The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-02
NOTICE FOR PROPOSALS FOR
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.


to Resolution adopted by the Board
of Commissioners Of the City OF Ard.
more, Oklahoma, and approved by the
Mayor on the 27th day Of November
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 Tuesday February y, 1918, for
the furnishing OF materials and the con
struction necessary to improve
"C' Street. Northwest. from the
South line OF Broadway to the
North line Of Twelfth Avenue,
Northwest, of the City OF Ardmore,
Oklahoma, including alley cross
ings and street intersections
thereon.
Said Improvements to consist of grad.
ing, curbing, gutterng, draining and
paving the same and to be constructed
of total width Of thirty 800 feet from
outer line to outer line of curb on
either side of said street to be a curb
each six (6) inches wide, the street to be
graded, and upon the sub-grade to be
laid four a. inch concrete base and
upon said base to be laid a wearing sur.
face of two and one.half q l.2J inch
vertical fiber, vitrifed brick, and upon
said brick to be placed asphaltic sque
que sufficient to fill all voids.
The plans and specifications and esti.
mates as prepared by the City Engi.
neer are now on file in the office Of the
City Clerk Of said city and are open to
inspection of all parties.
All bids shall be submitted in sealed
envelopes and plainly marked in ink
thereon and must be filed with the City
Clerk by five O'Clock p. m. Of Tuesday
February u, 1918, and accompanied by
a certified check drawn on some bank
in the City of Ardmore. Oklahoma and
payable to said City Clerk in the sum
of One Thousand, Five Hundred Isl 500.
000) Dollars. The successful bidder shall
give a construction bond, conditioned
in terms Of the law and also a mainte.
nance bond conditioned that he will
keep said street in good repair for a
period Of five ~ years from and after
the date of acceptance of same. anc
each bond shall be for the sum of fifty
80 per cent per cent Of the amount OF
the City Engineers estimate and shall
run in favor OF the City of Ardmore
Oklahoma. All bonds by appropriate
resolution to be approved by the Board
OF Commissioners and the Mayor of the
City OF Ardmore. Such bids viii be
opened and considered by the Board OF
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Tuesday. February II, 1918, at the Ses
sion Chambers of said board. The con
tract will then be let to the lowest and
best bidder who will undertake to con,
struct said improvements and furnish
said materials in accordance with the
plan and specifications of said City En-
gineer. No bids will be considered that
do not contemplate the completion of
the entire Improvement and the pay
ment Of all incidental expenses attached
to the City Engineers estimate Com
pensation shall be made as follows:
All that portion OF that street
aforesaid from the South line Of
Broadway to the North line OF
Eighth Avenue, Northwest, Of &C"
Street, Northwest
being occupied in part by the Ardmore
Street Railway Company with It's
tracks. and the Ardmore Street Rail
way Company having declined to pave
between its tracks and one foot on each
side thereof the City Of Ardmore will
contract TO DO said improvements un
der the specifications as herein pro
vided, but the contractor to whom said
contract for construction of said i'm
provements as aforesaid is awarded, Is
sumes no responsibility for the pay
ment Of all the construction and labor
on that portion Of the street aforesaid
occupied by said Ardmore Street Rail
way Company and one foot on each side
of their tracks, but such contractor
shall look to his lien, given by law
against the Ardmore Street Railway
Company for the payment Of the mate
rial and labor furnished to pave saic
portions of said street aforesaid. Fol
all the balance Of the said street moi
occupied by said street railway com
pany and which the city assumes nc
responsibility as herein provided, as
aforesaid. Compensation shall be made
in street Improvement bonds, issued
and secured as provided by law. Any
property owner thereon may pay fol
such assessment in cash. The city re
serves the right to pay part cash, part
in bonds or all in bonds for such i'm
provements exclusive of the portion oc
cupied by the Ardmore Street Railway
Company as aforesaid at its election.
The form of the contract that the
city will require is now on file in the
Office of the City Clerk and open fol-
inspection to all parties. The form OF
the bid required can be had on appli
cation to the City Attorney.
The city reserves the right to reject
any and all bids and re-advertise foI
bids for such improvements. If tn,
successful bidder fails to execute hi.
contract and file his said bonds withir
ten days after the letting of such con
tract, the city reserves the right T.
cancel said contract, and forfeit tn.
certified check accompanying said biz
to the improvement district, and re