The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-05-28
NOTICE CT PROPOSAL FOR
SHEET IMPROVEMENTS

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Notice Is hereby given that in pur-
suance of a 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 3Oth day of May, 1916 for fur
nishng 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 a 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 25 feet wide
from outer line to outer line of curb,
of which 20 feet shall consist of bit
concrete gutter "a inches wide, con
crete curb inches thick on either
side thereof The improvements on
street shall be 81 feet wide, and
shall consist of a bituminous maca-
dam driveway 16 feet wide with
concrete gutter 2i inches wide ana
a concrete curb 6 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
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 a
4-inch 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 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 or
file in the office of the city clerk OF
the City Of Ardmore.
All contractors proposing to bid or
said improvements are hereby notl
fed that there is now on file iii thu
. office of the city clerk of the city o.
Ardmore an agreement duly executed
by w. A. Edwards, who owns ant
controls the patented process alore
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 competent en-
gineer to supervise the constructor
5, of said improvements, in considera
e tion of the payment to the said w. A
8 Edwards in advance Of the construc
= ton of said Improvements, of the sun
> of 35c per square yard for the i'm
Il provements covered by this CONTRACT
Il All bids snail be submitted in sea-
= ed envelopes and plainly marked il
. ink on the outside, and each BIZ
shall be filed on or before 4 o'clocI
= D. m. on the said 3Oth day of May
1916. and shall be accompanied by
l. certified check drawn on some BAN
D in the City of Ardmore, made payabl
g to the city clerk of the City OF ARD
II more in the sum of $500. The cor
y tractor to whom the contract for sal,
= improvements may be awarded vii
s be required to execute to the Cit.
d of Ardmore a construction bond cor
/. ditioned according to law fer the ful
(. and faithful execution of the worI
q and the performance of the contrac
n and for the full protection Of the cit,
e4no pEwARD S1OO