Mountain advocate., 1921-04-08
CITY ORDINANCE

ORDINANCE for the improve,
ment and construction OF Sycamore
Street, in the City of Barbourville,
Kentucky, from Black Street to the
South Main Street, at the exclusive
costs of the owners Of the real es-
tate abutting on such Improvement,
to be apportioned among and asses
sed upon the lots or parcels OF real
estate abutting feet on said street,
on the ten year payment plan, by
paving the same with Kentucky
Rock asphalt and construction of
concrete curb.
BE 1T ORDAINED by the Board
OF Council of the City of Barbour
Vile. Kentucky:
Sec. 1.-That Sycamore Street,
from Black to South Main 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 twenty feet in
width, ten feet on either side OF the
center line of said street with Ken
lucky Rock Asphalt and construct
Ing thereon concrete curb.
Sec. 2.--That said part OF said
street be paved and guttered In &C.
eotdance with plans and speeifca.
tiehs which have been adopted by
the board OF Council and are now
on Ale IN the once OF the Clerk oi
the. Board ot 6aunoli, and here re.
terrsS te,
Sec. a.-That the improvement
and construction including concrete
curb of said part OF said street be
made at the exclusive costs OF the
owners of real estate abutting on
such Improvement, to be apportion-
ed 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 payment OF the cost
assessed thereon, which tax shall be
due and payable at the Office of the
Treasurer Of said city upon the CON-
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 Oppo-
site other streets or alleys which
run into but do not cross the street
so being improved, and the proper
tion of said Improvement abutting
upon property belonging to the City
of Barbourville, Knox County, OF
any public school, shall be borne by
the City of Barbourville. and paid
for In the same manner as herein
provided for other property owners,
Sec. 5.-The Mayor and City
Clerk are hereby appointed a COM
mittee to advertise for bids for paw
ing said street, including concrete
curb, in accordance with plans and
specifications hereinbefore referred
to. They shall advertise for bids
not less than two consecutive weeks
in some newspaper published in
said city, and in any other one pub
lication which, in their judgment
shall be productive OF the greatest
benefit and procure the largest mum
ber OF bids. Bids when received shall
be sealed and endorsed street Paw
ing Bid" and directed to the Mayor
who shall keep the same and OpeI
them in the presence of the BoarC
of Council at such time as may bt
designated in said advertisement
Each bidder shall accompany the bio
with a certified check on a solven
bank for the sum of $4,000. pay
able to the order of the Treasures
OF the City, which will be returned
in event of rejection Of said bid
and returned to the successful bid
der upon the execution of the con
tract. The Board of Council shall
reserve the right to reject any an'
all bids.
Sec. 6.-The successful bidde
shall execute bond to the City o
Barbouryille, Kentucky, in the sun
of $500 with good and sufficient sur
ETY., to be approved by the Board o
Council for the faithful performanc,
OF his contract; and the contracto
shall within twenty days begin hi
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