The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-10
No .36

W improve Ctl avenue n0rthWes 81,
In the city Of ArdmOre, from the west
line Of North Washington street to
the east line of + street, northwest,
together with all alley crossings.
m street intersections thereon,
n ordering the city engineer &c
prepare profiles. specifications and es-
Inmates for such improvements, and
providing for payment for such i'm.
provements.
Whereas, on the 23rd day Of June,
1870, the owners Of more thar fifty
900 per cent in area of the lots,
tracts and parcels OF land benefited
by such Improvements, have filei
their petition praying that the board
OF commissioners Of the city OF Ard.
more, Oklahoma, assume jurisdiction to
make, improvements and pass the pro.
per ordinances and resolutions As
required by law and
Whereas, the city engineer has ex,
amined such petition and has reported
to this board that the owners of more
than fifty 500 per cent in area OF
the lots, tracts and parcels of land
~ SuNh Nv " EliltIllS nave
filed same, and
Whereas. such improvements are
to be made or more than one bio *,
Now. therefore, be it resolved by
the board of commissioners Of the
city of Ardmore, Oklahoma:
/. That the necessity exists ant
that it is necessary to improve all
that portion OF 9Th avenue, northwest
from the west line of North Wash.
ington street to the east line CT +
street, northwest, in the city OF
Ardmore, Oklahoma, including all
alley crossings and street interscc.
TONS thereon, and that this board Of
commissioners of the city II Ard.
more assume jurisdiction ~ make
such improvements.
2. Such Improvements shall consist
of and be by grading, draiaing. paw.
ing, curbing and guttering sail street
aforesaid, and that said improvements
shall be constructed of vertical.fi fibre brick
laid flat, having a thickness cf two
and one-half e 1.2) inches, on q con.
crete base Of four az inches in
thickness composed Of a mixture OF
one % part Portland cement 20 six
0) parts natural sane and gIavel.
Between the concrete sub base and
the brick there shall be placed a sand
cushion approximately one ~ inch in
thickness, between the bricks there
shall be poured a filler of bitumen
so placed that the space between ali
bricks shall be filled. On top of tho
brick there shall be poured Two
squeezes coats Of bitumen. The
amount of bitumen used per square
yard shall not be less than 70
pounds.
On top of the squeezes coats of oi.
tumen there shall be placed 4 cover
ing Of clean sharp sand. The entire
job to be fully and properly rolled.
The width of the pavement over
the entire paving district shall be
2j feet of brick pavement with a
combined curb and gutter on
either side thereof 21-2 feet in
width, making the total width of
street from back to back of curb 30
feet.
The combined curb and gutter to
be composed Of the same class OF
concrete as is in the base. the gut
ter to have a thickness of C inches
with the curb 6 inches thick and G
inches high.
h grading to include the %surfacing
OF the parkway from the outer line
OF sidewalk to the top Of curb so that
said parkway shall present, when fin.
ished, a workmanlike appearance.
:. The cost of such Improvement,
as aforesaid, including alley crossings,
and street intersections thereon, shall
be paid by special assessment TO be
levied against the lots and tracts
Of land subject to assessment there.
for under the laws of the state Of
Oklahoma and the charter Of the
city OF Ardmore, and bonds issued
therefor in accordance with law, to
be taken by the contractor ia payment
for such Improvements at not less
than par. The board of commissioners
n the mayor of Ardmore reserve the
right to sell said bonds to the nigh.
est bidder at not less than par for
cash and with the proceeds there.
OF to pay for such improvements, and
further providing tina the owners Of
the land liable to assessment a
within the time prescribed by law,
pay cash for such improvements, and
said board Of commissioners reserve
the right to pay par cash and part
bonds TO the contractor in paymen
Of such Improvements.
4. That the city engineer be, and
he is hereby instructed to forthwith
make up and prepare plans, pro
files, plats, specifications and estl-
mates for such improvements, AMI
bring same before the mayor AMI
board of commissioners for their
adoption or rejection.
Passed by the board of commission.
ers and approved by the mayor this
25th day Of June, 1920.
W. +. FREEMAN,
Mayor.
ATTEST:
l.. NJ. Thurston,
CITY Clerk.