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AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR TiEI CONSTRUCTION OF A DRIVE13AY
ON JEFFERSON STREET FROM THE EAS -x PROPERTY LINE OF NINETEENTH STREET
TO THE VMST PROPERTY LINE OF TFJENTY FIFTH STREET, IN THE CITY (1
PADUCAH, MCCRACKEN COUNTY, KENTUCKY, WITH ALL NECESSARY CURBS,
GUTTERS, MANHOLES, INTAKES, CATCH BASINS, DRAIN TILE AND SEVIER PIPE
AND ALL NECESSARY ENGINEERING, ADVERTISING AND I -GAL AND CLERICAL
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SERVICE IN CONNECTION THEREWITH AT THE COST OF THE ABUTTING PROPERTY
01?'HERS AND PROVIDING THAT SAME MAY BE CONSTRUCTED UPON THE TEN YEAR
PAYMENT PLAN.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COM11ISSIONTRS OF THE CITY
OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY:
SECTION 1.
That the driveway on Jefferson Street from the East
property line of Nineteenth Street to the Iffest property line of
Twenty Fifth Street in the City of Paducah, Kentucky, with all
necessary curbs, gutters, manholes, intakes, catch basins, Brain
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, specifications, grades, widths, profiles and drawings of the
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 mark(!
"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 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
:)y the property owners and property abutting or fronting thereon
)n both sides of said street and to be apportioned to and assessed
against the property owners and property abutting thereon on both
aides of said street according to the number of feet or abutting
eet thereon, except that the City of Paducah shall pay such portion
of cost of construction as required by law.
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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
her6in provided for, and in no other way, except that, the said
contractor may be paid out of such bonds as may be 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 herein provided for shall
be paid monthly by Improvement '.'larrants issued by the City of Paducah
upon estimates furnished by the Commissioner of Public 0forks to the
extent of sixty-five (65%) per cent of the value -of the work done, or
material furnished by the contractor during the progress of the work,
and said Improvement '"arrants shall bear six (60) 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 shall be negotiable, and shall constitute a lien upon the local
taxes to be hereafter levied for such improvement, and shall be parable
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, oub 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 a -'l
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 out
of concrete, asphalt, bitulithic, or other improved paving material
according to plans and specifications made and provided there8ar by the
Commissioner of Lublic Works and reported bo the Board of Commissioners
at the next regular or called meeting and said Board of Commissioners
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shall determine the material with which said street shall be con-
structed and award the contract therefor to the lowest and best
bidder, except that the right is expressly reserved to reject any
and all bids, within the discretion of said Board of Uomnissioners.
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 Aunt Crossland,Clerk, April 24th, 1928
Signed �-�-^ 1-/ Mayor