The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-06-27
Notice for Proposals for Street I'm,
provements.

provements.
Notice is hereby given, that in pur- |
suance of a Resolution adopted by the
Mayor and Board of Commissioners OF
the City of Ardmore, Oklahoma, on
the 10th day of June, 1910, proposals
by contractors will be received at the
office of the Mayor of said City until
II o'clock noon, of the Sth day of July,
1910, for furnishing the material and
performing the work necessary in i'm
proving the following avenues, streets
and portions thereof in said city in the
manner and subject to the conditions
following, to-wit:-
A Street, Northeast, beginning at
the North line of Broadway and eX'
tending to the North line of Filth
Avenue, Northeast; and Second Ave
nue.. Northeast, beginning at the West
line of A Street, Northeast, and eX-
tending to the East line of Washing
ton Street, Northeast. Said dis
trict being known and desig-
mated as Improvement District No. s
of the said City of Ardmore.
Said streets 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 streets to be
paved as follows: A Street, north
east thirty-fve (35) feet wide, from
the face of the curb to the face of the
curb, from the north line of Broadway
to the south line of Third Avenue,
and from the South line of Third Ave
nue. to the North line of Fifth AvenIa
from the face of the curb TO the face
of the curb, the roadway shall be
| twenty-siX (26) feet wide; and the said
Second Avenue, Northeast, to be
paved twenty-three (23) feet wide from
the face of the curb to the face of the
curb: all of said streets being in the
City of Ardmore, Oklahoma: And that
the material to be used in the paving
of the roadway of all of said streets
shall consist of a five (5) inch
Portland Cement gravel or crushed
stone concrete base, covered with a
Rock Asphalt wearing surface two
! (2) inches thick, and concrete
gutter in each side of said street two
! (2) feet wide, with the necessary
curbs, drainage pipes and other neces-
sary improvements as aforesaid; said
Rock Asphalt wearing surfaces on all
of said streets TO be constructed of a
mixture of bituminous lime rock, soft
bituminous silica and solid bituminous
silica. Said work to be done in ac-
cordance with the plans and specifi
cations of the City Engineer of the
City of Ardmore which are now on nle
in my office and may be examined.
That all bids shall be submitted in
a sealed envelope and plainly marked
in ink on the outside, and that each bid
shall be accompanied by a certified
check drawn on some bank in the City
of Ardmore, Oklahoma, made payable
to the City Clerk of the City OF Ard
more, Oklahoma in the sum of Two
Thousand $4,000 Dollars.
Proposals so received will be consid-
cred by the Mayor and Board of Com
missioners of the said city of Ardmore,
Oklahoma, at meeting to be held at
the Session Chambers in said city at 2
o'clock p. m. on the said Sth day of
July. 1910 and the contract will be
awarded to the lowest and best bidder,
who will undertake to perform the
work and furnish the material accord
ing to the plans and specifications of
the said City Engineer of the City of
Ardmore. which are now on file in my
office and may be examined, and who
will also comply with the terms and
conditions contained in said Resolution
of the 10th day of June 1910, which
will likewise be on exhibition 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 for the
full and faithful execution of the work
and the performance of the contract.
and for the full protection of the City
and all property owners interested
against any loss or damage by reason
of negligence or improper execution
of the work in an amount equal 10
thirty (30) per cent of the amount bid,
and further bond in an amount equal
to twenty (20) per cent of the amount
bid conditioned for the maintenance of
said Improvements in good condition
for a period of five (5) years from the
OF the work.
The contractor TO whom said work
is awarded shall receive in payment
for the above work street improve
ment bonds at par to bear interest at
the rate of six (6) per cent
per annum. to be issued by the City !
against abutting and assessable prop
erty as provided by House Bill No. 231
or the State of Oklahoma, approved
April the nth. 1908. and the amend.
nent thereto.
The Mayor and Board OF Commits
sioners reserve the right to reject any
and all proposals that may be received
II same shall be unsatisfactory for any
reason.
G. II BRUCE.
23.l3t City Clerk. !