The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-27
PAGE SEVEN
NOTICE FOR PROPOSALS FOR
STREET IMPROVEMENTS


Notice is hereby given that pursuant
to resolution adopted by the Board OF
Commissioners OF the City Of Ar,lmore,
Oklahoma, and approved by the Mayor
on August 2ist. 1917. proposals viii be
received at the office OF the City Clerk.
OF the City OF Ardmore, Oklahoma. .untn
five O'Clock p. m OF Tuesday. September
a. 1917, for the furnishing OF mate.
rails and construction OF the work nee
essary 10 improve all that portion OF
"D' street southwest from the south
line of West Main street. to the north
line Of Fourth avenue. southwest Of the
City of Ardmorc, Oklahoma, including
alley crossings and street Intersections
thereon.
Said improvements to consist Of grad.
ing, curbng, ,guttering. draining ana
paving same By constructing an nee
essary manholes, catch basins and plac-
Ing necessary drainage pipes thereon.
and by paving same, after grading.
which said pavement shall be 86 feet
wide from outer line to outer line or
curb, 81 feet Of which shall be on a
concrete base five inches thick. with a
wearing surface inches thick OF okla
homa rock asphalt, on each side Of said
pavement shall be a gutter Of concrete.
"a inches vide and the curbs shall be
inches thick, according 10 the plans,
and profiles, and plats specifications and
estimates Of the city engineer
The plans and specifications and osti
mates as prepared by the city engineer
are now on file In the office Of the city
Clerk Of said city and are open 10 IN
spectiOn Of all parties.
All bids shall be- submitted In scaled
envelopes, and plainly marked iu ink
thereon, and must be filed by fivo
o'clock p. m, Of September A. 1917.
and accompanied by certified check
on some bank In Ardmore. oklahoma.
payable 10 said city Clerk In the sum
Of seven hundred and fifty dollars
H75000D The successful bidder shall
give a construction bond conditioned In
term Of the law, and also "a mainthin-
ance bond conditioned that no WIN keep
said street In good repair for period
Of five years from the date Of accept
ance Of same and each bond shall bc
In the sum Of thirty per cent Of tho
amount Of said bid. and shall run In
favor Of the city of Ardmore Oklahoma.
AN bonds shall be approved by the Board
Of Commissioners OF said city by appro-
PIRATE resolution. 10 be- approved b. tho
Mayor
Such bids win be opened and con.
sidered by the Board Of Commissioners
at eight O'Clock p. m, on Tuesday. Sep.
tember 4th. 1917. AT the session cium
bers of said board. and the contract
will then be let 10 the lowest and bcsi
bidder who WIN undertake 20 construct
said improvements and furnish said ma
terials In accordance with such plans
and specifications of said city engineer.
No bid will be considered that does not
contemplate the. completion u the en-
tire Improvement, and the payment of
all incidental expenses. attached 10 tho
city enginecr8 estimate
Compensation shall be made IN street
Improvement bonds al par. issued and
secured as provided by law Any prop
erty owner may pay in cash his aggenl-
HifHAt anu lff CITY IfifiFff tUf fiNHt tD
pay part cash. and part in bonds for
such improvements. The city also re-
serves the right 10 sell said bonds and
pay all IN cash for such improvements.
The form Of the contract the city win
require b. now on file in the office og
the City Clerk. and open for inspection
10 all parties. The form u The bid re-
quired can be- had on application 10 tho
City Attorney.
The city reserves the right 10 reject
any ana all bids and readyertisa for
bids for such Improvements n the Buc-
cessful bidder fails ~ execute hiH oon-
tract and Gle bis said bonds within ten
days after the letting Of such contract.
the city reserves the right 10 cancel
said contract. and forfeit the certified
check accompanying nid bid 10 the i'm
prOvement district. and readvsrtl.e for
bids for such improvements
Dated this 22nd day of August. 1917
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