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


Notice Is hereby given that pursuan
to u resolution adopted by the Boar
OF Commissioners OF the City OF Ard
more, Oklahoma, and approved by tn
Mayor on May 23. 1919. proposals will
be received at the office OF the Cit!
Clerk. OF the City OF Ardmore. Okla
homa, until five o'clock p. IN. OF Jun'
10, 1912 for the furnishing of materi
ais and construction of the work neces
sary to improve,
Third Avenue, Northwest. from tn,
East line OF "E" Street TO the West line
of ID" Street, and from the East line
Of ID" 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, curbing. 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 n 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 u 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 esti.
mates as prepared by the City Engi.
neer are now on file in the office of the
City Clerk u 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. IN. of June 10, 1919, and ac-
companied by a certified check on some
bank in Ardmore, Oklahoma, payable
to said City Clerk in the sum of Five
Hundred S50O0O) 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 u 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. An bonds shall
be approved by the Board of Commits
sioners 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 10, 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
ment, ana the payment of all incident.
al expenses attached to the City En-
sineer's estimate.
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 assess
nent and the City reserves the right
o pay part cash, and part in bonds
or such Improvements. The City also
'eserves the right to sell said bonds |
md pay all in cash for such improve
nents.
The form of the Contract the City will |
equire is now on file in the office of
he City Clerk, and open for inspection |
o all parties. The form of the bid re-
luired can be had on application to the |
'ity Attorney.
The City reserves the right to reject ,
my and all bids and re-advertise for
ids for such improvements. If the sue
essful bidder fails to execute his con-
ract ana file his said bonds within ten
ays after the letting of such contract.
he City reserves the right to cancel
aid contract and forfeit the certified
heck accompanying the said bid to the
District. and readvertise
or bids for such improvements.
Dated this Goth day of May, 1919.
r. f.. BROWN,
(SeaD City Clerk)
published in Daily Ardmoreite May
I. 2S, %, June 2, 8, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 10,
9l9)