Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1919-03-21
ORDINANCE No. $40.

| ORDINANCE for the Improvement
and construction of Richmond street,
In the City of Barbourville, Ken
lucky, from the east curb line Of Al.
llson avenue to the west curb line of
Depot street, at the exclusive costs
Of the owners Of the real estate
abutting on such Improvement. to
be apportioned among and assessed
upon the lots or parcels of real Cs-
tate abutting feet on said street, on
the ten year payment plan. by paw
ing the same with Kentucky Rock
Asphalt and construction of earth
gutter.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Board OF
Council of the City of Barbourville,
Kentucky:
Sec. /. That Richmond street from
the east curb line of Allison avenue to
the west curb line Of Depot street In
the City of Barbourville, Kentucky. be
improved and constructed on the ten
year payment plan at the exclusive
costs of the owners of abutting real
estate on each side of said street by
paving said street, II feet in width,
seven "a feet on either side of the
center line of said street, with Ken.
lucky Rock Asphalt and construction
thereon earth cutters.
Sec. =. That said part of said street
be paved and guttered in accordance
with plans and specifications which
have been adopted by the Board of
Council and are now on file in the Of
flee of the Clerk of the Board of Coun-
ell, and here referred to.
Sec. g. That the improvement and
construction Gncluding earth gutter)
of said part Of said street be made at
the exclusive costs of the owner of
real estate abutting on such improve
ment, to he appOrtiOned among and
assessed upon the lots and parcels of
real estate abutting feet on said street;
and a tax shall be levied upon such
lots and parcels of land for the pay
ment of the cost assessed thereon,
which tax shall he due and payable at
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 provided by Ordi-
nance
Sec. 1. 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 by the City Of Barbour
Vile, and paid for in the same manner
as herein provided for other property
owners.
Sec. D. The Mayor and City Clerk
are hereby appointed committee to
advertise for bids for paving said
street, including earth gutter. in ac-
cOrdance with plans and specifications
hereinbefore referred to. They shall
advertise for bids for not less than two |
weeks in some newspaper |
published in said city and in any other
lne publication which, in their iudg- |
nent, shall be productive of the great
nst benefit and procure the largest |
number of bids. Bids when received |
shall be sealed and endorsed Street |
Paving Bid and directed to the May |
~, who shall keep the same and open |
hem in the presence of the Board of |
Council at such time as may be deslg-
lated In said advertisement. Each |
bidder shall accompany his bid with
certified check on solvent bank for
he sum of $4,000, payable to the Or
Ter of the treasurer of the city. which
will be returned in event of rejection
# said bid, and returned to the sue
'essful bidder upon the execution of
he contract. The Board of Council
hall reserve the right to reject any
nd all bids.
Sec. q. The successful bidder shall
xecute bond to the City of Barbour
lille, Kentucky, in the sum of $500,
With good and sufficient surety to be
pprOved by the Board of Council for
he faithful performance of his con-
ract; and the contractor shall within
wenty days begin his work on said
Ontract and complete the same with
iligence and without delay.
Sec. Z. The payment of taxes as
essable against the lots and parcels
I real estate abutting said improve
lent shall be made in accordance with
he ten year payment plan, as provided
4 Chapter 1l3 Of the Acts of the Gen.
raj Assembly of the Commonwealth
Kentucky of 1916, If the owners of
aid property desire, or may be paid
cash upon the completion and ac-
eptance of the work by the Board of
Ouncll .,
Sec. s. This ordinance shall take
Meet from and after its passage and
utilization as required by law. An
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