The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-27
NOTICE FOR PROPOSALS FOR
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.

Notice IL hereby given that pursuant
to n resolution adopted by the Board
OF Commissioners OF the City OF Ard.
more, Oklahoma and approved by the
Mayor on Juno i3th, 1919, proposals
will be received at the office of the CITY
Clerk, OF the City OF Ardmore, Okla.
homa, until five o'clock p. m of Tuesday
July \, 1919, for the furnishing of mat.
crials and construction OF the work
necessary to improve "li" street south.
west from the n,rth line OF the c. II. I.
\ i. 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
OF Third Avenue to the South line OF
Stanley Boulevard, including the alley
crossings thereon.
said improvements to consist of grad
ing curhing, guttoring. draining and
paving same.
said Improvements shall be twenty
one feet wide. and shall have a drive
way sixteen feet wide, constructed on
concrete base, five inches thick with a
wearing surface of Oklahoma Rock
Asphalt two inches thick when thor.
oughly compressed: on each side of said
driveway shall he a combined concrete
curb and gutter. said curb to be six
inches thick and six inches high. ana
said gutter to be twenty four inches
wide
The plans and specifications and esti.
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.
All bids shall be submitted In sealed
envelopes, and plainly marked In ink
thereon, and must he filed by five
o'clock p. m. of Tuesday. July s. 1919
and accompanied 10y "a certified check
ON some bank in Ardmore. Oklahoma.
payable to said city Clerk in the sum
of Three Hundred Dollars. $500 O0). The
successful bidder shall give a construc.
ton bond conditioned in term of the
law, and also IA maintenance bond con
ditloncd that he win keep said street
in good repair for n period of five years
from the date of acceptance OF same
and each bond shall be in the sum f
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 bc approved by the Mayor
Such bids will he opened and consid.
cred by the Board of Commissioners at
eight o'clock p. m. on Tuesday, July
s. 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 specifi-
cations of said city Engineer No bid
will be considered that does not contem
plate the completion of the entire inn
provement and the payment of all in
cidental 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 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 III clSn Tor SuCn 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 for
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 bid
to the Improvement District, and re-
advertise for bids for such improve
ments.
Dated this Goth day of June, 1919.
r. +. BROWN,
SeaD City Clerk
Published June 2S, "a, 25. 2G, 27, 30,
and July |, 9, 3, y