
Kentucky Statutes of 1915, Carroll's
edition.
Section I. Said Improvement shall
be made upon the ten year bond plan
and when said Improvement shall have
been cOmpleted and accented as here |