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*)LN ORDINANCE GOVERNING THE EXTENSION OF TIME TO BE GIVEN CONTRACTORS °
ON PUBLIC WORK"
WHEREASI- It is customary and usual to grant extension of time io
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contractors, by simply a petition to the Common Council, and WHEREAS:-
..the present reckless manner of granting additional time militates against j
the City's interests ,by reason of the fact that excavations are made on
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Streets, which are left standing, water aooumlates in them through the
hot seasori, besides the work let is oft times completed a, year or teo
after contracts are let:- THEREFORE:- Be it ordained by the Common Council
.L of the City of Paducah, Ky.
I SeO,1- That all contractors must execute the work under any contract
awarded such by the City Of Paducah, with reasonable alacrity,
Seo.2- It shall be the duty of the Mayor and the City Engineer, to notify
any contractor construvting public work for the City of Paducah, of his
dilatoriness in reasonably pushing his contract to completion, and in the
event said contractor does not heed the notice thus given, It shall then
,4�rbe the duty of the said City officials to report the matter to the Commonwr.
: Council, and in the event such dilatory and careless contractor does not
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i%omplete the construction of the work assigned him by the time contracted
,to do, no extensmon of time shall be granted him.
SeO.3- No extension of time for the completion of any contract shall be i
granted, unless it be shown that the del In the
delay prosecution of the
work was in no way the fault of the contractor, and that such contractor
1� had proseaated the work with due diligence,- provided however:- the
' iligent execution of one contract, shall not permit of the neglect of
other contract upon which to appoal for nirther time.
SeC94- All ordinances or parte thereof in conflict with this ordinance are
' hereby repealed and this ordinance shall take effect from and after Its
Passage and approval.
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.-opted 21st, 1000 Approved May 24th, 1900 1
.tom -Fisher, C.C.P. Jas.ld.Lang, Mayor. y
�. OPY Attest.
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