The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-04-30
SCHOOL BUILDING ...% -
CONTRACT SIGNED
GOVERNOR CRUCE WILL THROW
FIRST SHOVEL OF DIRT MON
DAY, MAY 6.

At u special meeting OF the Ard
more school board this morning, the
contract between l.. f. Lee, contract
or to build the Ardmore high school
and the members of the school board,
on behalf of this school district, was
signed in duplicate. Mr.. Lee also
entered into bond in the sum of $685.
700 for the faithful performance of
his part of the contract.
The Ardmore school district is
guaranteed by this bond from all loss
by the failure of Contractor Lee to
perform his contract well and faith
fully and is guaranteed against all
liens for material furnished and la
Dor bills incurred, In addition to this
it was agreed by and between the
contractor and the school board that
twenty per cent of the contract price
to be paid shall be held back until the
building shall be thoroughly examin-
ed upon completion and received.
Contractor Lee is to complete the
building and have it ready for occu-
pancy by the 31st day of December,
1912. Failure to do this calls for a
forfeiture Of S25 for each day lapsing
after the said 31st day of December,
1912, until the building shall be fin
ally completed and accepted by the
members of the school board upon
behalf of the district.
The bond executed by Mr.. Lee is
signed by the Equitable Insurance
and Bonding company Of Kansas City
Missouri through the firm Of Ledbet-
ter & Wmberly Of this city who are
the representatives for this bonding
company in southern Oklahoma.
The school board Of Ardmore has
exercised great diligence and shown
the most commendable spirit in TAX
ing all precautionary steps possible
to safeguard the school district, that
is, the taxpayers Of this city against
possibility OF loss for failure upon the
part of the contractor to fully Ler-
form his part of the contract as per
the plans and specifications Of the
architect While this has been done,
it Is understood that it has been done
simply ASA matter Of good business,
and does not reflect in any way upon
Mr.. Lee.
in the matter of the filling out of
the bond Mr. Lee has started IN to
carry out the fulfillm mt of wha: he
declared to be his intentions at the
start. that is to throw all OF his bust.
ness that he possibly could to the
city of Ardmore. The firm Of La
better C Wimberly being as every
one knows, an Ardmore firm.
1t has been given out that all pre-
liminary steps will be completed by
this week and that actual work Of
construction will begin next Monday,
May 6. All arrangements are being
made to make this date big day
and one long to be remembered in
Ardmore. The pupils of the city
schools will march in a body, each
class in its proper place and headed
by it's respective teacher, to the site
of the building. Bands OF music will
head the parade, and. upon the arriv-
al of the school boys and girls upon
the grounds a number of appropriate
addresses will be made by prominent
Ardmoreites. After the Introductory
remarks of others Governor Lee
Cruce, who has been invited to he
present, will deliver very appro-
pirate address and start actual York
by throwing out the first shovel of
dirt.