The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-10

eight ~ 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
of Oklahoma Rock Asphalt IN
inches thick when thoroughly conf
pressed. The balance of said street
from the West line Of "E Street,
Northwest. 10 the intersection OF
West Broadway and West Main
Streets shall be paved thirty (3o)
feet wide with a curb and gutter
of concrete. The curb to be six co.
inches thick and the gutter twen-
ty-four (24) inches wide. The
roadway shall be constructed with
concrete base five (5) inches thick
and wearing surface of Oklahoma
Asphalt two and one-half (21s) }
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,
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
by five o'clock, p. m, OF une llth.
1918. and accompanied by a certi'
fled check on some bank in Ard
more, Oklahoma, payable to said
City Clerk in the sum of One Thou
sand ($l00000) Dollars, The sue
cessful bidder shall give a con-
struction bond, conditioned in
terms OF the Jaw, and also main
tenance bond conditioned that he
will keep said street in good repair
for a period OF five years from the
date of acceptance OF same, and
each bond shall be in the sum OF
thirty per cent OF the amount OF
the said bid, and SHAH run in favor
Of the City OF Ardmore, Oklahoma,
All bonds shall be approved by
the Board OF Commissioners OF
said City by appropriate resolution,
to be approved by the Mayor.
Such bids will be opened and
considered by the Board of Com
missioners at eight o'clock, p. m, on
Tuesday, June llth, 1918. at the
Session Chambers OF said Board,
and the contract will then be let to
the lowest ard 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 con-
sidered that does not contemplate
the completion OF the entire i'm
provement. and the payment OF al!
incidental 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 his assessment. and the
City reserves the right to pay part
cash, and part in bonds for such
improvements. The City also re-
serves the right to sell said bonds
and pay ali IN cash for such i'm
provements.
The form of the Contract the
City win require is now on file il
the office OF the City Clerk. and
open for inspection to all parties.
The form of the bid required by tie
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 proposals for such i'm
provements. ii the successful bid
der fails to execute his contract
and file his said bonds within ten
days after the letting Of such con-
tract. the City reserves the right to
cancel said contract, and forfeit the
certified check accompanying said
bid to the Improvement District
and re-advertise for bids for such
Improvements.
Dated this the 30th day OF May,
1918.
G. w. GROOM,
(SeaD CRY Clerk.
Published in Daily Ardmoreite .