The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-28
NOTICE FOR PROPOSALS FOR
STREET IMPROVEMENTS

Notice is hereby given that pursuant
to a resolution adopted by the Boart
| 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 u. 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. X. |.
4 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
driveway twenty feet wide, com
structed on a concrete base five inches
thick, with wearing surface of Ok
lahoma Rock Asphalt when thorough
ly compressed on each side of said
driveway shall be combined concrete
curb and gutter -he curb six inches
high and six ir es thick, and the
gutter twenty-fou- inches wide.
The plans and specifications and es'
Inmates as prepared by the City En-
gineer are now on file in the office
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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 II. NJ. of Tuesday, July s, 1919,
and accompanied by certified check
on some bank in Ardmore, Oklahoma,
payable to said City Clerk in the sum
of Five Hundred and no-l00 Dollars
(s50000). The successful bidder shall
give a construction bond conditioned
in term of the law, AMI also mainte-
nance bond conditioned that he will
keep said street in good repah for a
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 =. 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 bids will be considered |
hat does not contemplate the compile
ion of the entire improvement, and |
payment of all incidental expenses, at |
ached to the City Engineers esti |
nate.
Compensation shall be made in Street |
Improvement Bonds at par, issued and |
secured as provided by law. Any prop
,rty owner may pay in cash his as
essment, and the City reserves the
light to pay part cash, and part in
lOl SuCH lHe
'ity also reserves the right to sell said
'onds and pay all in cash for such
The form of the Contract the City
will require is now on file in the office
f the City Clerk, and open for inspec-
ion to all parties. The form of the
id required can be had on applca-
ion to the City Attorney.
The City reserves the right to re
ect any and all bids and re-advertise
on bids for such improvements. If
he successful bidder fails to execute
is contract and file his said bonds
'ithin ten days after the letting of
uch contract, the City reserves the
light to cancel said contract, and for
eit the certified check accompany
lg said bid to the Improvement Dis
'ict, and re-advertise for bids for such
improvements.
Dated this Goth day of June 1919.
r. +. BROWN,
'eaD City Clerk
'ubished June 90, "a. 25, 26. q, 80.
and July l, 2, 3, y