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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances Book 7, Page 735, No Ordinance NumberAN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR TEE CONSTRUCTION OF CONCRETE SIDEWAILIS, CURBS AND GUTTERS, AND ALL NECESSARY MANHOLES, INTAIM , SEWERS AND CATCH B -:SINS ON BOTH SIDES OF BERNHEIM4 AVENUE, FROM THE "JEST SIDE OF NORTH TWELFTH STREET TO THE EAST SIDE OF THIRTr NTH STREET AT THE INTERSECTION OF 'BUMIETT STREET, INCLUDING ALL INTERSECTIONS, IN IM CITY OF PADUCAH, KEN- iTUCKY, AT THE COST OF THE ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNERS, AND PROVIDING THAT SAF,:E i' MIAY BE PAID FOR UPON THE TEN YEAR PAIE.211T PIAN. Ordinance No. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COM2SISSION-EMS OF THE CITY OF � J' PADUCAH, KENTUCKY; SECTION 1. That the sidewalks, curbs and gutters, together with the neces-1 nary manholes, intakes, catch basins and sewers on both sides of Bern- heim Avenue, from the west side of North Twelfth Street to the East side; of Thirteenth Street at the intersection of Burnett Street, including all I intersections, in the City of Paducah, Kentucky, be, and the same are hereby ordered to be constructed; that said sidewalks, curbs and gutters shall be constructed of concrete material, suitable in all respects for construction, and to be done in strict accordance with the plans, grades specifications, widths and profiles prepared in the office of the Com- missioner of Public Affairs, and all of which are adopted as a part of this Ordinance as fully as if embraced herein or attached hereto and made 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 Affairs, and shall be com- menced at the time designated by 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 sidewalks, curbs and gutters, and the necessary manholes, intakes, catch basins and sewers, shall be paid for wholly by the property owners abutting or fronting thereof, on both sides thereof, to be apportioned to and assessed against the property and property owners abutting thereon, on both sides thereof, according to the number of front feet abutting thereon, except the corner lots abutting upon said improvement shall pay for the entire cost of all the intersections, in addition to the abutt- ing property immediately in front thereof. SECTION 4. The Contractor awarded the contract for the work herein pro- vided for shall be paid only from the finds arising from the Special .Tax Bills and Assessments against the property abutting the improvement herein provided for, and in no other way, except that the said Contract- or may be paid out of such bonds as may be issued, in accordance with the law of the City of Paducah and charter of cities of the second i class of the State of Kentucky; and, for the payment of which, said tax bills and assessments may be pledged by the 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 provided for, except the said City of Paducah shall be liable to the said Contractor for the excess of Fifty (50%) per cent of the value of any property assessed for r No.. 13 z7 Ordinance No..________ ithe construction of the work herein provided for. SECTION 5. The Contractor awarded the contract herein provided for shall be ;paid monthly by Improvement Warrants issued by the City of Paducah upon (',estimates furnishod.by the Commissioner of Public Affairs, 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 aidImprovement Warrants shall bear six (6%) per cent interest from date of issue, and shall be issued by the Commissioner of Public Finance upon ',order of the Board of Commissioners. Said Improvement Warrants shall be i linegotiable, and shall constitute a lien upon the local taxes to be here - C lafter 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 hof any Improvement Bonds issued in anticipation of such local taxes. The interest on such Improvement Warrants shall be estimated and assessed as a part of the cost of the improvement herein provided for. I SECTION 6. The Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to execute all written !contracts and bonds with the successful bidder for the construction of said improvement, as required by law. SECTION 7. Bids shall be received for the construction of said work, according to plans and specifications made and provided therefor by the Commissioner of Public Affairs, and reported to the Board of Commissioners at the next regular or called meeting, and said Board of Commissioners shall award the contract therefor to the lowest and best bidder, except the right is ex- pressly reserved to reject any and all bids, within the discretion of said !Board of Commissioners. i SECTION S. i This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force ten (10). days after, i its passage. Mayor Pro Lem. RECORDED •LAY 31ST 1921." PUBLISHED JUNE 11921.