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AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF SIDEWALKS,
DRIVEWAYS, CURBS AND GUTTERS ON TIM, hNEST SIDE OF TWENTIETH STREET,
FROM THE SOUTH CURB LINE OF JACKSON STREET TO THE JUNCTION OF
BVENTIETH STRFET AND WHEELER AVENUE; AND ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF
YMERLER AVENUE, FROM THE JUNCTION OF TPIENTIETH STREET AND WHEELER
AVENUE TO THE WEST PROPERTY LINE OF "C STREET, IN THE CITY OF
PADUCAH, MCCRACKEN COUNTY, KENTUCKY, TOGETHFR WITH ALL NECESSARY
MANHOLES, INTAKES, CATCH BASINS, SE',iIER AND DRAIN PIPE, AND ALL
(NECESSARY ENGINE'RIYG, ADVERTISING AND LEGAL AND CLERICAL SERVICE
IN CONNECTION THEREWITH AT THE COST OF THE ABUTTING PROP' RTY 0'?PIERS
AND PROVIDING THAT SALE MAY BE CONSTRUCTED UPON THE TEN YEAR PAYMENT
PLAN.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
SOF THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY:
SECTION 1.
That sidewalks, driveways, curbs and gutters on the West
side of Twentieth Street, from the South curb line of Jackson Street
to the junction of Twentieth Street and '"Jheeler Avdnue; and on the
South side of 111heeler Avenue, from the junction of Twentieth
Street and Wheeler Avenue to the 'lest property line of "C" Street,
in the City of Paducah, Kentucky, together with all necessary
:panholes, intakes, catch basins, sewer and drain pipe, and all
necessary engineering, advertising and legal and clerical service
in connection therewith, be, and the same is hereby ordered to be
constructed with concrete, upon bids made therefor, and all to be
done in strict accordance with the plans, specifications, grades,
widths, profiles and drawings of the Commissioner of Public ':Yorks,
prepared by him for such purposes; all of which are hereby adopted
as a part of this ordinance as fully as if embraced herein or
attached hereto and made part hereof and marked "A" for more
specific- identification.
SECTION 2.
That said ;rork shall be constructed under the direction
and supervision of the Commissioner of Public !works, and shall be
commenced at a time designated by contract for the performance of
said work, and completed on or bef•:re eight months after the passage
and recording of this ordinance.
SECTION 3.
That all the cost incident to said construction of said
street, as provided in Section 1 hereof, shall be paid for wholly
by the property owners and property abutting or fronting thereon on
both sides of said,street and to be apportioned to and assessed
against the property owners and property abutting thereon on both
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sides of said street according to the number of feet or abutting feet
thereon, except that the City of Paducah shall pay such portion of cost
of construction as required by law. Provided that said improvement
shall be made upon the ten year payment plan as provided in Sections
3101 and 3102 of the Kentucky Statutes.
SECTION 4.
The contractor awarded the work herein provided for shall be
paid only from the funds arising from the Special Tax Bills and assess-
ments 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 issued in accordance with the law of the City of Paducah and
charter cities of the second 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 that 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 the construction of the work herein provided
for.
SECTION 5.
The contractor awarded the contract for the work herein
provided for shall be paid monthly by Improvement Warrants issued by the
City of Paducah unon estimates furnished by the Commissioner of Public
Works, 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 Narrants shall bear six (6%) per cent
interest from date of issual and shall be issued by the Commission:r of
Public Finance upon order of the Board of Commissioners. Said Improvemen
Warrants shall be negotiable and shall constitute a lien upon the loca$
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 Warrants shall be
estimated and assessed as a part of the cost of the improvement herein
provided for.
SECTION 6.
The Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to execute all
vritt.en contracts and bonds with the successful bidder for the construct -
Loh of said improvement, 38 required by law.
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SECTION 7.
Bids shall be received for the construction of said work
out of concrete according to plans and specifications made and
provided therefor by the Commissioner of Public Works, and reported
to the Board of Commissioners at the next regular or called
meeting, and the contract therefor awarded to the lowest and best
bidder, except that the right is expressly reserved to reject any
and all bids within the discretion of the Board of Commissioners.
SECTION 8.
This ordinance shall .take effect and be in force ten days
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after its passage.
Signed
Mayor
Passed by the Board of Commissioners September 16, 1929
Recorded by Hunt Crossland, Clerk, September 17, 1929