The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-04
NOTICE FOR PROPOSALS FOR
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.

~NNNANN - AAiA Guy ElNtl that pursuant
to a resolution adopted by the board
Of commissioners of the city Of Ard
more, Oklahoma, and approved by the
mayor on July 24th, 1917, proposals will
be received at the office of the city clerk
OF the city of Ardmore, Oklahoma, until
i've o'clock p. m. Of August seventh
l1thl 1917, for the furnishing of mate
rials and construction Of the work nee
cssary to improve all that portion of
b. street northwest from the north
line Of Broadway to the south line of
Twelfth avenue northwest. of the city
OF Ardmore, Oklahoma, including alley
crossings and street intersections there.
on.
said improvements to consist Of grad
ing, curbing, guttering draining and
paving same. The improvements from
north line Of Broadway 70 south line of
Fourth avenue shall be 27 feet wide
from back to back of curb. from south
line Of Fourth avenue to south line of
Twelfth street shall be % feet wide. A
combined curb inches high and G
inches thick and a gutter ga feet wide
shall be along the entire street on each
side thereof. Between such cutters
shall be laid a concrete base 4 inches
thick, mixed Of one part Of Portland ce.
ment TO G parts natural sand and gravel.
Upon such base shall be placed a sand
cushion Of approximately / inch in
thickness, a wearing surface shall be
laid thereon Of vertical fibre brick. of
2 2ta inches and laid flat, and between
said brick shall be poured a filler Of
oi.umen so placed that the space be-
tween all brick shall be filled upon said
brick shall be poured squeeze coats
Of bitumen and covered with clean.
sharp sand and then rolled.
The plans and specifications and esti.
mates as prepared by the city engineer
are now on file in the office Of the city
clerk Of said city, and are open to In.
spection Of all parties.
All bids shall be submitted in sealed
envelopes, and plainly marked in ink
thereon, and must be filed by five
o'clock p. m. Of August seventh 9TH
1917 and accompanied by a certified
check on some bank in Ardmore. Okla.
homa, payable to said city clerk in the
sum Of one thousand dollars 81 .OOO. .OO).
The successful bidder shall give a con.
struction bond conditioned in term of
the law, and also a maintenance bond
conditioned that he will keep said street
in good repair for a period of five years
from the date Of acceptance Of same
and each bond shall be in the sum of
thirty per cent Of the amount of said
bid, and shall run in favor Of the city
Of Ardmore. Oklahoma. All bonds shall
be approved by the board OF commits.
sioners Of said city by appropriate reso.
luton, to be approved by the mayor.
Such bids will be opened and consid.
cred by the board Of commissioners at
eight O'Clock p. m. on August 9TH sew.
enth, 1917, at the session chambers of
said board and the contract will then
be let to the lowest and best bidder who
viii undertake to construct said i'm.
provements and furnish said materials
in accordance with such plans and spec
ifications of said city engineer. No bid
viii be considered that does not con
template the completion Of the entire
Improvement, and the payment Of all
incidental expenses, attached to the city
engineers estimate.
Compensation shall be made in street
Improvement bonds at par, issued and
secured as provided by law. Any prop
erty owner may pay in cash his as
sessment and the city reserves the right
20 pay part cash, and part in bonds foi
such improvements. The city also re
serves the right to sell said bonds ant
pay all in cash for such improvements
The form OF the contract the city
viii require is now on file in the offic,
Of the city clerk and open for inspec
ton TO all parties. The form OF the bi,
required can be had on application t,
the city attorney.
The city reserves the right TO rejec
any and all bids and readvertise 70
| bids for such Improvements. II tn
successful bidder fails TO execute hi
contract and file his said bonds withi
ten days after the letting Of such cor
tract, the city reserves the right TO car
eel said contract. and forfeit the Gel
tilted check accompanying said bid {
the improvement district. and re-advel
tise for bids for such improvements.
Dated this twenty-fifth day Of july
1917. C. w. GROOM.
tSean City Clerl
published in Daily Ardmoreite Jul
| p, 2S, 30, 81, August !. >, 3, 4, 6 an
:, 1870.