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

and construction OF College street,
IN the city OF Barbourville, Ken
lucky, from the north curb line OF
Knox street to the south curb line
OF Manchester street, at the ex-
elusive cost OF the owners OF the
real estate abuttlng on such Inn
proyement, to be apportioned among
and assessed upon the lots or par
cells OF real estate abuttlng feet on
said street, on the ten year payment
plan, by paving the same with Ken
lucky Rock asphalt and construc-
ton Of concrete curb and gutter:
BE 1T ORDAINED by the Board of
Council Of the City Of Barbourvllle,
Kentucky.
Sec. 1. That College street from
the north curb line of Knox street to
the south curb line Of Manchester
street, in the city Of Barbourville,
Kentucky, be improved and construct
ed 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 there
on concrete curb and gutter.
Sec. 2. That said part of said
street be paved and curbed, and gut
tered in accordance with plans and
specifications 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 re-
| ferred to.
Sec. 3. That the Improvement and
construction (including 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 i'm
provement, to be apportiOned among
and assessed upon the lots and par
GELS of real estate abutting feet on
said street; and tax shall be levied
upon such lots and pacels 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 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 inn
! 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 a committee to
advertise for bids for paving said
street, including concrete curb and
gutter, in accordance with the plan
and specifications hereinbefOre re-
ferred 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 publi-
cation which, in their judgment, shall
be productive of the greatest benefit
and procure the largest number of
bids. Bids when received shall be
sealed and endorsed, "Street Paving
Bids" and directed to the Mayor, who
shall keep the same and open them in
the presence Of the Board of Council
at such time as may be designated in
said advertisement Each bidder shall
accompany his bid with a certified
check on a solvent bank for the sum
of 500, payable to the order of the
treasurer of said city, which shall be
returned in event of rejection of said
bid, and returned to the successful
bidder upon the execution of the con-
tract. The Board of Council shall re-
serve the right TO reject any and all
/ bids.
Sec. G. 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 lots and parcels of
real estate abutting said Improvement
shall be made in accordance with the
ten year payment plan, as provided in
Chapter 113 of the Acts of the Gen
eral Assembly of the Commonwealth
of Kentucky, of 1916, if the owners of
said property desire, or may be paid in
cash upon the completion and accept
ance of the work by the Board of
Council.
Sec. 8. This ordinance shall take
effect from and after its passage and
publication as required by law. All
ordinances or 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.