The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-31
NOTICE FOR PROPOSALS FOR
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.


Notice is hereby given that pursuant
to resolution adopted by the board
Of commissioners of the city Of Ard
more, Oklahoma, and approved by the
mayor on July oath, 1917, proposals will
be received at the office Of the city clerk
of the city of Ardmore, Oklahoma, until
five o'clock p. m. of August seventh
C7th) 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 TO south line of
Fourth avenue shall be 27 feet wide
from back to back of curb, from sovth
line of Fourth avenue to south line of
Twelfth street shall be 25 feet wide. A
combined curb 6 inches high and 6
inches thick, and a gutter u feet wide
shall be along the entire street, on each
side thereof Between such cutters
shall be laid concrete base inches
thick mixed Of one part of Portland ce-
ment to parts natural sand and gravel
Upon such base shall be placed a sand
cushion Of approximately 1 inch in
| thickness, a wearing surface shall be
laid thereon Of vertical fibre brick, of
2l3 inches and laid flat, and between
said brick shall be poured a filler of
bitumen so placed that the space be.
| tween all brick shall be filled, upon said
brick shall be poured 2 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 (S1 900 0O)
! 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
J 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 al
eight O'Clock p. m. on August 9th sew
| enth. 1917, at the session chambers OF
said board, and the contract will ther
be let 10 the lowest and best bidder who
will undertake to construct said i'm
provements and furnish said material.
in accordance with such plans and spec
ifications Of said city engineer. No bic
will be considered that does not con
template the completion of the entir,
Improvement and the payment of al
incidental expenses, attached to the cit
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 as
sessment and the city reserves the righ
70 pay part cash, and part in bonds TO
such Improvements. The city also re
serves the right 10 sell said bonds an,
pay all in cash for ssch improvements
The form Of the contract the cit,
will require is now on file in the offic
Of the city clerk, and open for inspeC
tion 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 re-advertise 10
bids for such improvements. II IN
successful bidder fails 70 execute Nj
contract and file his said bonds With
ten days after the letting Of such col
tract. the city reserves the right to car
Gel said contract, and forfeit the ce
titled check accompanying said bid I
the Improvement district. and re.adve
tise for bids FOR such Improvements.
Dated this twenty-fifth day of Jul.
1917. G. W. GROOM,
Seal City Clerl
published In Daily Ardmoreite Jul
p. 2S. 80, 81 August /. . 3, 4. an
:, 1910.