The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-05-21
NOTICE OF PROPOSAL FOR
STREET IMPROVEMENT

homa, on the 10th day of May, 1916,
proposals will be received at the
office of the mayor of the City of
Ardmore until o'clock p. m, on
the Goth 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 II street, southwest,
to the west line of the Oklahoma,
New Mexico & 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 2i inches wide, a con-
crete curb inches thick on either
side thereof. The Improvements on
street shall be 21 feet wide, and
dam driveway 16 feet wide with a
concrete gutter "a inches wide and
concrete curb inches thick on
either side thereof. Said bituminous
macadam driveway shall be construct
ed according to the specifications of
U. S. Patent No. S1l797, and the de-
tails, plans and specifications on file
in the office of the city clerk of the
city of Ardmore. The sub-grade shall
be thoroughly prepared to receive
said pavement, as provided by the
details, plans and specifications afore-
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so prepared there shall be laid
finch foundation of crushed stone,
upon which foundation when properly
prepared shall be laid a 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
det, lis, 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 S5c per square yard for the i'm
provements covered by this contract.
All bids snail 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 |
D. m. on the said 30th 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 |
improvements may be awarded will |
be required to execute to the City |
of Ardmore construction bond con- |
ditioned 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
and all property owners interested
against any loss or damage by reason
of negligence or improper execution
of the work in sum equal to 80
per cent of the estimated cost of said
Such contractor Will
also be required to execute an addi-
tional bond in the sum of 80 per cent
of the estimated cost of said i'm
conditioned on the main
tenance of said improvements in good
condition for a period of five years
from and after the completion and
acceptance of said work. Said bond
in each instance to be subject to the
of the mayor and commits
sioners.
The contractor to whom said work