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AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND RECONSTRUCTIC
OF THE CONCRETE SIDEWALKS, DRIVEWAYS WITH CURB RETURNS AND CROSS
WALKS ON BOTH SIDES OF HARAHAN BOULEVARD FROM TIE NORTH PROPERTY
LINE OF JEFFERSON STREET TO THE SOUTH PROPERTY LINE OF CLAY STREET
II IN THE CITY OF PADUCAH, MCCRACKEN COUNTY, KENTUCKY, WITH ALL
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NECESSARY DRAIN PIPES, AND ALL NECESSARY ENGINEERING, ADVERTISING
AND LEGAL AI4D CLERICAL SERVICES IPI CONNECTION THEREWITH,IIPDER
THE PROVISIONS OF AN ACT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE COYMION-
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WEALTH OF K=NTUCHY ADOPTED AT ITS REGULAR SESSION IN 1938
iiPROVIDING FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF PUBLIC 7r'AYS IN CITIES OF THE
SECOND CLASS BY AID OF THE WORK PROJECTS ADIINISTRATION OR OTHER i
AGENCIES OF THE FEDERAL OR STATE GOVERNMENT, AND AT THE EXCLUSIVE
COST OF ME OlFINERS OF REAL ESTATE ABUTTING ON SUCH IMPROVEMIENT
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ACCORDING TO THE NUMBER OF FRONT OR ABUTTING FEET, AND PROVIDING
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THAT A TAX SHALL BE LEVIED UPON SAID LOTS OR PARCELS OF REAL
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ESTATE FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE COST ASSESSED THEREON AND WHICH
COST SHALL BE THE DIFFERENCE BEMEEN TF_E TOTAL COST OF COMPLETING I
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SAID IMPROVEMENTS AND THE TOTAL AIriOUNT OF THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE
WORK PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION OR OTHER AGENCIES OF THE FEDERAL OR
STATE GOVERNITNT ENGAGED IN MAKING SAID IMPROVEMENT, AND WHICH, TAXI
SHALL BE DUE AND PAYABLE AT THE OFFICE OF THE CITY TREASURER, ONE -I
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HALF THEREOF WHEN THE 7-ORK OF CONSTRUCTION BEGINS AND ME REMAINDER
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THEREON WHEN ONE-HALF OF SAID II-rPROVEMiENTS SHALL HAVE BEEN COI+IPLET
ED, WHICH TIME SHALL BE DETERfINED BY THE BOARD OF COh:MISSIONERS
WITH THE ADVICE OF THE CITY ENGINEER.
BE IT ORDAINED BY ME BOARD OF COY14ISSIONERS OF THE CITY
OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY:
SECTION 1.
That the sidewalks, driveways with curb returns and
cross walks on both sides of Harahan Boulevard fro m the North
property line of Jefferson Street to the South property line of
Clay Street in the City of Paducah, Kentucky, with all necessary
drain pipes, and all necessary engineering, advertising and
legal and clerical services in connection therewith, under an Act
of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky adopted at
its Regular Session in 1938, providing for the improvement of publj
ways in cities of the second class by aid of the Work Projects
Administration or other Agencies of the Federal or State Government
and at the exclusive cost of the owners of real estate abutting on
such improvement to be appropriated on such improvement according .
to the number of front or abutting feet, and providing that a tax
shall be levied upon said lots or parcels of real estate for the
payment of the cost assessed thereon, and which cost shall be the I
difference between the total cost of completing said improvement
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gnd the total amount of the contribution of the work Projects
Administration or other Agencies of the Federal or State Government
engaged in making said improvement, and which tax shall be due and:
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payable at the office of the City Treasurer one-half thereof when
the work of construction begins and the remainder thereof when one-
half of said improvement has been completed, which time shall be
determined by the Board of Commissioners of said city with the
advice of the City Engineer, be and the same is hereby ordered to
be so constructed and reconstructed with concrete or other improved
paving material under the provisions of said law aforesaid.
SECTION 2.
That all the cost incident to said construction of said
sidewalks, driveways and cross walks as provided in Section 1 here-
of, except that part which shall be paid by the Federal or State
Government shall be paid for wholly by the property ovn ers of
property abutting or fronting upon such improvement on both sides
of said street, and to be apportioned to and assessed against
said abutting property as provided in Section 1 hereof.
SECTION 3.
!Then said work has been commenced, the Board of Commissioners,
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with the ad -!vice of the City Engineer shall cause to be given to the
owners of said property abutting upon such improvement so proposed
to be made, a notice by the publication of an ordinance or
resolution that said work has commenced, and upon the publication
of such resolution or ordinance the owners of such abutting
property shall immediately pay to the City Treasurer the
amount of.one-half of the estimated cost of such improvement as
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may be appropriated to said respective lots so abutting thereupon,
and when said work has been half completed said Board of
Commissioners shall likewise publish a resolution or ordinance
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giving notice of the half completion thereof, and requiring the
owners of the abutting property thereon to pay into the City
Treasury the other one-half of said cost of said improvement
so to be assessed against said property and apportioned thereto
as aforesaid, and which payments shall be made immediately upon
the publication of such notices as herein provided.
SECTION 4.
IIIn or der to prevent possible accidental injuries
to persons who now use said sidewalks, and in order to preserve
jmaintain and protect the public health and safety of the City of
Paducatt and its citizens, an emergency is hereby declared to exist
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and this ordinance shall be in full force and effect fm m and
adter its adoption.
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Passed by the Board of Co=issior_ers, P,Iay 7th, 1940
Recorded by Rudy Stewart, City Clerk, 1.1ay Bth, 19400