The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-04-02
NOTICE OF PROPOSALS FOR
STREET IMPROVEMENTS

Notice is hereby given that III pur-
suance of a petition of the owners of
more than fifty per cent Of the prop |
erty subject to assessment for street !
improvements on that portion OF "E |
street. northwest from the north line |
of West Main street to the south line |
of Tenth avenue, northwest duly filed |
in the office Of the city clerk of the |
City of Ardmore and of a resolution |
of the Board of Commissioners of said !
city duly passed and approved on the
18th day OF March, 1917, proposals will
be received at the office of the city
clerk of the city of Ardmore until 4
+ O'Clock p. m, on the nth day Of April,
1917, for furnishing all materials and
performing all work necessary TO I'M
prove the portion Of said street aiore-
said in the manner and subject to the
! conditions following, towit.
Said street shall be improved by fill
ing and grading to conform to the es-
tablished grade, paving with a bitumi-
nous macadam pavement twenty feet
in width and constructing concrete
cutters twentyfour inches wide and
concrete curbs six inches thick on
either side OF said bituminous maca
dam pavement. The macadam portion
of said street to be constructed with a
four-inch concrete base upon which
shall be laid two-inch wearing sur
face of limestone or trap rock, the
whole of said Improvements to be con.
structed and finished in accordance
with detailed plans and specifications
on file in the office Of the city clerk
of the city of Ardmore.
All bids shall be submitted in sealed
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 18th day Of April, 1917, ana
} shall be accompanied by a certified
b check in the sum of $1,000, to be drawn
on some bank in the city Of Ardmore
The contractor to whom said con
, tract for said improvements may be
awarded will be required to execute
to the city of Ardmore a construction
bond conditioned according to law
for the full and faithful performance
of said contract and for the full pro
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= owners interested against any loss OF
:. damage by reason Of negligence OF
= improper execution of the work, II
!, the sum Of thirty per cent Of the esti
, mated cost of said improvements. Salt
:, contractor will also be required to eX
: ecute a statutory bond to the state o
. Oklahoma conditioned on the paymen
| 80 oil t,NnNnpfa1 anH labor hf1lu In thl
y full amount OF the contract price o
said improvements and a maintenance
. bond in the sum of thirty per cent o
v the estimated cost of said improve
=, ments conditioned on the maintenance
y Of said improvements in good cond
:, tion for a period of five years fror
n and after the completion and accep
~ ance of said work, all of said bond
~ ~ to be subject to the approval Of tn
- mayor and commissioners.
The contractor to whom said wor
I! may be awarded shall receive in pa!
- ment therefor street improyemer
" bonds at par issued and secured a
!. provided by the laws of the state {
a. Oklahoma; provided, that in case III
% property owners shall elect to pay cas-
)" for said improvements, as they ma
do under the laws OF Oklahoma, the
and In that event, the city reserve
the right to pay for said improvement
in cash or part cash and part bonds.
e. All proposals for construction
C said improvements will be considerC
by the mayor and Board Of Commi
sioners Of the city of Ardmore, at
meeting to be held az session chamb,
In said city at o'clock p. m. on Il
18th day OF April, 1917, and the co
tract will then be awarded TO the 10,
est and best bidder who will undertal
to perform the work, furnish the m
terials. execute the bonds and co
struct said improvements according
the resolution aforesaid and plans ar
specifications filed In the office OF q
city clerk Of the city Of Ardmor
and comply with all other terms al
conditions OF said resolution.
The mayor and commissioners l
serve the right to reject any and
proposals that may be received II I
any reason the same shall be unsat
factory.
G. II. BRUCE,
(SeaD City Clerk.
First published March 30, 1917. 30.