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AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF CONCRETE SIDE-
1VALKS, CURBS AND GUTTERS AND ALL NECESSARY MANHOLES, INTAKES, Sm.MRS
AND CATCH BASINS ON BOTH SIDES OF JEFFERSON STREET FROM THE WEST PROPERTY
LINE OF TWENTY FIFTH STREET TO THE EAST PROPERTY LINE Q THIRTY SECOND
STREET, IN THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY, INCLUDING ALL NECESSARY
ENGINEERING, ADV"'RTISING AND LEGAL AND CLERICAL SERVICE IPI CONNECTION
THERE1.9ITH AT THE COST OF THE ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNERS AND PROVIDING THAT
SAME MAY BE PAID FOR UPON THE TEN YEAR PA.Y TNT PLAN.
BE IT OFDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COTfMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF
PADUCAH, KENTUCKY:
SECTION 1.
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That both sides of Jefferson Street from the West property
(line of Twenty Fifth Street to the East prope,ty line of Thirty Second
Street in the City of Paducah, Kentucky, with all necessary curbs,
gutters, manholes, intakes, setters, catch basins, and sidewalks, includin-g�
all necessary engineering, advertising and legal and clerical service in
connection therewith, be and the same is hereby ordered to be improved
by the construction of concrete sidewalks, curbs, gutters, manholes,
intakes and catch basins and the placing of all drain tile, sewer pipe
and other work necessary, including engineering, advertising and legal
and clerical service in connection therewith, upon bids made therefor,
and all to be done in strict accordance with the plans, specifications,
grades, widths, profiles and drawings in the office of the Commissioner
of Public '.;'orks and 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 PJorks, and shall be commenced
at a time designated by contract for tie 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 fronting or abutting thereon on both sides of said
street and to be apportioned to and assessed against the property avners
and property abutting thereon on both 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.
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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 herein 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 that the City of Paducah shall be liable
to the said contractor for the excess of fifty (500) 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 Warrants issued by the City
of Paducah upon estimates furnished by the Commissioner of Public
Works, to the extent Of sixty-five (65i°) 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 six
(6%) per cent interest from date of issual and shall be issued by
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 payable at the office of the
Commissioner of Public Finance, without notice to the holder
there -Of, upon completion and acceptance of the work herein provided for,
out of the first collection of such local taxes, or out of the
1ofproceeds of the sale of any improvement bonds issued in anticipation
I 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
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
according to plans and specifications made and provided therefor by
the Commissioner of Public Works and reported to the Board of
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Commissioners at the next regular or called meeting and the contract
therefor awarded to the lowest and best bidder, except that the night
is expressly reserved to reject any and all bids, within the discretion
of said Board of Commissioners.
SECTION 8'.
This ordinance shall take effectand be in force 10 days
Il after its pssage.
Passed by the Board of Commissioners, April 23, 1928
Recorded by Hunt Crossland,Clerk, April 24th, 1298
Signed L�a�� .�ce !r mayor
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