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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
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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;
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
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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
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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
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�!!Signed Mayor