The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-22
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PROPOSALS FOR STREET
IMPROVEMENTS

Notice is hereby given that in pur-
suance Of a resolution passed by
The Board of Commissioners and ap.
proved By the Mayor on August 18TH
1920 The undersigned. City Clerk Of
the City of Ardmore. Oklahoma. will
receive proposals fur the furnishing
Of all labor and material and con.
.struction on all that unfinished portion
Of Stree. Improvement District No.
80 Of the City Of Ardmore Okla.
homa, as follows:
On 'E" street. northwest, from
the north line of Second avenue,
northwest, to a point sixty.five
l65) feet more or less north of
the north line of Eleventh av.
enue, northwest. in the City OF
Ardmore, including the alley cross
ings and street intersections
thereon.
Such improvements to consist Of
grading, draining, paving and curb
ing all such unfinished portion of
such street. After grading and drain.
ing the same, such Improvements
shall be twenty-five (25) feet wide
the curbs to be six (6) inches high
and six (6) inches wide and the paw.
ing between said curbs to be twenty.
four (24) feet wide, and to be con.
structed Of reinforced concrete. the
center or crown Of same to be seven
Cd inches thick and the sides six
go inches thick, and to BE- construct
Ell according to the plans and specifi-
cations as prepared by the City En-.
gineer now on file in the office of
the City Clerk and which are herein
referred to and made a part hereof
Bids will be received up to and in.
cludins five o'clock p. m, August
27th, 1920, and shall be plainly ad-
dressed to the CITY Clerk Of the City
Of Ardmore, Oklahoma, and plainly
marked Bid for the construction of
Improvements on the unfinished por-
ton of Street Improvement District
No 30" A certified check drawn on
some bank in the City Of Ardmore,
Oklahoma shall accompany och bid,
and shall be in the sum Of o. Thous.
and (s1,O00.OO) Dollars. payable TO
the City Clerk Of Ardmore, Oklaho-
ma No bids will he considered that
do not contain such check.
The city will demand u construction
bond OF fifty (5O) per cent of the
contract price and a Lien Bond for
the full sum cf the bid, also a Main. !
tenance Bord. Said bonds shall be
in the terms Of the law. and the
Construction and Maintenance Bondt /
payable TO the City of Ardmore and /
the Lien Bond statutory TO be pay.
able to the State of Oklahoma. The |
contract and the bonds shall be signed |
within ten (l0) days. If the success.
ful bidder fails 10 file said bonds or
execute such contract the city re.
serves the right 10 repeal the reso.
!uticn awarding the contract without
notice and forfeit TO the street i'm.
proyement district the certified check
for $1,000.
The actual work Of construction
shall begin within thirty (S0) days
from the signing Of the contract and
shall be completed within $50 days
from The date of the letting Of the |
contract. Forms of contract and bonds |
that the city will require can be had /
on application to the City Clerk
Compensation will be made up to |
and including the amount Of Twenty.
six Thousand Four Hundred Forty
nine and 43.lO0 (s26, ,449,43) Dollars in |
Street Improvement Bonds Of Street
Improvement District No. 80 of the
City of Ardmore. oklahoma, issued
and secured as REQUIRED by law and
the contractor shall take such bonds
at par and accrued Gterest at the
date OF delivery of Same and the
balance, II any on the contract price,
to he paid by the city.
The city reserves the right to re.
ject any and all bids and re.advertise
for bids for such construction.
Done by order of the Board Of
Commissioners on this the 10th day
of August, 1920.
l.. NJ. THuRSTON.
(SeaD City Clerk.
published in the Daily Ardmoreite,
Aug. ie, is. 10, 20, 22, 2S, "a, 25. 26
and q. 1920