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

COUNCIL or tne tlty OF baTDoufNihe,
Kentucky
Sec. 1. That Knox street, from the
east curb line Of Public Square TO
the west curb line Of Allison avenue,
in the city Of Barbourville, Kentucky,
be Improved and constructed on the
ten year payment plan at the exclusive
cost OF the owners Of abutting real
estate on each side of said street, by
paving said street from curb line to
curb line with Kentucky Rock asphalt
and constructing thereon concrete curb
and gutter
Sec. 3 That said part Of said street
be paved and curbed and guttered in
accordance with plans and specifica-
tons 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 refereed 10.
See. 3. That the Improvement and
construction Oncluding curb and gut
teri of said part of said street be made
at the exclusive cost of the owners 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 tax be levied upon such lots and
parcels Of land for the payment of the
cost assessed thereon, which tax shall
be due and payable at the office of the
treasurer of said city, upon the com
pletion of the work and acceptance
thereof by the Board Of Council, as
shall be provided 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 by the city of Barbour
vile, and paid for in the same man
ner as herein provided for other prop
erty owners.
Sec. >. The Mayor and City Clerk
are hereby appointed committee to
advertise for bids for paving said
street including concrete curb and gut
ter in. accordance with the plans and
specifications hereinbefOre referred to.
They shall advertise for bids for not
less than two consecutive weeks in
some newspaper published in said city
and i'm any other one publication
which, in their judgment, shall be pro-
ductive 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 pres
ence of the Board of Council at such
time as may be designated in said ad-
vertisement. Each bidder shall ac-
company his bid with a certified check
on solvent bank for the sum of 500
payable to the order of the treasurer
of the city, which will be returned in
event of rejection of his bid, and re-
turned to the successful 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 $1,000,
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 in Chapter 113, of the Acts
of the General Assembly of the Com
mOnwealth of Kentucky, of 1916, if
the owners of said property desire, or
may be paid in cash upon the COM
pletiOn and acceptance of the work
by the Board of Council.
Sec. s. This ordinance shall take
effect from and after its passage and
publication as required by law. And
all ordinances and parts of ordinances
in conflict with the provisions of this
ordinance are hereby repealed.
Adopted 18th day of March, 1919.
Approved 18th day of March, 1919.
THOS. d. TINSLEY, Mayor.
Attest: JOHN PARKER,
CitV Clerk