The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-09
NOTICE FOR PROPOSALS FOR
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.

Notice is hereby given that pursuant
to a 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 II, 1915 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, guttering, draining and
paving the same and to be constructed
of total width Of thirty 500 feet from
outer line to outer line of curb, on
either side of said street to be curb
each six (6) inches wide the street 20 be
graded, and upon the sub-grade to be
laid a four az inch concrete base and
upon said base to be laid wearing sur
face of two and one-half (2 1-2) inch
vertical fiber, vtrihed 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. IN. of Tuesday,
February 12, 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 81 500.
0O0) Dollars. The successful bidder shall
give a construction bond, conditioned
in terms Of the law and also u mainte-
nance bond conditioned that he will
| keep said street in good repair for a
period of five (5) years from and after
the date of acceptance of same, and
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 Will be
opened and considered by the Board OF
| Commissioners at eight o'clock D. m. OF
Tuesday, February u, 1918, ut the Ses
sion Chambers of said board. The con
| tract will then be let to the lowest anC
best bidder, who will undertake to con
struct said Improvements and furnish
said materials in accordance with tn,
plan and specifications of said City En-
gineer. No bids will be considered tha
do not contemplate the completion O
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 Ardmor
Street Railway Company with II
tracks, and the Ardmore Street Raj
way Company having declined to paw
between its tracks and one foot on eacl
side thereof, the City of Ardmore wi
contract to do said Improvements ur
der the specifications as herein pre-
vided, but the contractor to whom sal