Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1919-03-21
ORDINANCE No. 500.


and construction Of Public Square
IN the city of Barbourville, Ken
lucky, from the curb line of the
sidewalks abutting said square TO
the inner curb line of said square,
at the exclusive cost Of the owners
Of the real estate abutting said
square and Improvement and the
cost Of the city of Barbourville, Ken
lucky, to be apportioned among and
assessed upon the lots or parcels of
real estate abutting feet on said
square, on the ten year payment
= plan, by paving the same with Ken
lucky Rock asphalt and the con-
struction of concrete curb and gut
ter:
BE 1T ORDAINED by the Board of
Council of the City of Barbourville,
Kentucky:
Sec. !. That the Public Square, 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 Square, by
paving said Square from curb line of
the sidewalks abuttlng said square to
the inner curb line of said square, with
Kentucky Rock asphalt and by CON
structing thereon concrete curb and
gutter.
See. .. That said part of said
square be paved and curbed and gut
tered in accordance with plans and
specifications which have been adopt
ed by the Board Of Council and are
now on file in the office of the clerk
of the Board of Council, and here re-
ferred to-
See. 3. That the improvement and
construction (including curb and gut
teri of said part of said square be
made at the exclusive cost of the own
ers of real estate abutting such i'm
provement to he apportioned among
and assessed upon the lots and par
GELS of real estate abutting feet on
said square; and tax shall be levied
upon each lots and parcels of land for
the payment of the cost assessed there
on, which tax shall be due and pay
able at the Office of the treasurer
of said city upon the completion and
acceptance of the work 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
square being improved opposite other
streets or alleys which run into but
do not cross said square, and the pro-
portion of said improvement abutting
upon property belonging to the city of
Barbourville, Knox county, or any pub
lie school, shall be borne by the city
of Barbourville, and paid for in the
manner as herein provided for other
property owners.
Sec. 3. The Mayor and City Clerk
are hereby appointed a 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 in 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 adj
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. 7. The payment of taxes as
Sessable against the lots and parcels
of real estate abutting said improve
ment, and against the city of Bar
bOurville for its proportion thereof,
shall be made in accordance with the
ten year payment plan as provided in
Chapter 113, of the Acts of the Cen
eral Assembly of Kentucky, of 1916, If
the owners of said property desire, or
may he paid in cash upon the compile
ton and acceptance of said 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 or parts of ordinances
i'm conflict with the provisions of this
ordinance are hereby repealed.