The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-01
NOTICE FOR PROPOSALS FOR
STREET IMPROVEMENTS

-N"uCe Is neIeOy given that pursuant
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
"" proposals will be received at the
ofllce of the City Clerk OF the CITY Of
Ardmore, Oklahoma, until five oclocl,
p m. Of Tuesday February 10 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, gutterlng. draining and
paving the same and to be constructed
Of total width Of thirty (3O) feet from
outer line to outer line Of curb. on
either side of said street to be n curb
each six (6) inches wide, the street to be
GRADED and upon the sub-grade TO be
| aid four (4) inch concrete base and
| upon said base to be laid wearing sur
face OF two and one.half e l.g inch
vertical fiber, vitriiied brick. and upon
said brick to be placed asphaltic sque-
que sufficient to ill 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 Sl 500
OOO) Dollars. The successful bidder shall
give a construction bond, conditioned
in terms Of the law and also q mainte.
nance bond conditioned that he will
keep said street in good repair for a
period of five C) years from and after
| the date of acceptance OF same, ana
|
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
Commissioners at eight O'Clock p. m. or
Tuesday, February -, 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 imp ovements 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 its
tracks, and the Ardmore Street Rail
way Company having declined to pave
between its tracks and one foot on eacl
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 sale
, contract for construction OF said i'm
provements as aforesaid is awarded, 1,
notified that the City of Ardmore as
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 sid,
e 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 sale
portions of said street aforesaid. Fol
all the balance Of the said street no
. occupied by said street railway com
, pany and which the city assumes n,
- responsibility as herein provided, a!
aforesaid Compensation shall be mad,
q in street improvement bonds, issuet
o and secured as provided by law. An!
|. property owner thereon may pay 70
I such assessment in cash. The city re
!, serves the right to pay part cash, par
in bonds or all in bonds for such i'm
n provements exclusive of the portion oc