The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-30
NOTICE FOR PROPOSALS
FOR STREET IMPROVEMENT

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FOR STREET IMPROVEMENT
Notice ~ hereby given that pursuant
to resolution adopted by the Board
OF Commissioners of the city Of Ard
more. Oklahoma, and approved by the
Mayor on the 23rd day OF May, 1919,
proposals viii be received at the office
OF the City Clerk of the City OF Ard
more. Oklahoma. until five o'clock y.
NJ, OF June 10. 1919. FOR the furnishing
OF materials and construction OF the
work necessary To improve "k"
Street. Southwest. from the North line
OF the c. Il. |. Il T., Ry. lands 10 the
South line OF Fourth Avenue. South
west. including alley crossings thereon.
and street intersections thereon;
"K" Street. Southwest. from the
North line of Fourth Avenue. South
west, TO the South line of Third Aven'
ne, Southwest. including alley crossings
thereon, and "K" Street. Southwest,
from the North line of Third Avenue,
Southwest, to the South line of Stanley
Boulevard, including alley crossings
thereon, In the City of Ardmore.
said improvements are TO CONSIST OF
grading. paving, guttering, curblng,
draining and otherwise improving the
same said improvements shall be
twenty one feet wide from outer line
TO outer line of curb. and shall consist
of u driveway sixteen feet wide. con
structed with a concrete base five
inches thick and a wearing surface Of
Oklahoma Rock Asphalt. two inches
thick when thoroughly compressed; on
either side OF said driveway there shall
be constructed a combined curb and
gutter of concrete. and curb Il be six
inches thick ana the gutter 10 be
twentyfour 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
thereon, and must be filed by five
o'clock T. NJ of June 10. 1919, and
accompanied by certified check on
some bank in Ardmore. Oklahoma, pay
able to said City Clerk in the sum Of
$500. The successful bidder shall give
a construction bond conditioned in term
of law, and also 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
nj At.lp "a hnn1S
shall be approved by the Board of Com.
missoners Of said City by appropriate
resolution, to be approved by the May
or.
Such bids will be opened and con-
sidcred by the Board of Commissioners
at eight o'clock =. NJ. on June l3, 1919
at the Session Chambers of said Board,
ana the contract will tnen be let to the
lowest bidder who will undertake to
construct said Improvements and fur.
nish said materials in accordance with
such plants and specifications OF sad
City Engineer. No bid will be con-
sidered that does not contemplate the
completion of the entire improvement
and the payment of all incidental eX-
penses, attached to the City Engineers
estimate.
Compensation shall be made in
Street Improvement Bonds at par, is.
sued and secured as provided by law.
Any property owner may pay in cash
his assessment. 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
improvements.
The form of the Contract the City
will require is now on file in the office
Of the City Clerk. ana open for in
spection to all parties. The form of
bid required can be had on application
to the City Attorney.
The City reserves the right to reject
any and all BIDS and re-advertse 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 26th day of May, 1919
r. +. BROWN,
(SeaD City Clerk.
published in Daily Ardmoreite May
p, 2S, 20. June >, 3. 4. .. 6, aud 10,
1919.