The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-10-30


places within cities Of the First
Glass by grading, paving, ma
cadamizing, curbing, guttering
and draining the same, and de-
claring an emergency,
anddefinlng the extent, character and
width Of the Improvements, the ma
terlals to be used and the manner Of
construction; directing the engineer
for the City Of Vinita, Oklahoma to
prepare plans, plats, pfofIes and spec
fications and an estimate of the cost
Of constructing said Improvements,
and directing the city clerk of the
City Of Vinita to advertise for sealed
bids for the construction of the same.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the
City of Vinita, Oklahoma, did on the
29th day of September, 1908, by the
above recited resolution, order all of
Canadian avenue from the west line
of Scraper street to the east line of
Ross street in the City of Vinita,
Oklahoma, improved, and declare that
it was necessary and that the public
convenience required that the above
defined portion of said avenue be inn
proved by grading the same and con-
structing thereon a combined grant,
told curb and gutter, in the manner
set forth in the above recited resolu-
ton, and,
WHEREAS, said resolution declar-
ing such improvements necessary was
duly published for two consecutive
weeks in the Vinita Leader. a news
paper of bona fide general weekly cir
culauon in the City of Vinita, as ap-
pears from the proof of publication
thereof and the certificate of the City
Clerk of the City of Vinita filed with
the City Council on the 24tn day of
October, 1908, and,
WHEREAS, the time which the
property owners affected by said i'm
provements had to file their protests
against such improvement being made
with the city clerk, has expired, and,
WHEREAS, the owners of more
than one half in area Of the land liable
struction of said improvements on
Canadian avenue from the west line
of Scraper street to the east line of
Ross street have not filed their pro-
tests against said improvements being
made, with the city clerk, as IS evil
denced by the certificate of the City
Clerk of the City of Vinita filed with
the city council on the y4th day OF
October, 1908, and,
WHEREAS, it is the sense of the
city council and is the purpose and
determination of the City Council OF
the City of Vinita, Oklahoma, to cause
said improvements to be constructed
said avenue as set forth in the above
upon the above described portion OF
recited original resolution,
Now, Therefore, Be It Ordained by
the Mayor and Councilmen of the City
of Vinita, Oklahoma
Section /. That it is hereby de-
clared and expressed to be the pur-
pose and determination OF the city
council of the City Of Vinita, Okla
homa, to proceed with the improve
ment of Canadian avenue from the
west line of Scraper street to the east
line of Ross street by grading, drain
ing, curbing and guttering the same
in the manner set forth In the above
recited resolution.
Section 2 That the above describ-
ed portion of said Canadian avenue
shall be SO improved by grazing the
same and reducing said avenue above
defined to the grade as now establish
ed by ordinance on all chat portion of
said avenue lying between the grant
told cutters hereinafter provided for
on each side of said as5nue, a width
of forty-six (46) feet, except at street
and alley crossings, where the grad
ing shall extend across the full width
of the street. which is one hundred
feet, except that portion taken by
granitoid cutters across alleys.
That there shall be constructed on
each side of said avenue a com bined
curb and gutter constructed of gran.
itoid, the curb portion being six
inches thick and fourteen inches high
and the gutter portion shall be two
feet wide and six inches thick, except
at alley crossings, where the gutter
shall be four feet wide and six inches
thick; that the curb lines on the
above defined portion OF said avenue
be and the same are hereby estab-
lished on each side thereof a distance
of twenty five feet from the property
line
Section 3. That the Engineer for
the City of Vinita, Oklahoma be and
he is hereby authorized ana directed
to prepare all necessary psanh. plats,
profiles and specifications and COM
plete estimate Of the cost of con-
structing the above described inn
fFovements and submit the same 10
the city council of the city of Vinita
iOr its further consideration.
Section A. That the city clerk of
the City OF Vinita, Oklahoma, be and
he is hereby authorized and directed,
for and on behalf of the City of Vinita,
to advertise for sealed bids for the
performance of the work of improve
ment provided for in this resolution,
for two conhecutive weeks in the
Vinita Leader, a newspaper of bona
fide general weekly circu.ation in the
City of Vinita; which said notice shall
contain the following coneftions with
reference to the letting OF contracts.
hereby imposed by the city council of
the City of Vinita, Oklahoma, to-wit:
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