The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-05
NOTICE FOR PROPOSALS FOR
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.

Notice is hereby 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, |
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 II. 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
ines and street intersections
thereon.
Said improvements to consist OF grad.
ing, curbing, guttering, draining and
paving the same and to be constructed
of i total width OF thirty 800 feet from
outer line to outer line of curb. on
either side of said street to be a curb
each six (6) inches wide, the street to be
graded, and upon the sub-grade to be
laid a four az inch concrete base and
upon said base to be laid a wearing sur
face of two and one-half G. ~ inch
vertical fiber, vitrihed brick, and upon
said brick to be placed asphaltic sque-
que sufficient to hll 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. IN. of Tuesday
: February Il, 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 G1,J0O.
OOO) Dollars. The successful bidder shall
give 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
period of five t5) years from and after
the date of acceptance OF same, ana
each bond shall be for the sum of nifty
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
6 Of Commissioners and the Mayor of the
City of Ardmore. Such bids will be
opened and considered BY the Board of
Commissioners at eight o'clock p. M OF
| Tuesday, February II, 1918, at the Ses-
sion Chambers Of said board. The con
i tract will then be let to the lowest and
4 best bidder. who will undertake to con
I struct said Improvements and furnish
e said materials in accordance with the
I plan and specifications of said City En-.
) gineer. No bids will be considered that
g do not contemplate the completion OF
u the entire improvement and the pay.
5 ment Of all incidental expenses attached
to the City Engineers estimate. Com.
l. pensation shall be made as follows:
s. 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,
: 7
Street Railway Company with Its
, tracks and the Ardmore Street Rail
way Company having declined to pave
4. between its tracks and one foot on each
S side thereof, the City Of Ardmore will
/. contract to do said Improvements un
der the specifications as herein pro
Yided, but the contractor TO whom said
contract for construction OF said i'm
provements as aforesaid is awarded Is
" notified that the City of Ardmore as
sumes no responsibility for the pay
s ment of all the construction and laboi
IS on that portion Of the street aforesaid
s occupied by said Ardmore Street Rail
u way Company and one foot on each side
= Of their tracks, but such contractor
ST shall look to his lien, given by Law
against the Ardmore Street Ralwa,
- Company for the payment of the mate
\ rial and labor furnished to pave sait
portions of said street aforesaid. Fo
O all the balance Of the said street no
a. occupied by said street railway com
m pany and which the city assumes n,
st responsibility as herein provided, a
At aforesaid Compensation shall be mad
te in street improvement bonds, issue,
,e and secured as provided by law. An.
d, property owner thereon may pay 70
e. such assessment in cash The city re
er serves the right to pay part cash, par
st in bonds or all in bonds for such i'm
" provements exclusive of the portion oc
cupied by the Ardmore Street Railwa,
It. Company as aforesaid at its election.
IS The form of the contract that tn
al city will require is now on file in tn
u office of the City Clerk and open 70
~ inspection to all parties The form o
the bid required can be had on appl
~, cation to the City Attorney.
.. The city reserves the right to rejec
=, any and all bids and re-advertise 10
NJ bids for such improvements. If tn
li. successful bidder fails to execute hi
g contract and file his said bonds withi
rn ten days after the letting of such col
w tract, the city reserves the right
cancel said contract. and forfeit III
certified check accompanying said bi
rst. to the improvement district, and r