The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-05-18

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 20 feet wide
from outer line to outer line of curb,
of which 30 feet shall consist of bit
luminous macadam driveway with
concrete gutter 81 inches wide, a con
crete curb 6 inches thick on either
side thereof, The improvements on
street shall be 81 feet wide, and
shall consist of bituminous maca-
dam driveway l6 feet wide with
concrete gutter 2i inches wide and
concrete curb 6 inches thick on
either side thereof. Said bitumnous
macadam driveway shall be construct
ed according to the specifications of
t. S. Patent No Sli797, 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-
said, and upon said sub-grade when
so prepared there shall be laid n
finch foundation of crushed stone,
upon which foundation when properly
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layer of chats, or small rock that will
pass 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-
fled that there is now on file in 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
a 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-
of Sac per square yard for the" inn
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 30th day of May,
1916, and shall be accompanied by
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 a 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 30
per cent of the estimated cost of said
Such contractor will
also be required to execute an addi-
tional bond in the sum of 30 per cent
of the estimated cost of said inn
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
approval of the mayor and commits
sioners.
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 secured
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 Oklahoma,
then and in that event the city re-
serves the right to pay for said inn
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, Okla
homa, at a meeting to be held in |
the session chambers in said city at
8 o'clock p. M, on the 30th day of
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