The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-05-15
NOTICE FOR PROPOSALS FOR
STREET IMPROVEMENT

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Notice is hereby given that I'm pur.
suance of a resolution adopted by tae
mayor and Board of Commissioners
of The City of Ardmore on the twenty
fourth day OF April, 1917. proposals by
contractors will be received Al tho
office of the mayor of the City Of Ard.
more until 6 p M, on the twenty
htth J2o) day of May 1917, for fur
nishing the material and performing
tine work necessary i'm improving the
following portion of that certain street
i'm the city of Arlmoro. I'M the manner.
and subject TO the conditions follow.
. ing towit'
That portion of %" street. south.
west from the south line OF NcLlsn
avenue southwest 10 the north line o1
Ledbottcr including alley crossings
and street intersections.
Such street aforesaid TO be improved
by grading draining. gutteriug aud
paving same with concrete payomen,
and concrete curb and placing therein
all lead and sewer connections.
Said Improvements shall be cor.
structod of a total width of twcnty.one
t2D feet from outer line to outer line
of concrete curb, of which l6 feet
shall consist Of bituminOus macadam
driveway with q concrete gutter twel-
tyfour C2N inches wide and 70 cou-
crctc curb six 60 inches thick on eit1-
er side thereof Said macadam drive
way to De constructed with a three
CD inch base of crushed stone not less
, than 2l2 inches and void TO be- file
with sand or fine screenings. Tho
same to ho then thoroughly rolled. af.
ter which there shall be laid thereon
| a twoinch layer Of crushed limestone
or trap rock that will pass q 1ia-incn
ring with binder of cold ground bit
luminous rock asphalt Upon this afte.
the same has been thoroughly rolled
shall be- laid one % inch layer o.
crushed limestone or trap rock tla-
will pass a threefourth @D inch
ring, the same 10 bp poured
with not less than two gallons
| of ToNico per square yard. The whole
| OF said improvements to be construct
! va anu lIlIlHNl'N NANul Alllk NN NNIAlIfI
plans and specifications on file in the
office Of the city clerk OF the CITY OF
Ardmore, and such plans, plats, pro.
| files and specifications as made by
| the city engineer and now on file In
the Office of the city clerk of the city
Of Ardmore are here referred to and
made part Of this notice. the same
as If they had been set out in full
herein All bids shall be submitted
In n sealed envelope and plainly mark
ed In ink on the outside and each bid
| shall be accompanied by a certified
| check drawn on some bank in the Civ
OF ArdmOre, Oklahoma. 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
! Ardmoro construction bond for the
full and faithful execution OF the
work and the performance of the
! contract and for 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, I'm am amount equal to 20
per cent Of the estimated cost of said
improvements, conditioned on tho
maintenance Of said improvements In
good condition for q period OF FIVE
years from and after completion ard
acceptance of said work.
The contractor TO whom said work
may be awarded shall receive ln 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 tho
property owners shall elect to pay
cash for said Improvements. as they
may do under the laws Of Oklahoma,
then In that event the city re-
serves the right 20 pay for said i'm.
proyements In cash. or part cash and
part bonds.
All proposals for the construction II
said Improvements will be considered
by the mayor and Board OF Commis-
sioners of the City OF Ardmore, OE.g.
homa, at a meeting TO be held at ses-
sion chambers In the said city at 8
O'Clock p. m. on the 25th day Of May,
1917 and the contract will then DO
awarded to the lowest and best bidder.
who will undertake 10 perform tho
! work furnish the materials and con-
struct said Improvements according TO
the resolution aforesaid and the plans
and specifications on Gle In the Office
Of the city clerk Of the city OF Ard.
more and comply with all the other
terms and conditions Of said resolu-
ton
The mayor and commissioners re-
serve the right to reject any and plt
proposals that may be required II for
any reason the same shall be uusati3-
factory
Done by the order OF the mayor and
commissioners OF the city OF Ardmore,
this May IL. 1917
GEO. w. GROOM, City Clerk.
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