The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-17
NOTICE

W. I'VE
Calling for Bids for Paving and I'M
provement of 3 Street, southwest,
From the South Line of First Ave-,
to the South Line of Third Ave-,
Southwest.
! Notice is hereby given that bids
and proposals for furnishing the ma
terial and performing the work nee
essary in making the improvements
herein described will be received at
! the office OF G. II. Bruce, City Clerk
of the City of ArdmOre, Oklahoma, up
to =. m, on the 26th of May, 1915
said improvements to be as follows, to.
wit:
The paving, grading curbing, gutter
ing, draining and otherwise improving,
including the installation of catch ba-
sins and the making of drain pipe
connections of b street southwest,
in the City of Ardmore, Oklahoma,
| from the south line of First Avenue,
southwest, to the south line of Third
( avenue, southwest, including alley
crossings and street intersections; the
| curbing shall be of concrete, and the
/ pavement from curb line to curb line
| shall be 20 feet wide, of which II
! feet shall be Ardmore Rock Asphalt
with concrete cutters on either side
thereof IS inches wide: Said pave
ment shall be laid with a four-inch
/ base or foundation of crushed stone,
with a wearing surface laid thereon Of
! ArdmOre Rock Asphalt and to be laid
according to detailed specifications
prepared by the City Engineer and
approved by the Mayor and Commis-
| soners, and shall also include all
necessary catch basins, man holes, in
/ let pipes and other improvements nee
essary to complete said pavement
ready for use.
All of said improvements TO be done
according to a resolution of the Board
of Commissioners passed and APPROX
ed on the 9Th day of May 1915, and
in accordance with the plans, plats,
profles. specifications and estimates
now on file in the office Of the city
clerk. and in accordance with the
contract provided for in said resolu-
ton.
Contractors are further notified that
all such bids will be based upon ana
received with the understanding that
they are so based upon such plans,
plats. profles, specifications, and con
tract provided for. The contract Will,
if let. be let to the lowest and best
bidder.
The contract price of such improve
ments shall not exceed the estimate OF
the city engineer, which was submitted
with the plans, plats, profles and
I q Eoah hid the I'M
movements herein ordered shall be ac-
companied by a certified check Ill the
sum of Five Hundred Dollars C$5OO.OOl
such check being guaranty OF goou
faith, and that the bidder, If success
fuI. will execute a contract in accord
ance with his bid, and will execute
bond in accordance with his bid, ana
will execute and furnish the bonds
required.
The contractor shall receive his coh-
| tract price as the statutes OF Oklaho-
ma. and said contract and resolution
nroyide. and one bond resolution, and
one only, will be passed authorizing
the issuance of series OF bonds evil
dencing the assessments as same may
be made against the property as pro-
vided by law. The contractor may De
paid in both cash and bonds, or in
bonds solely, or in cash, at the option
of the city. which bonds shall be CIV
en- bv the city, and received by the CON
tractor at their par value plus the IN
terest, according to the provisions Oh
the statutes of Oklahoma.
Prior to the beginning of the work
the successful bidder will be required