The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-11-08
NOTICE FOR PROPOSALS FOR
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.

Mayor and Board OF COMM SSlOneIS
of the City of Ardmore, Oklahoma, on
the ith day of November, 1910, pro
posals by contractors will be received
at the office of the Mayor of sad
City until 10 o'clock, noon, of the 22nd
day of November, 1910, for furnishing
the material and performing the work
necessary in improving the following
street or portion thereof, in said City,
in the manner and subject TO the con-
ditions hereinafter provided, to-wit: F
Street, Southwest, from the South
line of McLish Avenue, Southwest,
to the North line of Fourth Avenue,
Southwest, constituting Street I'm
provement District No l3 Of the City
of Ardmore, Oklahoma.
Said street to be improved by paw
ing, grading, constructing man holes
and catch basins and putting in inlet
pipes. concrete curbs and cutters and
draining the same: Said street to be
paved % feet wide from the face OF
the curb to the face of the curb, OF
which improvement 2i feet in the
roadway of said street shall consist
of a 5 inch Portland cement gravel or
crushed stone concrete base covered
with a Rock Asphalt wearing surface
inches thick and a concrete gutter
in each side Of said street feet wide,
with the necessary curbs, drainage
pipes and other necessary improve
ments: Said Rock Asphalt wearing
surface to be constructed of mix
ture of bituminous lime rock, soft bi-
luminous silica and sold bltuminous
silica: Said work to be done in ac-
cordance with the plans and speciiica-
tions of the City Engineer of the City
of Ardmore, which are now on file in
my office and may be examined.
That all bids shall be submitted in
sealed envelope and plainly marked
in ink on the outside, and that each
bid shall be accompanied by a GER
tilted check drawn on some bank in
the City of Ardmore, Oklahoma, made
payable to the City Clerk of said City
in the sum OF 100000,
Proposals 80 received will be CON
sldered by the Mayor and Board Of
Commissioners of the said City of Ard
more at a meeting to be held at the
| Session Chambers in said City at 2
o'clock p. m, on the said 22nd day Of
November, 1910, and the contract viii
be awarded to the lowest and best
/ bidder, who will undertake 20 perform
the work and furnish the material ac-
cording to the plans and specifications
of the City Engineer of said City and
who will also comply with the terms
and conditions contained in said res
olution of the 4th day of November
! 1910, which will likewise be on oXhi-
/ bition in my office.
The contractor to whom the con
tract will be awarded will be required
/ TO execute to the City Of Ardmore a
construction bond conditioned upon
/ the full and faithful execution OF the
work and the performance Of the con-
tract, and the full protection Of the
City and all property owners inter
ested against any loss or damage by
reason of negligence or improper eX-
ecution of the work in an amount
equal to 80 per cent of the estimated
cost Of said improvements, and fur
ther bond In an amount equal TO 20
per cent Of the estimated cost OF said
Improvements conditioned for the
maintenance of said Improvements IN
good repair for a period of years
from the completion of the work.
The contractor TO whom said work
Is awarded shall receive in payment
for same street improvement
bonds at par to bear interest at the
rate of 6 per cent per annum, TO be
Issued by the City against abuttlng
and assessable property as provided
in House Bill No. 23l of the State Of
Oklahoma, Approved April 18th, 1905,
and the amendment thereto.
The Mayor and Board of Commits
sioners reserve the right to reject any
and all proposals that may be receiv-
ed If same shall be unsatisfactory for
any reason.
Given under my hand and seal On
this. the 5th day of November, 1910
7.l1t C. II. BRUCE.
City Clerk.
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] First published Nov. 9TH, 1910.