The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-12
RESOLUTION No. a


and otherwise improve "C' street,
northwest, from the north side Of
Broadway to the south limo Of
Twelfth avenue, northwest, of the
city OF Ardmore, Oklahoma, includ-
ing alley crossings and street inter-
sections thereon, and ordering a
copy OF this resolution 10 be pub
<shed, and the city engineer to
prepare complete and accurate plans,
specifications and estimates for such
improvements.
Be 1t Resolved, by the Board of
commissioners Of the City of Ardmore,
oklahoma:
|. That the Board Of Commission
srs OF the city OF Ardmore, deem it
necessary, and hat a necessity exists
70 permanently improve all that por-
lion Of &C" street. northwest from the
north line Of Broadway to the south
line of Twelfth avenue, northwest,
Of the city of Ardmore, Oklahoma.
2. Such improvements shall con-
'ist Of and be by grading, draining,
paving. curbing n gutterlng said
street . aforesaid and that said i'm
proyements shall be constructed Of
Vertical fibre brick laid flat, having
4 thickness of two and one-half l2h)
inches on u concrete base four (4)
inches in thickness composed OF a
mixture of one () part Of Portland
cement to six CO. parts Of natural
sand and gravel. Between the con-
crete sub-base and the brick there
snail be a sane cushion approximately
n ~ inch in thickness; between
the bricks there shall be poured a
filler of Bitumen so placed that the
space between all bricks shall be
filled. On the top Of the brick there
shall be poured two Squeezes coats
II Bitumen. The amount Of Bitumen
used per square yard shall not be
less than IL pounds.
on top Of the Squeezes coat of
Bitumen there shall be placed Il COW
ering OF clean sharp sand. The en-
tire job to be properly rolled.
The width of the pavement from
the north line OF Broadway to the
north line Of Eighth avenue. north
west shall be twenty-five (2j) feet
Of brick pavement, with a combined
curb and gutter on either side thereof
two and one.half err feet in width.
making a total width of the street
from back to back Of curb thirty 800
feet. From the north lire OF Eighth
avenue to the south line OF Twelfth
avenue, the back pavement shall be
twenty-five (22) feet in width with
a combined curb and gutter on either
SIDE thereof Of two and n half
,21s) feet in width, making a total
width Of the pavement from back
60 back twenty-seven (2O feet.
The combined curb and gutter to
be composed Of the same class Of
concrete as is in the base. the gutter
10 have a thickness Of 6 inches with
q curb G inches thick and 8 inches
high.
The grading to include the surfac-
ing Of the parking from the outer
Dine of sidewalk to the top of curb
so that when the job is finished all
will have u w~orkmanlike appearance.
8. The cost of such improvements
as aforesaid, including alley crossings
and street intersections thereon, shall
be paid by special assessment to be
V9vied against the lots and tracts Of
Wand subject to assessment therefor
under the laws of the state Of Okla
homa and the charter Of the city of
Ardmore, and bonds issued therefor
~ accordance with law to be taken
~ the contractor in payment for
such improvements at not less than
par. The Board Of Commissioners and
the Mayor of Ardmore reserve The
right to sell said bonds TO the high
est bidder at not less than par for
cash and with the proceeds thereof
TO pay for such improvements, and
further providing that the owners of
the land liable to assessment may,
within the time prescribed by law
Bay cash for such improvements, and
said board RESERVES the right to pay
part cash and part bonds TO the con
tractor in payment OF such improve
ments.
!. That a copy Of this resolution
be published for six consecutive issues
in the Daily Ardmoreite, a newspaper
Of general circulation within the city
Of Ardmore, Oklahoma, and the own
crs Of more than one-half area of the
land liable TO assessment TO pay for
such improvements may, within fif-
teen DAYS from the date of the last
publication Of this resolution, file
with the City Clerk their protest in
writing against such improvements,
and such protests will be heard on
the 3lst day OF August, 1920. at s
o'clock p. m, in the session chambers
Of the Board of Commissioners Of the
city Of Arlnore, Oklahoma.
Passed by the Board Of Commits
sloners and approved by the Mayor
this 9Th day of August. 1920,
W, f, FREEMAN,
(Seal) Mayor.
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