The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-12
Real Estate
RESOLUTION NO. 80

improve { street. northwest, from
the north side VI Broadway to the
south line of Twelfth avenue, north
west, of the city Of Ardmore, Okla
homa, including alley crossings and
street intersections thereon. and or
dering the city engineer to prepare
plans, plats, prOfiles, specifications
and providing for payment OF such
improvements.
Whereas, on the 4th day Of June,
1920. the owners Of more than fifty
500 per cent in area Of the lots.
tracts and parcels Of land benefited
by such Improvement filed their pc.
tltion praying that the board OF com
missiOners Of the city Of Ardmore,
Oklahoma, assume jurisdiction to
make such Improvements ana pass
the proper ordinances and resoiu
tons required by law: and
Whereas. the city engineer has ex.
amined such petition and has re-
ported to this board that the owners
Of more than fifty (jO per cent in
area OF the lots, tracts and parcels
of land benefited by such improve.
ments have filed same; and
Whereas. such Improvements are
TO be made on more than one block,
Now. therefore, be It resolved by
the board of commissioners Of the
city OF Ardmore, Oklahoma:
/. That the necessity exists and
that it is necessary to improve all
that portion OF c street northwest
from the north line OF Broadway to
the south line Of Twelfth avenue,
northwest, Of the city of Ardmore, Ok
lahoma, including alley crossings and
street intersections thereon, and that
this board Of commissioners Of the
city Of Ardmore assume jurisdiction
20 make and order such Improvements.
2. Such Improvements shall consist
Of and be by grading, draining, paw
ing, curbing and guttering said street
aforesaid and that said Improvements
shall be constructed of Vertical fibre
brick laid flat. having a thickness
OF two and one-half e ~ inches on
a concrete base four a. inches in
thickness composed Of a mixture
of one ~ part OF Portland cement
to six 90 parts Of natural sane and
gravel. Between the concrete sub
base and the brick there shall be
placed u sane :shion approximately
one Q) inch in thickness; between
the bricks there shall be poured a
filler of Bitumen 50 placed that the
space between all bricks shall be filled,
On the top of the brick there shall
be poured W. squeezes coats OF
Bitumer. The amount Of Bitumen used
per square yard shall not be less
than II pounds.
On top Of the squeezes coat of
Bitumen there shall be placed u GOV.
ering Of clean sharp sand. The en.
tire job to he 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 (21 feet OF
brick pavement with "a combines
CulD illd Sulltl III tAtllil cAhC AlAOlN
Of two and one.half e 10 feet in
width, making a total width OF
the street from back to back OF
curb thirty 500 feet, From the north
line of Eighth avenue to the south
line of Twelfth avenue the brick
pavement shall be twenty-five (22) feet
in width with a combined curb anC
gutter on either side thereof two an
one.half e. ~ feet in width, making
u total width of the pavement from
back to back twenty.seven go feet
The combined curb and gutter to De
composed of the same class of con
crete as is in the base, the gutter
to have Il thickness Of = inches witt
a curb . inches thick and 9 inches
high.
The grading to include the surfacing
OF the parking from the outer line
OF side walk TO the top of curb sc
that when the job is finished al
will have a ~workmanlike appearance
3. The cost of such Improvements
as aforesaid, including alley crossings
and street intersections thereon, shall
be paid by special assessment to be
levied against the lots and tracts 81
land 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 in
accordance with law, to be taker
by the contractor in payment for
such improvements at not less than
par. The board of commissioners anC
the mayor of Ardmore reserve the
right to sell said bonds to the high
est bidder at not less than par fol
cash and with the proceeds thereof &c
pay for such improvements and fur
Their providing that the owners d
said board reserves the right to pay
part cash and part bonds to the con
tractor in payment of such improve
ments.
4, That the city engineer be, ant
he is hereby instructed to forthwith
make up and prepare plans, profiles
plats, specifications and estimates fol
such Improvements. and bring SAM
before this board for adoption or re
lection.
Passed by the board of commission
ers me approved by the mayor thi.
18th day Of June, 1920.
w. +. FREEMAN,
Mayor.
ATTEST:
l.. NJ Thurston,
City Clerk.
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