HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances Book 7, Page 577, No Ordinance NumberAN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE DRIVEWAY ON
NORTH SEVENTH STREET, FROI,1 THE NORTH PROPERTY LINE OF JEFFERSON STREET TO
THE LINE -OF THE PROPERTY OF TIM ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY NORTH OF
TRII:BLE STREET, IN THE CITY OF PADUCAH, IENTUCKY, AT THE COST OF THE ABUTT-
ING PROPERTY HOLDERS, AND PROVIDING THAT SAID I1,0ROVF.I:TM SHALL BE ?r-yDE
UPON THE TEN YEAR PAYIEENT PLAN.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COc11ISSIONERS OF THF CITY OF
PADUCAH, IENTUCKY;
SECTION 1.
That the driveway on North Seventh Street, from the North pro-
perty line of Jefferson Street to the line of the property of the Illinois
Central Railroad Company North of Trimble Street, in the City of Paducah,
Kentucky, be, and the same is hereby ordered to be reconstructed; that
said street shall be reconstructed with concrete, tarvia or Ilentucky Rock
Asphalt, as may be determined by the Board of Commissioners as the best
and most economical hereafter, upon bids made therefor, and all to be done
in strict accordance with the plans, grades, specifications, widths and
profiles of the Commissioner of Public Works, prepared br him for such
purpose, all of which are adopted as a part of this Ordinance as fully as
if embraced herein or attached hereto and rade a, part hereof, and marked
"A", for more specific identification.
SECTION 2.
That said work shall be constructed under the direction and
supervision of the Commissioner of Public 'Horks, and shall be commenced
at a time designated b:j contract for the performance of said work, and
completed on or before seven months after the passage and recording of
this Ordinance.
SECTION 3.
That the cost. of such construction of said street shall be paid
for wholly by the property owners abutting or fronting thereon, on both
sides thereof, to be apportioned to and assessed against the pro-oerty and-
property
ndproperty ovme-rs abutting thereon, on both sides thereof, according to the
number of front feet abutting thereon, except that the City of Paducah
shall pay such portion of such costs of construction as required by law.
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SECTION 4.
The contractor awarded the contract for the work herein provided)
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for shall be paid only from,the funds arising from the Special Tax bills
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and assessments against the property abutting the improvement herein
provided for, and in no other way,- except that the said contractor may
be paid out of such bonds as may be issued, in accordance with the law
o_ the City of Paducah and charter of cities of the second class of the
State of Kentucky, and for the payment of which said tax bills and as-
sessments may be pledged by said City of Paducah; and in no event shall]
the said City of Paducah be liable to the contractor for the construction
of any of the work herein provideC_ for, except that the said City of i
Paducah shall be liable to the said contractor for the excess of Fifty
(50%) per cent of the value of any property assessed for the con-
struction of the work herein provided for.
SECTION S.
The contractor awarded the contract herein -provided for shall be
paid monthly by Improvement 'Nar-rants, issued by the City of Paducah
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'upon estimates furnished by the Commissioner of Public FVorks to the
extent of Sixty-five (65%) Per cent of the value of the work done or
materials furnished by the contractor during the progress of the work,
and said Improvement Vlarrants shall bear six (6%) per cent interest
from date of issual and shall be issued by the Commissioner of Public
Finance upon order of the Board of Commissioners. Said Improvement
)'larrants shall be negotiable, and shall constitute a lien upon the local
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taxes to be hereafter levied for such improvement, and shall be payable'
at the office of the Commissioner of Public Finance, without notice -to
the holder thereof, upon completion and acceptance of the work herein
provided for, out of the first collection of such local taxes, or out of
the proceeds of the sale of any Improvement Bonds issued in. anticipation
of such local taxes. The interest on such Improvement Vlarrants shall
be estimated and assessed as a part of the cost of the improvement here-
in provided for.
SECTION 6.
Bids shall be received for the construction of said work out of
concrete, tarvia or Xertucky Rock Asphalt, according t -o plans and speci-
fications made and provided therefor by the Commissioner of Public V.forks,
and reported to the Board of Commissioners at the next regular or called
meeting, and said Board of Commissioners shall determine the material
with which said street shall be constructed, and award the contract
therefor to the lowest and best bidder, except the right is expressly
reserved to reject any and all bids, within the discretion of said
Board of Commissioners.
SECTION 7.
This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force ten (10) days
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after same is adopted and recorded; provided petition, according to law,
for a referendum vote hereon has not been filed within said ten days.
RECORDED MY 4th 1920.
PUBLISHED MAY 8-1-1, 1 1920.
Mayor