The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-27
NOTICE FOR PROPOSALS FOR
STREET IMPROVEMENTS

Notice IL hereby given that pur'
suant to resolution adopted by the
Board OF Commissioners OF the City
OF Ardmore. Oklahoma. and approved
by the Mayor on May II. 1918. propos
ais will be received at the office OF the
City Clerk. of the City OF Ardmore,
Oklahoma, until five o'clock p. NJ. OF
Tuesday, July s, 1919. for the furnish
ing OF materials and construction OF
the work necessary to improve.
Second Avenue. northwest from the
west line OF North Washington Street
TO the east line OF H" Street north
west including street intersections and
alley crossings thereon except the
street intersections at "a" Street north
west "B" Street northwest and I'D"
Street northwest; "E" Street. north.
west and "i'' Street northwest, OF the
City OF Ardmore, and said improvements
TO consist of grading. curbing, gutter.
ing. draining and paving same.
Said improvements shall be 20 feet
wide from outer line to outer line Of
curb on that portion from north Wash
ington to "A" Street northwest; 20
feet wide from outer line to outer line
of curb on that portion from "A" street
northwest TO III" Street northwest;
and shall consist of driveway 10 feet
wide on that portion from North Wash.
ineton to "A" Street northwest; IS
feet wide on that portion from "A"
Street northwest to ~" Street north.
west; 20 feet wide on that portion from
I'D" street northwest to the east line
of II" Street northwest, constructed
on q concrete base five inches thick,
and wearing surface Of Oklahoma Rock
Asphalt two inches thick when thor.
oughly compressed. On each side of
said drive on that portion from North
Washington to "D" Street northwest
shall be a combined concrete curb and
gutter, the curb to be six inches high,
and six inches wide and the gutter to
be 36 inches wide and on that portion
from ID" Street, northwest shall be a
combined concrete curb and gutter, the
curb to be six inches high and six inch
es thick and the gutter "a inches wide
The plans and specifications and es.
Inmates 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. NJ. of Tuesday, July s, 1919,
and accompanied by u certified check
on some bank in Ardmore, Oklahoma
payable to said City Clerk in the sum
of Five Hundred Dollars($500, 0,00). The
successful bidder shall give a construc.
ton bond conditioned in term of law,
and also u maintenance bond condition
ed that he will keep said street i'm 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 Com
missioners of said City by appropriate
resolution to be approved by the Mayor.
Such bids will be opened and con-
sidered by the Board of Commissioners |
at eight O'Clock p. NJ on Tuesday, |
July s, 1919, at the Session Chambers |
of said Board, and the contract will |
then be let to the lowest and best bid
der who will undertake to construct |
said improvements and furnish said !
materials in accordance with such |
plans and specifications of said City
Engineer. No bid will be considered
that does not contemplate the compile
ton of the entire Improvement, and
the payment of all incidental expenses,
attached TO the City Engineers esti.
mate.
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 as
sessment, 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 i'm
The form of the Contract the City
will require is now on file in the office
of the City Clerk, and open for inspec-
ton to all parties. The form of the
bid required can be had on application
to the City Attorney
The City reserves the right to re-
ject any and all bids and re-advertise
ioI piSS lol Slcil IL lfle |
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
20 the Improvement District, and re-
advertise for bids for such improve
nents.
Dated this Goth day of June, 1919.
r. +. BROWN, ,
SeaD City Clerk.
Passed by the Board of Commission .
,rs and approved by the Mayor on this
he goth day of June ,
w. +. FREEMAN, (
Attest: Mayor.
R. F. BROWN, City Clerk.
Published June %, "a. 25. &c, 81, 80,
and July l. 2, 8, y