Mountain advocate., 1921-04-08
CITY ORDINANCE


Street {. in the City OF Barbour
Vile, Kentucky, from the south end
of Knox Street to the end of High
Street at the exclusive costs OF the
owners of the real estate abutting
on such Improvement, to be appor-
toned among and assessed upon the
lots or parcels of real estate abut-
ting feet on said street, on the ten
year payment plan. by paving the
same with Kentucky Rock asphalt
and construction of concrte curb.
BE 1T ORDAINED by the Board
of Council of the City OF Barbour
Vile, Kentucky:
Sec. THAT Long Street, from
the south end of Knox to south end
of High in the City of Barbourville,
Kentucky, be improved and con-
structed 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 Kentucky Rock
Asphalt, and constructing thereon
concrete curb.
Sec. 2.-That said part Of said
street be paved and guttered in ac-
cordance with plans and specifca-
tions 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 concrete
curb of said part of said street be
made at the exclusive costs of the
owner of real estate abutting on
such improvement, to be apportioned
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 par
cells Of land for the payment Of the
cost thereon, which tax shall be due
and payable at the ONCE OF the
Treasurer Of said City upon the COM
pletion OF the work and acceptance
thereof by the Board Of Council, ss
shall be provided by Ordinance.
Sec, 4.--That the cost OF paving
the intersections With other pubiic
ways, Including ohe-half the Width
Of the stfest bs,ns Improved cppoI
slts 6thsf streets az alleys which
faH lais hEt ae ast Grass the stsaat
80 bsihs improved, sRa the bFos0S'
ton Of aald Improvement Rbuttins
upon property belonging 70 the City
OF Darbourville, Knox County. or
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 publica-
tion whish, in their judgment, shall
be productive of the greatest bene-
fit and procure the largest number
of bids. Bids when received shall
be sealed and endorsed street Paw
ing Bids" and directed to the May
or, 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 advertise
ment. Each bidder shall accom-
pany his bid with a certified check
on q solvent bank for the sum Of
10000 payable to the order of the
Treasurer of the city, which will be
returned in event of rejection Of
said bid, and returned to the success
full bidder upon the execution of the
contract. The Board of Council
shall reserve the right to reject any
and all bids.
Sec. 6.-Tbe successful bidder
shall execute bond with the City of
BarbOurville, Kentucky. in the sum
of $500, with good and sufficient
surety, to be approved by the Board
of City Council, for the faithful per-
formance of his contract; and the
contractor shall within twenty days
begin his work on said contract, and
complete the same with diligence
and without delay.
Sec. 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 11S of the Acts
of the General Assembly of the Com
of Of 1919 40