The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-10
NOTICE OF PROPOSALS FOR
STREET IMPROVEMENTS


Notice is borphy rlypn that I'm ppr.
suauce of "a p,tition of tho ownr~s of
more than dity per cent of the mon.
erty subieet IN assessmerf for efrest
, improvements ON that norton of oF"
street nprthvpst from fhe north limo
of West Main street TO the south line
of Tenth avruue. northwest duly filed
i'm the office ,of tine city clerk of tbc
! CITY of Ardmore. and of a resolution
of the Board of Commissioners of saia
city duly passed and annroypd ON tbe,
18th day OF March. 1917 proposals will
be received at tLe office of the city
clerk of the cit, of Ardmore until 4
O'Clock n. m. o,i the nm dey of Apru
1917. for furnishing all materials and
performing oil work necessary TO I'm.
prove the portion of said street afore.
said in tho manner and subject to the
conditions following. tovit.
Said street shall be improved bv fill
ing and grading to conform to the es-
tablished grade. paving with biumi
nous macadam pavement twenty feet
in width and constructing concrete
kAlltIN 'NkllN rlOuI lINnOk Mlub ana
concrete curbs six inches thick on
either side of said bimminous macl
dam pavement. The macadam norton
of said street TO be constructed with
four-inch concrete base upon which
shall be laid a twoinch wearing sur.
face Of limestone or tran rock the
whole of said improvements To- he con
structed and finished in accordance
with detailed plans and spcciGcatiops
on file In the office of the city clerk
of the city of Ardmore
All bids shall be submitted I'm sealed
envelopes and plainly marked i'm INK
on the outside and each bid shall be
filed on or before 4 o'clock y. M. on
the said nth day of April. 1917 ana
shall be accompanied by certified
check in the sum Of 81, ,0OO, to be drawn
on some bank in the city Of Ardmore
The contractor 10 whom said CON
tract for said improvements. may be
awarded will be required To execute
to the city of Ardmore construction
| bond conditioned according to law
for the full and faithful performance
of said contract and for the full pro.
! lection Of the city and all property
owners interested against any loss or
damage by reason of negligence or
improper execution of the work, in
the sum Of thirty per cent Of the esti.
mated cost OF said improvements. Said
contractor will also be required to ex-
ecute statutory bond to the state of
Oklahoma conditioned on the payment
of all material and labor bills in the
full amount of the contract price of
said improvements and maintenance
bond in the sum Of thirty per cent of
the estimated cost of said improve.
ments conditioned on the maintenance
Of said improvements in good condi-
tion for a period of five years from
and after the completion and accept.
ance OF said work all Of said bonds
to be subject to the approval of the
mayor and commissioners.
The contractor to whom said work
may be awarded shall receive in pay
ment therefor street improvement
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 reserves