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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances Book 9, Page 57, No Ordinance NumberI/ PAGE 57 AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A DRIVE;'AY ON MYERS OR FOURTH STREET, FROM THE EAST PROPEFTY LINE OF CLEMENTS STREET TO THE EAST END OF FOURTH STREET BRIDGE AND FROM THE WEST END OF THE FOURTH STREET BRIDGE TO THE EAST PROPERTY LINE OF BROAD STREET, IN THE CITY OF PADUCAH, MCCRACKEN COUNTY, KENTUCKY, '.'!ITH ALL NECESSARY CURBS, GUTTERS, MANHOLES, INTAKES, CATCH BASINS AND SE16TR PIPE AND ALL NECESSARY ENGINEERING, ADVERTISING AND LI -GAL AND CLERICAL SERVICE IN CONNECTION TH!"RE1h7ITH AT THE COST OF THE ABUTTING PROPERTY 07NERS AND PROVIDING THAT SAME MAY BE CONSTRUCTED UPON THE TEN YEAR PAYI.4ENT PLAN. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY: SECTION 1. That the driveway on Myers Street, which is also known as Fourth Street, from the East property line of Clements Street to the East end of the Fourth Street Bridge and from the West end of the Fourth Street Bridge to the East property line of Broad Street in the City of Paducah, Kentucky, with all necessary curbs, gutters, manholes, intakes, catch basins, drain tile and sewer pipe and all necessary engineering, advertising and legal and clerical service in connection therewith, be and the same is hereby ordered to be constructed and re -constructed with concrete, asphalt, bitulithic, or other improved paving material as may be determined by the Board of Commissioners as the best and most economical material for the construction thereof, upon bids made therefor, and all to be done in strict accordance with the plans, specificati< grades, widths, profiles and drawings ofthe Commissioner of Public Works 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 work shall be constructed under the direction and supervision of the Commissioner of Public '.Forks, 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 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 PAGE 58 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; SECTION 4. The contractor awarded the contract for 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 ssid con- tractor 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 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 saic City of Paducah be liable to the contractor for the construction of any of the work herein provided for, except the said Nity of Paducah shall be liable to the said contractor for the excess of fifty (50%) per cent of the value of any r)roperty assessed for .the construction of the work herein provided for. SECTION 5. The contractor awarded the contract herein provided for shall ;be paid monthly by Improvement Flarrants issued by the City of Paducah upon estimates furnished by the Commissioner of Public ",'orks, to the extent of sixty-five (65x) per cent of the value of the work done or ;materials furnished by the contractor during the progress of the work, '.and said Improvement Warrants shall bear interest at six (60) per cent ,from date of 49sual and shall be issued by the Commissioner of Public ;Finance upon order ofmthe Board of Commissioners. Said Improvement Warrants shall 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 holeer 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 antic- ipation of such local taxes. The interest .on such Improvement Flarrants 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 written contracts and bonds with the successful bidder for the con- struction of said improvement, as required by law; SECTION 7'. Bids shall be received for the construction of said work )ut of concrete, asphalt, bitulithic, or other improved paving material 0- PAGE 59 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 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 that the right is expressly reserved to i reject any and all bids, within the discretion of said Board of Commissioners. SECTION 8. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force 10 days after its passage. Passed by the Board of Commissioners, April 23, 1928 Recorded by Runt Crossland,Clerk, April 24th, 1928 i �!!Signed Mayor