The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-10-31
NOTICE OF PROPOSALS FOR
STREET IMPROVEMENTS


suance OF a resolution adopted by the
Board of Commissioners and approved
by the mayor OF the City of Ardmore
Oklahoma, on the 18th day OF October,
1916, proposals will be received at the
office OF the city clerk OF the City OF
Ardmore until o'clock p. m. on the
7th day OF November, 1916, for fur
nishing the materials and performing
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 "a" street north
west from the north line of Broadway
to the south line of Eighth avenue,
northwest, including alley crossings
and street intersections.
Said street shall be improved by
grading, paving with a wearing sur
face OF asphaltic brick laid on a con-
crete base inches in thickness and
constructing concrete curbs and gut
ters and shall be 25 feet wide from
outer line to outer line OF curb OF
which 20 feet shall consist of an as
phaltic brick driveway with concrete
cutters "a inches wide and concrete
curbs inches thick on either side
! thereof.
Said improvements to be construct
ed in accordance with the detailed
plans and specifications prepared by
the city engineer of the City OF Ard
more, and on file in the office of the
City Clerk of said city.
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 4 o'clock p. m. on
the 7th day of November, 1916, and
shall be accompanied by a certified
check drawn on some bank in the City
OF Ardmore in the sum Of $4,000. The
contractor to whom the contract for
said improvements may be awarded,
will be required to execute to the City
OF Ardmore a construction bond con-
ditioned according to law for the fun
and faithful execution OF the work
and the performance OF the contract
and for the full protection OF the city
and all property owners interested,
f,,g A- do htrr
of negligence or improper execution of
the work in a sum of 80 per cent of the
estimated cost of said improvements.
Said contractor will also be required
to execute an additional bond in the
sum of 80 per cent OF the estimated
cost of said Improvements conditioned
on the maintenance OF said improve
ments in good condition for a period
OF five years from and after the COM
pletion and acceptance of said work.
Said bond in each instance to be sub
ject to the approval of the mayor and
commissioners.
The contractor to whom said work
may be awarded shall receive in pay
ment for said work, street improve
ment bonds at par, issued and Sc
cured as provided by the laws OF the
state of Oklahoma; provided that in
case the property owners shall elect
to pay cash for said improvements as
they may do under the laws OF Okla
homa, then and In that event the city
reserves the right to pay for said i'm
provements in cash or part cash and
part bonds.
All proposals for construction Of
said improvements will be considered
by the mayor and Board Of Commits
sioners OF the City OF Ardmore. Ok
lahoma, at a meeting to be held at the
session chamber in said city at s
o'clock p. m, on the 7th day OF No
vember, 1916, and the contract will
then be awarded to the lowest and
best bidder who will undertake to per
form the work, furnish materials, ex-
ecute the bonds and construct said
Improvements according to the resolu-
tions aforesaid. and plans and speci-
fications filed in the office OF the city
clerk OF the City Of Ardmore, and
comply with all other terms and condi.
tions OF said resolution.
The mayor and commissioners re-
serve the right to reject any and all
proposals that may be received. II for
any reason the same shall be unsatis-
factory. G. II. BRUCE,
City Clerk.
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