The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-24

including alley crossings thereon;
Seventh Avenue. northwest, from
the west line of "B" Street. to tn
East line of ID" Street northwest
including the alley crossings ant
street intersections thereon;
Seventh Avenue, northwest. iron
the west line of "D" Street, to th'
east line of az" Street. northwest
including alley crossings thereon
and,
Seventh Avenue. northwest, from
the west line of "E" Street. north
west, to the east line of Wolvcrtor
Street. northwest, including ALLEY
crossings and street intersections
thereon, in the City of Ardmore
Oklahoma.
Said improvements to consist o
grading paving curbing, guttering
said street. aforesaid. The widti
of said improvements from outer
line to outer line of curb shall
be twenty-five (25) feet. There
shall be a roadway twenty (2O)
feet, in width, constructed oI
a concrete base five (5) inches
thick and wearing surface
of Oklahoma Rock Asphalt two (2)
inches thick when thoroughly com
pressed. On either side of said road
way shall be constructed combined
curb and gutter, of concrete, the
gutter to be twenty-four (24) inches
wide and the curb six (6) inches
thick.
The plans, plats, profles, speci-
hcations and estimates, 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 i'll
sealed envelopes and plainly marked
in ink thereon, and must be filed by
fivee o'clock p. m, of July 81, 1918,
and accompanied by certified
check on some bank in Ardmore,
Oklahoma, payable to said City
Clerk in the sum of One Thousand
Dollars ($l,00O. The successful
bidder shall give construction
bond conditioned in terms of the
law, and also maintenance bond
conditioned that he will keep said
street in good repair for period
of five years from the date of ac-
ceptancc of same and each bond
shall be in the sum of thirty per
cent OF the amount of said bid. and
shall run i'll favor of the City of
Ardmore, Oklahoma. All bonds
shall be approved by the Board Of
Commissioners of said City by ap-
propriatc resolution, to be approved
by the Mayo.
Such bids will be opened and con-
sidered by the Board Of Commits
sioncrs at eight O'Clock p. m, on
the 5th day Of August, 1918, at the
Session Chambers of said Board,
and the contract will then be let to
the lowest and best bidder who will
undertake to construct said i'm
provements and furnish said ma
terials in accordance with such
plans and specifications of said City
Engineer. No bid will be consid-
cred that does not contemplate the
completion of the entire improve
ment and the payment OF all Incl
dental 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 property owner may pay
in cash for his assessment, and the
City reserves the right to pay part
cash and part in bonds for such i'm
provements. The City also reserves
the right to sell said bonds and pay
all in cash for such improvements.
The form of the contract the City
will require is now on file in the
office of the City Clerk and open
for inspection to all parties. The
form of the bid required by the City
can be had on application to the
City Attorney.
The City reserves the right to re-
ject any and all bids and re-adver-
tise for bids for such improvements.
If the successful bidder fails to exc
cute his contract and file his said
bonds within ten days after the let
ting of such contract. the City re-
serves the right to cancel said con-
tract, and forfeit the certified check
accompanying said bid to the I'm
provement District and re-advertise
for bids for such improvements.
Dated this 10Th. day of July 1918.
G.. w. GROOM,
(SeaD City Clerk.
published in Daily Ardmoreite
July l9 20, p, q, "a, Is, 20 y, %,