The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1921-04-29

Ond street from the East margin OF
Main street to the West margin Of
Pleasant street, Fourth Street from
the East margin of High street to the
West margin of Pleasant street, Fifth
street from the East margin of High
street to the West margin of Pleasant
street, Sixth street from the East
margin of High street to the West
margin of Pleasant street, Seventh
Street from the East margin of High
street to the West margin of Pleasant
street, Eighth street from the East
margin of High street to the West
margin of Pleasant street, Nlnth
street from the East Margin OF High
street to the West margin of Pleas
ant Street, Tenth street from the East
margin of High street to the west
margin of Main street, eleventh
street from the East margin of High
street % the West margin of Pleasant
street, Twelfth street from the East
margin of High street to the west
margin of Pleasant street. Thirteenth
street from the East margin of High
street to the West margin OF Main
street.
( That said improvement shall be
made according to the plans and spec
ifications adopted by the Board of
Council of the City of Paris, Ken
lucky.
That the cost of improving said
roadway shall be paid as follows, to-
wit:
The AUDITING property owners on
either side of said streets shall pay
one-third of the costs of said street,
and cost of all curbing and gutter
ing in front of their respective lots,
and the remaining cost shall be paid
by the City of Paris, Kentucky, and
i'm addition thereto the City of Paris,
Kentucky, shall pay the entire cost Of
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 AUDITING property owners
upon the lots or parcels of real estate
abutting 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 Thereon
by the Board of Council, provided,
however, that the portion assessed
against the abutting property may De
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
nroyided. shall have added thereto a
nenalty of ten per cent of the amount
of the tax: and there shall be a lien
Iupon such lots or parcels of real es-
tate for the part of the cost OF SAID
Improvement so assessed thereon, ana
the same shall bear interest at the
rate of co. per annum from the time
of assessment until paid.
SThis ordinance shall have two read
ings before the Board of Council, ano
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 ano
Kentuckian-Citizen newspapers pup
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 on
blanks furnished by the City Engi-
neer. and sealed and addressed to j.
w. Hayden, Clerk of the City OF
paris. kentucky, and each bid must
be accompanied by certified cheek
for an amount equal to ten per cent
of the total aggregate of the bid or a
bidders bond in the penal sum Oh
s2,500.00 conditioned that the sue
cessful bidder. within fifteen days al
ter the letting, will enter into a
written contract with the City OF
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 the
Board of Council at the regular meet
ing at the City Hall, in Paris, Ken
lucky, on Thursday, May 12th' 1921
- at o'clock p. m.
= All certified checks accompanying
}, bids must be made payable to c. K
Thomas, City Treasurer, and will DC
returned to the unsuccessful bidders
: Immediately after the letting. The
check of the successful bidder, il he