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

Notice Is hereby given that pursuant
10 n resolution adopted by the Board OF
Commissioners of the City OF Ardmore,
Oklahoma and approved by the Mayor
ON June l3, 1919, proposals will be re-
ceived at the office OF the city CLERK,
AT the City of Ardmore. Oklahoma, until
five o'clock p. mn OF Tuesday July s'
1919, for the furnishing OF materials
and construction OF the work necessary
TO improve Twelfth avenue. northwest,
from the east line OF "B" street, north
west to the east line OF Boundary
avenue, including the alley crossings
and street intersection thereon except
the street intersection at "E" street,
northwest, and constituting Street I'm
provement District No. 60 of the city
of Ardmore. oklahoma.
said improvements to consist of grad
ing. curbing. guttering, draining ana
paving same.
said improvements shall be twenty
five feet wide from outer line to outer
line of curb and shall consist of a
driveway twenty feet wide constructed
on a concrete base five inches thick and
wearing surface of Oklahoma Rock
oughly compressed; on each side of
said driveway there shall be combined
concrete curb and gutter. 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 engineer
are now on file in the office of the
city clerk of said city. and are open To
inspection of all parties.
An bids shall be submitted in sealed
envelopes, and plainly marked in ink
hereon, and must be filed by five o'clock
p. IN. of Tuesday. July :, 1919, and
accompanied by n certified check ON
some bank in Ardmore Oklahoma, pay
able to said city clerk in the sum of
Seven hundred and fifty and no.lO0
dollars (S750.00l. The successful bidder
shall give a construction bond condition
ed in terms of the law. and also a main
tenance bond conditioned 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 ia
vor of the City of Ardmore, Oklahoma.
All bonds shall be approved by the board
of commissioners of said city by appro-
pirate 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. M on Tuesday, July
s, 1919, at the session chambers of said
board, and the contract will then be let
to the lowest and best bidder who will
undertake to construct said improve
ments and furnish said materials in ac-
cordance with such plans and spectica-
tions of said City Engineer. No bid will
be considered that does not contem-
plate the completion of the entire i'm
provement and the payment of all Incl
dental expenses, attached to the city en-
gineer's estimate.
/ Compensation shall be made in street
improvement bonds at par. issued and
secured as provided by law. Any proper
ty owner may pay in cash his assess
ment, and the city reserves the right
to pay part cash. and part in bonds for
such improvements. The city also re
serves 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 inspection
to all parties. The form of the bid re
quired can be had on application to
the city attorney.
The city reserves the right to reject
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 con
tract, the city reserves the right to
cancel said contract. and forfeit the Ger
/ titled check accompanying said bid to
the Improvement district. and re-adver
tise for bids for such improvements.
Dated this goth day of June, 1913.
X. +. BROWN,
(SeaD City Clerk
published June %, "a, %, rs, 27, 80
and July l, 2, 3, y
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