The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-08
NOTICE FOR PROPOSALS FOR
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.

Notice is hereby given that pursuant
10 resolution adopted by the Board OF
Commissioners Of the City OF Ardmorc.
Oklahoma and approved 10y the Mayor
on October 2nd 1917. proposals will be
received at the 0ilice of the City Clerk
of the City OF Ardmore. Oklahoma, until
o'clock D. m. OF October 10th. 1917. for
the furnishing Of materials and con.
struction of work necessary to improve
Scott street of the City of Ardmore,
Oklahoma. from the north line of Nc
Lish avenue to the south line of West
Main street of the City of Ardnore.
OIlahoma. including alley crossings and
street intersections thereon.
Said Improvements to consist OF grad.
ing, cuibins. guttering draining and
paving same. Installing all necessary
manholes. catch basins and drainage
pipes. Said Improvements are to be 2S
feet wide from outer line to outer line
of curb. of which % feet shall be con.
structed of a wearing surface of two
inches of oklahoma rock asphalt. to he
laid on a fve-inch concrete base. on
either side of which shall be construct
ed a concrete gutter "A inches wide.
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The plans and specifications and esti-
mates as prepared by the City Engineer
are now on lile in the office Of the CITY
Clerk of said city. and are open to in
spection of all parties
All bids shall he submitted in sealed
envelopes. and plainly marked in ink
thereon, and must be filed by O'Clock
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accompanied by certified check on
some bank in Ardmore. oklahoma. pay
able to said city Clerk in the sum Of
! Two Hundred $500 COZ dollars.
The successful bidder shall give a
construction bond conditioned in term
of the law and also 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 Arimore, oklahoma. All bonds snail
he approved by the Board of Commits
sioners of said city by appropriate res
olution to bc approved by the Mayor
such bids win be opened and consid
cred by the Board of Commissioners al
eight O'Clock p. m. on October sixteenth
1917, at the session chambers of SAID
board, and the contract will then be LEI
10 the lowest and best bidder who vii
undertake to construct said improve
jments and furnish said materials in ac
cordancr with such plans and specifi
cations of said city Engineer No biz
will be considered that does not con
template the completion of the entire
improvement, and the payment of al
incidental expenses. attached TO th'
City Engineers estimate.
Compensation shall be made in stree
improvement bonds at par. issued an,
secured as provided by law Any prop
erty owner may pay in cash his assess
ment, and ;he city reserves the righ
to pay part cash. and part in bonds fo
such improvements The city also re
serves the right TO sell said bonds an,
pay all in cash for such Improvements
The form Of the contract the cit,
will require is now on file in the ofiic
OF the City Clerk. and open for inspec
ton to all parties. The form of the bi,
rcquired can he had on application {,
the City Attorney.
The city reserves the right to rejec
Iany and all bids and readvertise 70
bids Tor ruch improvements. II the sue
cessful bidder fails to execute his cor
tract and file his said bonds within tel
DAYS after the letting Of such contraci
the city reserves the right to cancel sal
contract, and forfeit the certified checl
accompanying said bid to the improve
ment district. and re,advertise for hid
for such improvements.
Dated this third day of October. 1871
(SeaD q. ". GROOM.
City Clerk
published oct 4. ;. 6. s. 4. 10. II. 1:
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