The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-04-14
NOTICE FOR PROPOSALS FOR
STREET MENTS.

Notice is hereby given that in pur-
suance of a resolution adopted by
the Mayor and Board of Commission
ers OF the City of Ardmore, Oklaho-
mia, on the 9Th day of October, 1910,
proposals by contractors will be re-
ceived at the office of the Mayor Of
said City until 12 o'clock noon, of
the 9th day of April, 1911, for fur
nishing the material and performing
the WORK necessary in improving the
following streets, or portions thereof,
in said City in the manner and sub
ject to the conditions hereinafter pro
vided, towit:
C Street, northwest, beginning al
the South line of Broadway, North.
west, and extending to the North
line of Ninth Avenue, Northwest
exclusive of the area occupied by
the tracks of the Ardmore Traction
Company and 3 feet in width on the
exterior of each rail of said track
which latter shall be paved IS pro
vided in said resolution at the cost
of the said Ardmore Traction Com.
pany, as provided in said resolution
and the laws of the State of Oklaho.
ma, in that behalf provided; Street
Improvement District No. 9.
Said street, or portion Thereof, to
be improved by paving, grading, con
structing manholes and catch-basins
and putting in inlet pipes, concrete
curbs and cutters and draining the
same. Said street (excepting the
area herein eXcluded) shall be paved
"a feet wide from the face of the
curb to the face of the curb; Of
which improvement 20 feet in the
roadway of said street being 10 feet
on each side of roadway between
curbs and that portion of street
paved by Ardmore Traction Com
pany, shall consist Of inch Polt
land cement, gravel or crushed stoni
concrete base, covered with rocl
asphalt wearing surface inches
thick and concrete gutter on each
side of said street feet wide, with
the necessary curbs, drainage pipes
and other necessary improvements: ::
said rock asphalt wearing surface
to be constructed OF a mixture Of
bituminOus lime rock, soft bitumin-
Gus silica and solid bituminous silica;
said work to be done in accordance
with the plans and specifications
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 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, Ol1laho-
ma. made PAYABLE to the City Clerk
of said City in the sum of 100000.
Proposals so received will be con
sidered by. the Mayor and Board of
Commissioners of the said City of
Ardmore at meeting 10 be held al
the session chambers in said City
at O'Clock p. m, on the said 27tn
day of April, 1911, and the contract
will be awarded to the lowest and
best bidder, who will undertake to
perform the work and furnish the
material according to the plans and
specifications of the city engineer
of said City and who will also COM
ply with the terms and conditions
contained in said resolution of the
5th day OF October. 1910, which viii
be likewise on exhibition in my Of
flee.
The contractor to whom the con-
tract will be awarded will be re-
quired to execute to the City of Ard
more a construction bond condition
ed upon the full and faithful exc
cution of the work and the perform
ance of the contract, and the full pro
lection 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 to 80 per cent
Of the estimated cost of said i'm
and a further bond in
an amount equal to 20 per cent Of
the estimated cost of said improve
nents conditioned for the maintenance
Of said Improvements in good repair
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