The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-31
NOTICE FOR PROPOSALS FOR
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.

City OF Ardmore, Oklahoma, ant
approved by the Mayor on the 2Stl
day of May, 1918, proposals will b
received at the office of the Cit.
Clerk, of the City of Ardmore, Ok
lahoma, until five o'clock. p. m, o
June lth, 1918, for the furnishing
OF materials and construction o
the work necessary to improve
Broadway Street, Northwest,
from the East line of &C"
Street, Northwest, to the inter
section of Broadway, North
west, and Main Street, includ-
ing alley crossings thereon, and
street intersections thereon, in
the City of Ardmore, Oklahoma.
Said Improvements shall consist
of grading, paving, curbing, gut
tering, draining and otherwise i'm
proving TIE same. Said pavement
between the East line Of &C" Street,
Northwest, and the East line of "E'
Street, Northwest, shall be forty
(40) feet wide; on either side there
of shall be constructed a concrete
curb and gutter, the curb to be six
(6) inches in thickness and the gut
ter twenty-four (24) inches wide
the roadway to be constructed of
five (5) inch base OF concrete
and wearing surface between the
East line OF &C" Street and the
East line of ID" Street, Northwest,
shall be Of Oklahoma Rock Asphalt,
21a inches thick when thoroughly
compressed. From the West line
of "D' Street to the East line Of
"E' Street the wearing surface for
eight (S) feet adjoining the curb |
and gutter on the South side OF
said street shall be constructed OF
vertical fibre brick laid flat and the
balance of the pavement shall be
4 Oklahoma Rock Asphalt 2h
inches thick when thoroughly COM
pressed. The balance OF said street
from the West line Of "E' Street,
TO the intersection OF
West Broadway and West Main
Streets shall be paved thirty 500
feet wide with curb and gutter
of concrete, the curb to be six (6) !
inches thick and the gutter twen-
ty-four (24) inches wide. The
roadway shall be constructed with
a concrete base five (5) inches thick
and a wearing surface of Oklahoma
Asphalt two and one-half (2E)
inches thick when thoroughly COM
pressed and said roadway shall be
twenty-five feet wide.
The plans, and specifications and
estimates as prepared by the City
Engineer are now on file in the Of
flee OF the City Clerk of said City,
md 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
by five o'clock p. m, of June llth,
1913, and accompanied by 4 certi-
lied check on some bank in Ard
more, Oklahoma, payable to said
Iity Clerk in the sum of One Thou
sand ($l00000) Dollars. The sue
,essfu bidder shall give con
truction bond, conditioned in
erms Of the Jaw, and also a main
enance bond conditioned that he
viii keep said street in good repair
or a period OF five years from the
ate of acceptance of same, and
ach bond shall be in the sum OF
hirty per cent OF the amount of
ne said bid, and shall run in favor
+ the City OF Ardmore, Oklahoma.
Ill bonds shall be approved by
he Board Of Commissioners OF
aid City by appropriate resolution,
} be approved by the Mayor.
Such bids will be opened and
onsidered by the Board of Com
lissioners at eight o'clock, p. m, on
tuesday, June llth, 1913, at the
ession Chambers of said Board,
I'd the contract will then be let to
le lowest and best bidder who will
ndertakc to construct said i'm
-oyements and furnish said ma
rials in accordance with such
ans and specifications of said
ity Engineer. No bid will be con-
1ered that does not contemplate
Ie completion of the entire i'm
ovement, and the payment of all p
cidental expenses attached to the
ty Engineers estimate.
Compensation shall be made in
rect Improvement Bonds at par,
sued and secured as prokided by
". Any property owner,may pay
cash his assessment, and the
ty reserves the right to pay part
sh, and part in bonds for such
Iprovements. The City also re-
rves the right to sell said bonds
d pay ali in cash for such i'm
oyements.
The form of the Contract the
ty viii require is now on file in
e office OF the City Clerk, and
en- for inspection to all parties.
le form of the bid required by tie