The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-31
NOTICE FOR PROPOSALS FOR
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.

SIhEEI IMPROVEMENTS,
Notice is hereby given that pursuant
to Resolution adopted by the Board
Of Commissioners of the CITY Of Ard.
more Oklahoma, ana 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 u. 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
lngs and street intersections
thereon.
said improvements TO consist Of grad.
ing, curbing, guttcring. draining and
paving the same and to be constructed
Of a total width Of thirty C3O) 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 to be
graded, and upon the subgrade to be
laid four az inch concrete base and
upon said base to be laid a wearing sur.
face of two and one-half e 1.2) inch
vertical fiber, Wtrhed 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 y, 1918, and accompanied by
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.
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 co. years from and after
the date of acceptance of same, ana
each bond shall be for the sum Of fifty
| go per cent? per cent of the amount of
the City Engineers estimate and shall
run in favor Of the City Of Ardmorc,
Oklahoma. All bonds by appropriate
/ resolution to be approved by the Board
of Commissioners and the Mayor Of the
| City Of Arimore. such bids viii be
| opened and considered by the Board of
| Commissioners at eight o'clock p. m OF
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 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 or
Eighth Avenue, Northwest, Of &C"
Street, Northwest.
being occupied in part by the Ardmort
Street Railway Company with rs
tracks. and the Ardmore Street Rail
way Company having declined to pave
between it's tracks and one foot on eaci
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 sait
contract for construction Of said i'm
provements as aforesaid is awarded, 4
notified that the City of Ardmore as
sumes no responsibility for the pay
ment of all the construction and labo
on that portion of the street aforesaid
occupied by said Ardmore Street Raj
way Company and one foot on each sid
of their tracks, but such contracto
shall look to his lien, given by Law
against the Ardmore Street Railwa
Company for the payment of the mate
rial and labor furnished to pave sal
portions OF Sdlu street dIOTeSdlu. U
all the balance Of the said street no
occupied by said street railway con
pany and which the city assumes n
responsibility as herein provided, a
q aforesaid. Compensation shall be mad
in street improvement bonds, issue
and secured as provided by law. An
property owner thereon may pay 70
such assessment in cash. The city r.
serves the right to pay part cash, par
in bonds or all in bonds for such in
provements exclusive of the portion o.
! cupied by the Ardmore Street Railwa
Company as aforesaid at its election.
The form of the contract that til
. city will require is now on file in tn
office of the City Clerk and open fc
). inspection to all parties. The form {
{ the bid required can be had on app
cation to the City Attorney.
J. The city reserves the right to reje,