The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-24
NOTICE FOR PROPOSALS FOR
STREET IMPROVEMENTS


Notice IL hereby given that pursuant
To "A resolution adopted by the Board OF
Commissioners OF the city OF Ardmore'
Oklahoma and approved 10y the Mayor
ON June 10. 1919, proposals WIN DE re-
celved at the office of the city cierk,
at the City of Ardmore Oklahoma uhtii
five o'clock p. M OF Tuesday July o.
1919, for the furnishing or materiais
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 ut "E" street
northwest. and constituting street I'm
provemcnt District No. 63 OF the Clty
of Ardmorc, oklahoma.
said improvements to consist of grad
Ing. curbing, guttcring, draining ana
paving same
said improvements shall be twenty
| five feet wide from outer line to outer
| line of curb, and shall consist OF
driveway twenty feet wide constructed
on a concrete base five inches thick ana
| "A wearing surface of Oklahoma Rock
! Asphalt two inches thick when thor
oughly compressed, ON each side OIL
said driveway there shall be a 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
hcreon and must he filed by five o'clock
p. IN. of Tuesday, July =, 1919, ana
accompanied by II certified check ON
some bank in Ardmore, oklahoma, pay
able to said city clerk in the sum or
Seven hundred and fifty and no1Oo
dollars CS75OO0 The successful bidder
shall give a construction bond condition.
ed in terms of the law, and also main
tenancc bond conditioned that he VIII
keep said street in good repair for "a
period of five years from the date or
acceptance of same and each bond shall
he in the sum of thirty per cent of the
amount of said bid. and shall run In ia
vor of the city of Ardmorc, Oklahoma.
An 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-
sdered by the Board of Commissioners
at eight o'clock p. m. on Tuesday, July
f 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 specifca-
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
y 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
y to pay part cash, and part in bonds for
, such improvements. The city also re-
U serves the right to sell said bonds and
5 pay all in cash for such improvements
: The form of the contract the city
will require is now on file in the office
y of the city clerk and open for inspection
+ to all parties. The form of the bid re
+ qulred can he had on application tc
n the city attorney.
}. The city reserves the right to reject
any and all bids and re-advertise fol
It bids for such improvements. If tn,
II successful bidder fails to execute his
e contract and file his said bonds within
IS ten days after the letting of such con
!. tract, the city reserves the right tC
h cancel said contract and forfeit the GER
It titled check accompanying said bid tc
@ the improvement district. and re-adver
d tise for bids for such improvements.
q. Dated this 10th day of June. 1919.
+, r. +. BROWN.
(SeaD City Clerk
0 published June 23 "a, %, 26, 81, 80
and July l, 2, 3, u