The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-04-17
NOTICE FOR PROPOSALS FOR
STREET IMPROVEM ENTS.


the Mayor and Board of Commission
ers OF the City of Ardmore, Oklaho-
mia, on the 9TH day of october, 1910,
proposals. by contractors viii be re-
ceived at the office OF the Mayor OF
said City until ~ o'clock noon, Of
the 27th 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
iect to the conditions hereinafter pro
vided, towit:
C Street, northwest, beginning az
the South line OF Broadway, North
west, and extending 10 the North
line of Ninth Avenue, Northwest
exclusive of the area occupied by
the tracks of the Ardmore Traction
Company and 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 manhoes and catch-basins
and putting in inlet pipes, concrete
curbs and cutters and draining the
same. Said street (eXCeptng the
area herein eXcluded) shall be paved
20 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 ston.
concrete base, covered with rock
asphalt wearing surface inches
thick and a 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 sealed envelope and plainly
marked in ink on the outside, and
that each bid shall be accompanied
by certified check drawn on some
bank in the City of Ardmore, Ohlaho'
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
| Commissioner of the said City Oi
Ardmore at a meeting to be held a
the session chambers in said City
at 2 o'clock p. M, on the said 27tf
day of April, 1911, and the contract
will be awarded to the lowest ant
best bidder, who will undertake tC
perform the work and furnish the
material according to the plans ant
specifications of the city engineer
Of said City and who will also com
ply with the terms and conditions
contained in said resolution of th'
9Th day OF October, 1910, which wi.
be likewise on exhibition in my OF
flee.
The contractor to whom the cor
tract will be awarded will be re
quired to execute to the City of Art
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 propert
owners interested against amy los
or damage by reason of negligenc
or improper execution Of the wor
in an amount equal to 30 per cen
of the estimated cost of said in
provements, and further bond !
an amount equal to 20 per cent q
, the estimated cost of said improve
ments conditioned for the maintenance
of said improvements in good repai
. for a period of five 60 years fror
the completion of the work.
The contractor to whom said wor
.. is awarded shall receive in paymen
. for same street improvement bond
, at par to bear interest at the rat
Of 8 per cent per annum, to be /!
J sued by the City against abuttin
Z and assessable property as provide
, in House Bill No. 231 of the Stat
of Oklahoma, approved April 17t
/, 1oOo and tho amendment thereto