The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-07
NOTICE FOR PROPOSALS FOR
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.

Notice IL hereby given that pursuant
10 a resolution adopted by the Board
OF Commissioners OF the city Of Ard
more, oklahoma, ana approved by the
Mayor ON May 20. 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 June
10, 1919. for the furnishing OF materl'
ais and construction OF the work neces,
sary 10 improve,
Third Avenue. Northwest, from the
East line OF n" street TO the West line
of ~ street, and from the East line
OF ~ street To the West line of "B"
street. Northwest, including the alley
crossings thereon. In the city OF Ard.
more, oklahoma.
said improvements to consist OF grad.
Ing, curblng. guttering, draining and
paving same. said improvements shall
be twenty-seven feet wide, from outer
line TO outer line of curb, and shall con.
sist OF driveway twenty-five feet wide,
constructed with concrete base five
inches thick and wearing surface OF
Oklahoma Rock Asphalt two inches
thick when thoroughly compressed on
either side OF said driveway there shall
be constructed combined curb and
gutter of concrete. the curb to be six
Inches thick and six inches high, and
the gutter TO be twenty four inches
wide.
The plans and specifications and estl.
mates 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 p. m. of June 10, 1919, and nc.
companied by n certified check on some
bank in Ardmore, Oklahoma, payable
to said City Clerk in the sum of Five
Hundred ts50O.00) Dollars. The success.
ful bidder shall give construction
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 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 Commits.
soners of said City by appropriate res.
olution, to be approved by the Mayor.
Such bids will be opened and con-
sidered by the Board of Commissioners
at eight o'clock p. IN. ON June l3. 1919,
at the Session Chambers of said Board,
and the contract will then be let to the
lowest and best bidder who will under.
take to construct said improvements
and furnish said materials in accord.
ance with such plans and specifications
of said City Engineer. No bid will be
considered that does not contemplate
the completion of the entire improve.
ment and the payment of all incident
al expenses attached to the City En-
gineer's estimate.
Compensation shall be made in street
Bonds at par, issued and
secured as provided by law. Any prop.
erty 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 /
reserves the right to sell said bonds |.
and pay all in cash for such improve
ments.
The form Of the Contract the City will
require is now on file in the office of
the City Clerk, and open for inspection |
to all parties. The form of the bid re-
CURED can be had on application to the
City Attorney.
The City reserves the right TO reject