The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-24
NOTICE FOR PROPOSALS FOR
STREET IMPROVEMENTS

Notice Is hereby given tha' 20
suant to a resolution adopteu os
Board of Commissioners OF the ~
of Ardmore, Oklahoma, and approNe'
by the Mayor ON May II, 1913 propoS'
ais will be received ut the office OF 'he
CITY Clerk, of the City of Ardhore,
Oklahoma, until five o'clock +. NJ, o'
TUESDAY. July S, 1919. for the furnish,
ing of materials and construction "a
the work necessary to improve
Second Avenue, northwest from lhe
west line of North Washington Street
TO the east line of III street hor'h
west including street intersections ana
alley crossings thereon except the
street intersections ut "A" Street north.
west. "B" Street, northwest and ~
street northwest; "E" Street, north-
west and "F'' street northwest, OF the
City of Ardmore. and said improvements
to consist of grading, curbing, gutter
ing, draining and paving same.
said improvements shall be % ieet
wide from outer line TO outer line OF
curb on that portion from north WASH
ington to "A" Street northwest; 20
feet wide from outer line to outer line
of curb on that portion from "A" Street
northwest to III" Street northwest;
and shall consist of driveway 16 feet
wide on that portion from North Wash
ington to "A" Street northwest; IS
feet wide on that portion from IA
Street northwest TO "D" Street north
west; 20 feet wide on that portion from
ID" Street northwest to the east line
of III" Street northwest constructed
on a concrete base five inches thick,
and wearing surface of Oklahoma Rock
Asphalt two inches thick when thor
oughly compressed. On each side or
said drive on that portion from North
Washington to ID" Street northwest
shall be combined concrete curb and
gutter, the curb to be six inches high,
and six inches wide and the gutter TO
be SO inches wide and on that portion
from ID" Street, northwest shall be u
combined concrete curb and gutter, the
curb TO be six inches high and six inch
es thick and the gutter "a inches wide.
The plans and specifications and es-
Inmates 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 by five
o'clock r. NJ. of Tuesday. July s, 1919,
and accompanied by a certified check
on some bank in Ardmore, Oklahoma,
payable to said City Clerk in the sum
of Five Hundred Dollars($500 The
successful bidder shall give n construc'
tion bond conditioned in term of law,
and also a maintenance bond condition
ed 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 Of
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 Com
missoners of said City by appropriate
resolution to be approved by the Mayor.
Such bids will be opened and con-
sidered by the Board of Commissioners
at eight O'Clock z. NJ. on Tuesday,
July s, 1919, at the Session Chambers
of said Board, and the contract will
then be let to the lowest and best bid
der who will undertake to construct
said improvements and furnish said
materials in accordance with such
plans and specifications Of said City
Engineer. No bid will be considered
that does not contemplate the compile
tion of the entire improvement, and
the payment of all incidental expenses,
attached to the City Engineers esti-
mate.
Compensation shall be made in Street
Improvement Bonds at par, issued and
secured as provided by law. Any prop
erty owner may pay in cash his as
sessment, and the City reserves the
right to pay part cash, and part in
/ bonds for such Improvements. The
City also reserves the right to sell said
bonds and pay all in cash for such i'm
provements.
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 re-
ject any and all bids and re advertise
for bids for such improvements. II 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 2Oth day of June, 1919.
X. +. BROWN,
tSeaD City Clerk
Passed by the Board of Commission
ers and approved by the Mayor on this
the 10th day of June.
w. +. FREEMAN,
Attest: Mayor.
r. f. BROWN, City Clerk.
published June 49, "a. 25, &c, 81, 80,
and July l. . 3 ~