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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances Book 9, Page 404, No Ordinance Numberq Page 401 AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF GRAVEL STREET, AND CONCRETE CURBS, GUTTFRS AND DRIVEilAYS ON PAXTON STREET, STREET, THE "NEST PROPERTY LINE OF BLOOM AVENUE TO THE WEST PROPERTY LINE OF ALEXANDER AVENUE, IN THE CITY OF PADUCAH, MCCRACK1,V COUNTY, KENTUCKY, TOGETHER INITH ALL NECESSARY MANHOLES, INTAKES, CATCH BASINS, SEWER AND DRAIN PIPE, AND ALL NECESSARY FNGINEERING, ADVERTISING AND LEGAL AND CLERICAL SERVICE IN CONNECTION THERF7ITH IAT THE COST OF TBE ABUTTING PROPERTY 0.?NERS AND PROVIDING THAT ISAME MAY BE CONSTRUCTED UPON THE TEN YEAR PAYMENT PLAN. BE IT OFDf�INED BY THE BOARD OF COMP!I,'`IONERS OF THE CITY OF PAD.UCAH, KE:I\"PUCKY: SECTION 1. That the driveway on Paxton Street, from the :'Jest property line of Bloom Avenue to the West property line of Alexander Avenue, in the City of Paducah, Kentucky, with all necess manholes, 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 as follows: Concrete curbs, gutters and driveways, and gravel street, 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 10forks 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 anvil marked "A" for more specific identification. SECTION 2. — That said work 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 before eight months after the passage and recording of bhis 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 on both sides of said street ac.^.ording to the number of feet or abutting feet thereon, except t11at 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. Page 405 SECTION 4. The contractor awarded the work herein provided for shall be paid only from the funds 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 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 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 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 ."Iarrants issued by the City of Paducah upon estimates furnished by the Commissioner of Public works, to the extent of sixty-five (650) per cent of the value of the work done or materials furnished by the contbactor during the progress of the work, and said Improvement Warrants 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 Warrants sha 1 be negotiable and shall constitute a lien upon the local 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 U such local taxes. The interest on such Improvement Warrants shall be.estimoted and assessed as a part of the cost of the improvement herein provided for, SECTION 6. The Mayor is hereby authorized and directed t6 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 out of gravel and concrete, according to the plans snd.specifications made and proviried therefor by the Commissioner of Public Works 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 that.the right is expressly reserved to Page 406 ject any and all bids within the discretion of the Board of sioners. SECTION S. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force days after its passage. Signed Mayor Passed by the Board of Commissioners September 23,1929 Recorded by Hunt Crossland,Clerk,September 24,1929. 1 �.