The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-26
NOTICE FOR PROPOSALS FOR
STREET IMPROVEMENTS


Notice is hereby given that pursuant
to a resolution adopted by the Board
of Commissioners of the City of Ard.
more, Oklahoma, and approved by the
Mayor on June l3, 1919, proposals Will
be received at the office of the city
Clerk, of the City of Ardmore, Okla
homa, until five o'clock =. NJ, of Tues
day, July s, 1919, for the furnishing
OF materials and construction OF the
work necessary to improve &C" Street
Southwest from the south line of Third
Avenue to the north line of the c. h. l.
& p. Ry. lands of the City of Ardmore.
Oklahoma, including the alley cross
ings and street intersections thereon,
constituting street Improvement Dis
trict No. So.
Said improvements to consist of grad
ing curbing, guttering, draining and
paving same.
Said improvements shall be twenty
five feet wide from outer line to outer
line of curb, and shall consist of IA
driveway twenty feet wide, com
structed on Il concrete base five inches
thick, with "a wearing surface of OK
ly compressed; on each side of said
driveway shall be a combined concrete
curb and gutter the curb six inches
high and six inches thick, and the
gutter twenty four inches wide.
The plans and specifications and es-
Inmates 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
O'Clock =. NJ. of Tuesday, July s, 1919.
and accompanied by a certified check
on some bank in Ardmore, Oklahoma,
payable to said City Clerk in the sum
of Five Hundred and no-100 Dollars
l$50000). The successful bidder shall
give construction bond conditioned
in term of the law, anl also "a mainte-
nance bond conditioned that he Will
keep said street in good repair for Il
period of five year 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 APPROX
ed by the Board of Commissioners of
said City by appropriate resolution, to
be approved by the Mayor.
Such bids will be opened and consid-
cred by the Board of Commissioners
at eight o'clock Il. 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
said improvements and furnish said
materials in accordance with such
plans and specifications of said City
Engineer. No bids will be considered
that does not contemplate the compile
ton of the entire improvement, and
payment of all incidental expenses, at
tached to the City Engineers esti-
mate.
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 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
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-
ton to all Lar'-s. The form of the
bid required cal be had on applica'
ton to the City Attorney.
The City reserves the right to re-
ject 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 contract, the City reserves the
right to cancel said contract, and for
felt the certified check accompany
ing said bid to the Improvement Dis
trict, and re-advertise for bids for such
improvements.
Dated this Goth day of June, 1919.
r. f. BROWN,
(SeaD City Clerk
published June %, "a. %. 26. 27, 80.
and July l. 2. 3. n