The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1921-05-03

in addition thereto the City of Paris,
Kentucky, shall pay the entire cost IF
the improvement of intersections
with other public ways, including
One-half of the width of the street
being improved opposite other streets
or alleys which run into but do not
cross the street so being improved,
and that portion of any street abutt-
ing on the property belonging to the
City; and shall pay the cost of all
improvements where the AUDITING
owner is a public school, cemetery,
county, State or United States. The
cost of the .abutting property owners
shall be apportioned and assessed
upon the lots or parcels of real estate
AUDITING feet, and a tax shall be levi
ed upon such lots or parcels of real
estate for the payment Of the cost
assessed thereon, which tax shall be
due and payable at the City Treas
urer's Office upon the completion of
the work and the acceptance thereof
by the Board of Council, provided.
however, that the portion assessed
against the abutting property may be
paid on the ten-year payment plan as
provided by law.
Any such tax, which Is not paid
within thirty days after the same
becomes due and payable. unless the
property owners shall have exercised
their option to pay for the same on
| the ten-year payment plan, as ABOVE
provided, shall have added thereto a
penalty of ten per cent Of the amount
of the tax; and there shall be a lien
, upon such lots or parcels OF real es-
tate for the part of the cost of said
Improvement so assessed thereon, and
| the same shall bear interest at the
rate of go per annum from the time
of assessment until paid.
This ordinance shall have two read
ings before the Board of Council, and
ten days shall intervene between the
first and second readings. Upon the
final adoption of this ordinance, the
Improvement committee is directed to
advertise for bids for two consecutive
weeks in the BOURBON NEWS and
Kentuckian-Citize newspapers pub
lished in Bourbon County, Kentucky
the official publications of the City OF
Paris, Kentucky, for the construc-
ton of said streets out of each of the
materials as herein provided.
All bids must be in writing or
blanks furnished by the City Engi
neer, and sealed and addressed to j
w. Hayden, Clerk of the City o.
Paris, Kentucky, and each bid mus
be accompanied by certified checl
for an amount equal to ten per cent
of the total aggregate of the bid or ;
bidders bond in the penal sum O.
S2,50O.0O conditioned that the sue
l.cessful bidder, within fifteen days af
ter the letting, will enter into {
written contract with the City o
Paris, Kentucky, and execute bono
with good and approved security con
ditioned for the faithful performance
of the contract.
Said bids will be opened by tn
Board of Council at the regular meet
ing at the City Hall, in Paris, Ken
lucky, on Thursday, May 18th, 1921
at o'clock p. m.
All certified checks accompanyin.
bids must be made payable to c. X
Thomas, City Treasurer, and will b,
returned to the unsuccessful bidder
Immediately after the letting. Tn
check of, the successful bidder, if h,
furnishes a check, will be retained
until he enters into contract an,
executes bond as herein above pro
vided for. and in the event Of hi
failure to enter into said contract an,
execute such bond the amount of sal,
check will be retained by the City .
Paris, Kentucky, as liquidated dam
ages for such failure.
This ordinance will be in full fore
from and after its passage, and pub
LEGATION, as required by law.
E. B. JANUARY, Mayor.
Attest: