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

Notice Is hereby given that pursuan
to a resolution adopted by the Board o
Commissioners of the City OF Ardmore
Oklahoma, and approved by the Mayo
on June IL, 1919, proposals will he re
ceived at the office OF the City Clerk
OF the City of Ardmore. Oklahoma, unit
five o'clock p. M, OF Tuesday, July s
1919, for the furnishing of material,
and construction of the work ncces
sary 10 improve Third avenue, north
west from the east line of "E" street.
TO the west line of 20" street, north
west, and from the east line of "D'
street to the west line OF "B" street
northwest, including the alley cross
lngs 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 a
driveway % feet wide constructed on
concrete base five inches thick and
wearing surface OF Oklahoma Rock
Asphalt two inches thick when thor.
oughly compressed; on each side of said
driveway there shall be 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.
timates 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 s, 1919, and nc.
companied by certified check on some
bank in Ardmore, Oklahoma, payable
to said city clerk in the sum of Seven
Hundred Fifty and no-1OO Dollars
S750,00). The successful bidder shall
give construction bond conditioned
in terms of the law, and also a main.
tenance bond conditioned that he will
keep said street in good ropair 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 APP
proved 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
!, 1919, at the session chambers of said
board, and the contract will then be let
10 the lowest and best bidder who will
undertake to construct said improve.
nents and furnish said materials in ac. |
'ordance with such plans and specfica-
ions of said city engineer. No bid will |
)e considered that does not contemplate |
he completion of the entire improve.
nent, and the payment of all incidental
expenses attached to the city engineers /
Compensation shall be made in Street
Improvement Bonds at 1ar. issued and
ecured as provided by law. Any prop
rty owner may pay in cash his assess.
'ieht, 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
vii require is now on file in the office
the city clerk, and open for inspec-
ion to all parties. The form of the bid
equired can be had on application to
he city attorney.
The city reserves the right to reject
ny and all bids and readvertise for
ids for such improvements. If the sue.
Assful bidder fails to execute his con. ,
act and file his said bonds within ten
iys after the letting of such contract,
he city reserves the right to cancel
ild contract, and forfeit the certified !,
leck accompanying said bid to the i'm ,
roVement district. and re-advertise for ,,
DIS for such improvements.
Dated this goth day of June, 1919.
r. f. BROWN,
(SeaD Citv CIe,.l, Z
'ublished June %, "a, 25, 2G, 27, 80. !
and July l, 2, 3, y