Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-09-24
AN ORDINANCE


construction, reconstruction and i'm
provement of portions of Main
street, First street, Second street,
Third street, Lancaster ave-, and
Irvine street. according to plans
specifications adopted by the Board
of Council of the City of Richmond,
Kentucky.
Whereas, the Board of Council
of the city of Richmond has hereto
fore by resolution adopted August
18th, 1919, declared it to be neces-
sary to construct, reconstruct and i'm
prove certain hereinafter designated
portions of Main street, First street,
Second street, Third street, Lancas-
ter avenue and Irvine street and has
by said resolution given notice that
it would enact an ordinance providing
for the construction, reconstruction
and improvement of said designated
portions of said streets, including
the construction of curbing and gut
tering on both sides, and providing
and requiring that the cost of same
he borne and paid, one-third (1-3) by
the city of Richmond, and one third
(1-3) each by the property owners on
each side of said portions of said
streets;
Be it now Ordained by the Board
Of Council of the city of Richmond,
Kentucky, as follows:
l. That Main street from the
west line of New street to Estill
avenue; First street from the north
line of Main street to the south line
of Irvine street; Second street from
the north line of Main street to the
railroad track of the L & A. division
of the Louisville & Nashville Rail-
road Company; Third street from
the north line of Main street to the
south edge of the L & N Railroad
'Company's L & A division switch
crossing Third street at or about
two tobacco warehouses; Lancaster
avenue from the south line of Main
street to the south edge Of the inter-
section Of the Barnes Mill pike, and
Irvine street from the east line of
Second street to the east line of
First street, be constructed, recon-
structed and improved, Hereinafter
referred to as "Improvement') by
paving same with reinforced concrete,
sheet asphalt, bitulithic paving,
Kentucky rock asphalt, or such other
material as may be selected by the
Board of Council after receiving and
considering bids for the several diff
-ferent materials for said improve
ment, and by the construction of con-
crete curbing and guttering on both
sides of said portions of said streets.
3. That except as hereinafter
in accordance with the survey plans
and specifications, prepared by S. F..
"Crecelius, City Engineer, which are
attached hereto and are hereby ap-
proved, adopted, and made a part of
this ordinance and recorded as a part
of same upon the city minute book.
3. That excep as hereinafter
provided the improvement of said
parts of said streets shall be made at
the exclusive cost of the owners Of
real estate AUDITING on such improve
ment to be apportioned among and
assessed upon the lots or parcels of
real estate AUDITING feet on each of
said streets, and tax shall be levied
upon such lots or parcels of real
estate for the payment of the cost
assessed theron, which tax shall be
due and payable at the City Treasur-
er's office upon the completion of the
work and acceptance thereof by the
Board of Council and after legal pub
LEGATION of the ordinance accepting
the work and assessing the cost
thereof except as hereinafter provid-
ed.
a. That one third (1-3) of the
cost of said improvement including
curbing and guttering assessed
against the owners of real estate
abutting thereon, and the entire
cost of paving the intersections with
other public ways, including one half
(1a) of the width of the streets be-
ing improved opposite other streets
or alleys which run into, but do not
cross the streets so being improved,
and of that proportion of any street
abutting upon property belonging to
the city of Richmond shall be borne
by the city and paid for out of the
proceeds of the $150,000.00 bond
issue heretofore authorized by the
voters of the city of Richmond for
the construction, reconstruction and
improvement of streets and sewers,
the improvement hereby provided for
being part of the City's general
program for the expenditure of said
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