The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-11-30
NOTICE TO PAVING CONTRACTORS


Sealed bids will be received by the BOARD
of City Commissioners Of the City OF Lake
land. Florida, until 80 O'Clock p. m. on the
26th day Of December, 1918, for the grading,
paving, curbng, and otherwise improving tne
following named streets and avenues as mui-
Gated BY the specifications therefor.
Orange Park Drive: From the Lake Morton
Drive south to higgins street; paved twenty
1901 feet wide.
south Boulevard: From the Lake Morton
Drive south to Mcdonald street; paved twenty
MASSACHUSETTS Avenue: From the Lake Nor
ton Drive north to Lime street; paved twenty
t2O) feet wide. ,,..
Drive east to Indiana avenue; also from In;
diana avenue west to Missouri avenue; paVeo
twenty (2O) feet wide.
Cedar Street: From Massachusetts, avenue
east to Iowa avenue; paved twenty tzo) rect
wide.
Iowa Avenue: From the Lake Morton Drive
north to Orange street; also from CEDAR street
north to Oak street; paved twenty ts0) and
twenty-three (23) feet wide, respectively
North Kentucky Avenue: From Oak street
north to Parker street; paved twenty-thfee lzo)
feet wide.
New York Avenue: From Peachtree street
north to Magnolia street; paved twenty-three
1881 feet wide.
East Mcdonald Street: From Florida ave-
nue. east to Ingrham avenue; paved twenty
(20) feet wide.
West Main Street: From New York avenue
west 10 Dakota avenue paved thirty(30 feet
wide. -,
South Dakota Avenue: From Lemon street
north to the Lake Wire Drive; paved twenty
three (23) feet wide from Lemon street to
Main street, and twenty (20) feet wide from
Main street to the Lake Wire Drive.
HIlcrest Drive. From Florida avenue west
20 Missouri avenue; paved thirty (3D feel
wide.
Type Of Construction
Finished or wearing surface on all ths
| above named streets and avenues VIII be Oh
asphatic concrete or sheet asphalt ct'lstruc-
| ton two (2) inches thick after compression
| foundation will be Of clay five t5) lncnes
| thick after compression; cement concrete com,
| bnatlou curb and gutter along the margins OF
| the pavement; all construction work VIII Dc
done under the supervision and In accordance
with the plans, pT0filrs. and speclncatlons
prepared by the City Engineer.
A certified check for one thousand dollar:
| Isl ,OOO) made payable to the City OF Lake
| land Florida, shall accompany each bid al
guarantee Of good faith on the part OF thu
bidder and to be held as iquidated damage
by the city in the event Of default by tn
successful bidder in the consummation OF thu
contract and bond The checks will be re
turned to the respective bidders after tn
proper execution Of the contract and bonds y
provided by the specifications and the accep
lance Of the same by the city
| The right is hereby reserved to reject an.
or all bids together with the further rigt
of curtailing the amount Of the paving a
| the funds Of the Street improvement Depart
ment may require. This curtailment may y
| made before the letting Of the contract o
during the execution of the same, as the cit
may elect
Plans, profles, and specifications for tn
above proposed improvement are now on fill
at the City Engineers Office in the city o
Lakeland, Florida
Given under my hand this 23rd day Of No
vember, A. d. 1918.
JOHN NJ. KEEN,
Commissioner of Public Improvements.
Attest: H. L. SWATTS City Clerk. 81