The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-26
NOTICE FOR PROPOSALS FOR
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.

Notice II hereby given that pursuant
20 u resolution adopted by the Board
OF Commissioners of the cry OF Ard
more, Oklahoma and approved by the
Mayor ON June 18th. 1919, proposals
viii be received ut the office of the city
! Clerk, OF the city OF Ardmore. Okla
homa, until five o'clock y. M of Tuesday
July s, 1919, for the furnishing OF mat
erlals and construction of the work
necessary To improve "k" street south
west from the north line OF the c. r. l.
! 4 u. Ry, lands to the south line OF
Fourth Avenue. and from the north line
of Fourth Avenue to the south line OF
! Third Avenue. and from the north line
Stanley Boulevard. including the alley
crossings thereon.
said improvements to consist of grad
ing, curbing, guttering, draining and
paving same.
Said Improvements shall be twenty
one feet wide and shall have a drive
way sixteen feet wide, constructed on a
concrete base five inches thick with 4
wearing surface OF oklahoma Rock
Asphalt two inches thick when thor.
oughly compressed: on each side of said
driveway shall be a combined concrete
curb and gutter. said curb TO he six
inches thick and six inches high. and
said gutter to be twenty four inches
wide.
The plans and specifications and estl-
mates as prepared 10y the City Engineer
are now on file in the office of the city
Clerk of said City, and are open to in.
spection of all parties.
An bids shall be submitted in sealed
envelopes, and plainly marked in ink
thereon, and must be filed by five
o'clock p. m. of Tuesday, July s, 1919
and accompanied by certified check
on some bank in Ardmore, Oklahoma,
payable to said City Clerk in the sum
of Three Hundred Dollars, $500 00). The
successful bidder shall give "A construc.
ton bond conditioned in term of the
law, and also a maintenance bond con.
! ditioned 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 #
thirty per cent of the amount of said
bid. and shall run in favor of the city
of Ardmore. oklahoma. All bonds shall
be approved by the Board of Commits.
sioners of said City by appropriate reso-
luton, to be approved by the Mayor
Such bids will be opened and consid-
cred by the Board of Commissioners at
eight o'clock p. m. on Tuesday, July
3, 1919, at the Session Chambers of said
Board, and the contract will then be let
to the lowest and best bidder who Will
undertake to construct said improve
ments and furnish said materials in ac-
cordance with such plans and specfi-
cations of said City Engineer. No bid
will be considered that does not contem-
plate the completion of the entire i'm
provement, and the payment of all in
cidental expenses attached to the City
Engineers estimate.
Compensation shall be made in street
Improvement Bonds ut par, issued and
secured as provided by law. Any pro
perty owner may pay in cash his assess
ment 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 all in cash for such improvements
The form of the Contract the City
will require is now on file in the office
of the City Clerk, and open for inspec
tion to all parties. The form of the
bid required can be had on application
to the City Attorney.
The City reserves the right to reject
any and all bids and re.advertise fol
bids for such improvements. If the
successful bidder 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 bic
to the Improvement District, and re
advertise for bids for such improve
| mentS.
Dated this 2Oth day of June. 1919.
r. +. BROWN
(SeaD City CLERK
published June 90, "a, rs, 26, 27, 30
and July l. 2, 3. y