The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-11-02

ber. 1916, proposals will be received |
at the office OF the city clerk of the
City of Ardmore. untn o'clock, p. m.
on the 14th day of November, 1916. for
furnishing the materials and perform
ing the work necessary to improve the
following streets and portions thereof
in the City of Ardmore, in the manner
and subject to the conditions follow
ing, towit.
That portion of tx" street south
west from the south line of BiXby
avenue to the north line of Stanley
Boulevard. including alley crossings
and street intersection.
Said street shall be improved by
grading. paving with btuminous mac
adam and constructing concrete curhs
and cutters and shall be % feet wide
from outer line to outer line of curb,
of which 20 feet shall consist OF a
bituminous macadam driveway with a
concrete gutter "A inches wide and a
concrete curb inches thick on either
side thereof.
Said bituminous macadam driveway
shall be constructed in accordance
with the specifications of L. S. Patent
No. S14797 and the detailed plans and
specifications on file in the office OF
the city clerk of the City of Ardmore,
and shall be inches in thickness.
The sub-grade shall be thoroughly
prepared to receive said pavement
and the whole of said improvements
shall be constructed, rolled and fin
ished according to the aforesaid pat
ent process and the detailed plans and
specifications approved by the Board
of Commissioners and on file in the
office of the city clerk or said city.
All contractors proposing to bid on
said improvements are hereby noti-
fed that there is now on file in the
office of the city clerk of the City Of
Ardmore, an agreement duly executed
Iby w. A. Edwards, who owns and con-
trolls said patented process aforesaid
for the City of Ardmore, to permit the
iuse of said patented process by the
successful bidder to furnish a suitable
roller and competent engineer to
supervise the construction of said i'm
provements, in consideration OF the
payment to the said w. A. Edwards OF
the sum of 80 cents per square yard
for the improvements covered by this
contract.
All bids shall be submitted IN sealed
envelopes and plainly marked in ink
on the outside, and each bid shall be
filed on 'or before o'clock p. m. on
the said 14th day of November, 1919,
and shall be accompanied by certl-
fed check drawn on some bank in the
City of Ardmore in the sum of $500.
The contractor to whom the contract
for said improvements may be award
ed, will be required to execute to tho
City of Ardmore construction bond
conditioned according to law for the
full and faithful performance of the
contract and for the full protection OF
the city and all property owners inter
ested against any loss or damage by
reason of negligence or improper ex
ecution of the work in a sum Of 30 per
cent of the estimated cost of said i'm
provements.
Said contractor will also be required
to execute an additional bond in the
sum Of 80 per cent ot the estimated
cost of said improvements, condition
ed on the maintenance of said i'm
provements in good condition for
period of five years from and after the
completion and acceptance OF sait
work. Said bond in each instance tC
be subject to the approval of The
mayor and commissioners.
The contractor TO wnom said worl
, may be awarded shall receive In pay
ment for said work, street improve
ment bonds at par issued and secured
as lIONlutu ny All' Jaws va hh' HNtNN' "
- oklahoma provided, that in case th'
p property owners shall elect to pa.
| cash for said improvements, as the.
( may do under the laws of Oklahoma
e then and in that event, the city re
, serves the right to pay for said i'm
= provements in cash or part cash ant
. part bonds
b All proposals for construction o
+ said improvements will be considere
! by the mayor and Board Of Commis
sioners Of the City of Ardmore, Okla
{ homa, at a meeting to be held at tn
1 session chamber in said city at
f. O'Clock, p. m. on the 14th day Of NJ
i vember. 1916. and the contract vii
e then be awarded to the lowest an
S best bidder who will undertake to pei
y form the work. furnish materials, e.
i ecute the bonds and construct sal
q Improvements according to the resolI
p tion aforesaid. and plans and specif