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

Notice IL hereby given that pursuant
30 resolution adopted by the Board
Of Commissioners OF the City OF Ard
\smore, Oklahoma and approved by the
Mayor on June l3th. 1919. proposals
will be received nj the office of the City
Clerk. of the City OF Ardmore. Okla
homa, until five o'clock p. m. OF Tuesday
July s. 1919 for the furnishing OF mat
erigls and construction of the work
necessary 10 improve N" Street south,
west from the north line OF the C. II. l.,
4 p. Ry. lands to the south line OF
Fourth Avenue. and from the north line
of Fourth Avenue 10 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 10 consist OF grad.
ing. curbing. guttering, draining and
paving same.
Said Improvements shall he twenty
one feet wide, and shall have a drive
way sixteen feet wide, constructed on
concrete base, five inches thick with =
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 he six
inches thick and six inches high, and
said gutter TO be twenty four inches
wide.
The plans and specifications and esti.
mates as prepared by 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 he submitted in sealed
envelopes. and plainly marked In ink
thereon. and must he filed by five
o'clock p. m. of Tuesday. July 8, 1919
and accompanied by certified check
on some bank in Ardmorc. oklahoma,
(pavable to said City Clerk I'm the sum
<of Three Hundred Dollars, S30O0O). The
successful bidder shall give construc.
tion bond conditioned in term Of the
law. and also maintenance bond con
ditioned that he win keep said street
in good repair for period of five years
from the date OF acceptance of same
and each bond shall be in the sum cf
thirty per cent of the amount OF said
bid, and shall run in favor of the City
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be 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
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 i'm ]
provement, and the payment of all in /
cdental 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 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-
ltion 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,
fSeaD City Clerk
published June %, "a, %. 26, 27, 80,
and July l, 2, 3, y