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

Notice is hereby given that pursuant
To a resolution adopted by the Board or
Commissioners of the city of Ardmore,
Oklahoma and approved by the Mayor
on June 10, 1919, proposals VIII be re-
ceived at the office of the CITY CLERK,
of the City of Ardmore, Oklahoma untll
five o'clock p. m, of Tuesday, July \.
1919, for the furnishing of materials
and construction of the work neces'
sary to improve Third avenue, north
west from the east line of e. street,
TO the west line of I'D" street, north
west and from the east line OF ID
street to the west line of 'B' street,
northwest, including the alley cross
ings and street intersections thereon OF
the City of Ardmore, Oklahoma.
Said improvements to consist of grad
ing, curbing, guttering, draining and
paving same.
Said improvements shall be twenty
seven feet wide from outer line to outer
line of curb, and shall consist of n
driveway % feet wide constructed on
concrete base five inches thick and
a wearing surface of Oklahoma Rock
Asphalt two inches thick when thor
oughly compressed; on each side of said
driveway there shall be n combined
concrete curb and gutter, the curb to be
six inches high and six inches wide,
| and the gutter to be tWenty-four inches
wide.
The plans and specifications and es-
Inmates as prepared by the city en-
gineer 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
| hereon and must be filed by five o'clock
p. m of Tuesday July 8, 1919, and ac-
companied by n certified check on some
bank in Ardmore, Oklahoma, payable
to said city clerk in the sum of Seven
| Hundred Fifty and no-1OO Dollars
| $75O 0O). The successful bidder shall
give n construction bond conditioned
in terms of the law, and also a main
tenance bond conditioned 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, Okla
homa. All bonds shall be approved by
the Board of Commissioners of said City
by appropriate resolution. to be ap
proved by the Mayor.
Such bids will be opened and consid
cred by the Board of Commissioners al
eight o'clock p. m. on Tuesday, July
8, 1919, at the session chambers of sale
board, and the contract will then be lei
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 specifica
tions of said city engineer No bid viii
be considered that does not contemplate
the completion of the entire improve
ment, and the payment of all incidenta
expenses attached to the city engineer:
estimate.
Compensation shall be made in Stree
Improvement Bonds at 1ar, issued anC
secured as provided by law. Any prop
erty owner may pay in cash his assess
nIcnt, and the city reserves the right t'
pay part cash, and part in bonds fol
such improvements. The city also re
serves the right to sell said bonds ant
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
ton to all parties. The form of the biz
required can be had on application t
the city attorney.
The city reserves the right to rejec
any and all bids and re-advertise fo
bids for such improvements. If the sue
cessful bidder fails to execute his con
tract and file his said bonds within tel