The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-05-24
NOTICE OF PROPOSAL FOR
SrIEET IMPROVEMENT

Notice is hereby given that in pur-
suance of resolution adopted by
the mayor and Board of Commission.
ers of the City of Ardmore, Okla.
homa, on the 10th day of May, 1916,
proposals will be received at the
office of the mayor of the City of
Ardmore until 4 o'clock p. m, on
the 30th day of May, 1916, for fur
nishing the materials and perform
ing the work necessary to improve
the following streets and portions
thereof in the City of Ardmore, Okla
homa, in the manner and subject to
the conditions following, towit:
That portion of BiXby Avenue from
the west line of IL street, southwest,
to the west line of the Oklahoma,
New Mexico e Pacific right-of-way,
also that portion of | street, south
west, from the north line of McLish
avenue to the north line of BiXby
avenue, including alley crossings
and street intersections.
Said streets shall be improved by
grading, paving with bituminous mac
adam and constructing concrete
curbs and cutters. The improvements
on BiXby avenue shall be % feet wide
from outer line to outer line of curb,
of which 20 feet shall consist of bit
luminous macadam driveway with a
concrete gutter a inches wide, a CON
crete curb 6 inches thick on either
side thereof. The Improvements on
| street shall be q feet wide, and
shall consist of a bituminous maca-
dam driveway 16 feet wide with a
concrete gutter "a inches wide and
concrete curb inches thick on
either side thereof. Said btuminous
macadam driveway shall be construct
ed according to the specifications of
u. S. Patent No. S14797, and the de-
tails, plans and specifications on file
city of Ardmore. The sub-grade shall
be thoroughly prepared to receive
said pavement, as provided by the
details, plans and specifications afore-
said, and upon said sub-grade when
so prepared there shall be laid a
finch foundation of crushed stone,
upon which foundation when properly
prepared shall be laid two-inch
layer of chats, or small rock that will
pass a 1-inch ring with a mixture
of 20 per cent of cold ground rock
asphalt as a binder. The whole of
said improvement to be constructed,
rolled and finished according to the
aforesaid patented process and the
details, plans and specifications on
file in the office of the city clerk of
the City of Ardmore.
All contractors proposing to bid on
said improvements are hereby noti-
fed that there is now on file III the
office of the city clerk Of the city of
Ardmore an agreement duly executed
by w. A. Edwards, who owns and
controls the patented process afore-
said for the City of Ardmore, to per
nit the use of said patented process
by the successful bidder, to furnish
suitable roller and a competent en-
gineer to supervise the construction
of said improvements, in cOnsidera-
ton of the payment to the said w. a.
Edwards in advance Of the construc-
ton of said improvements, of the sum
of 35c per square yard for the i'm
provements covered by this contract.
All bids shall be submitted in seal
ed 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 3Oth day Of May,
1916, and shall be accompanied by a
certified check drawn on some bank
in the City of Ardmore, made payable
to the city clerk of the City of Ard
more in the sum of $500. The con-
tractor to whom the contract for said
may be awarded will
be required to execute TO the City
of Ardmore a construction bond con-
according to law for the full
and faithful execution of the work
and the performance of the contract
and for the full protection of the city