The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-25
NOTICE FOR PROPOSALS FOR
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.

/ Notice Ia 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 June l3th, 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 Tues.
day. July Sth, 1919, for the furnishing
of materials ana construction OF the
work necessary To improve Fifth Ave.
nue. northwest from the west line OF
north Washington Street to the east
line of "a" Street, northwest and from
the west line of "a" Street, north
west TO the oalt line of "B" street north
west, and from the west line of h Street
northwest TO the east line of "D" Street
northwest including all alley crossings
and the street intersections at &C" Street
northwest In the City of Ardmore, Okla.
homa.
Said improvements to consist of grad
ing. curbing, guttering, draining and
paving same.
Said improvements shall he twenty
five feet from outer line to outer line OF
curb and shall consist of n driveway
twenty feet wide constructed on a CON
crete base five inches thick and
wearing surface of Oklahoma Rock AS.
phalt two inches thick when thorough.
w compressed, on each side of said
driveway shall be combined concrete
curb and gutter, the curb to be six
inches high and six inches thick and
the gutter to be twenty four inches wide
The plans and specifications and es.
Inmates as prepared by the City Eng-
reer 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 by five o'clock
p. m. of Tuesday. July Sth. 1919 and
accompanied by a certified check on
some bank in Ardmore, oklahoma, pay
able to said City Clerk in the sum of
Five Hundred Dollars, (s50000l The
successful bidder shall give construc.
tion bond conditioned in term of the
law. and also n maintenance bond con
dtioncd that he will 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 OF
thirty per cent of the amount of said
bid. and shall run in favor of the City |
of Ardmore. Oklahoma. All bonds shall
he 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 8,
1919, at the Session Chambers of said
Board and the contract will then be let
10 the lowest and best bidder who will
to construct said improve
nents and furnish said materials in ac
,ordance with such plans and specifi-
,ations of said City Engineer. No bid
will be considered that does not con
emplate the completion of the entire i'm
and the payment of all Incl
lental expenses. attached to the City
engineers estimate.
Compensation shall be made in Street
bonds at par, issued and
ecured as provided by law. Any prop
'rty owner may pay in cash his assess
nent, and the City reserves the right to
,ay part cash. and part in bonds for
uch improvements. The City also re-
erves the right to sell said bonds and
'ay all in cash for such improvements.
The form of the Contract the City ,
will require is now on file in the office
f the City Clerk, and open for in
pection to all parties. The form of the
id required can be had on application
0 the City Attorney.
The City reserves the right to reject
ny and all bids and re-advertise for bids
1r such improvements. If the successful
idder fails to execute his contract and
lie his said bonds within ten days after .
ne letting of such contract, the City re-
erves the right to cancel said contract, ,
nd forfeit the certified check accom- ;
anying said bid to the Improvement :
district, and re.advertise for bids for !
Ich improvements.
Dated this Goth, day of June 1919.
r. f. BROWN, n
eaD City Clerk. n
published June %, "a. 25. &c, 27, 80 and v
July l, ., 3, ~