The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-10
RESOLUTION M a.

RESOLUTION No. lS
Resolution declaring n necessity to
grade. pave. curb, gutter. drain and
otherwise improve Sixth Avenue,
northwest. in the city Of ArdmOre,
oklahoma, from the west line of
North Washington street. to the
Gas. line of IF" street, northwest,
Including alley crossings and street
intersections thereon. and order q
eery Of this resolution to be pub
hstied and the city engineer 10 pre-
pare complete and accuratc plans,
specifications and estimates for
such improvements.
Be II Resolved. bv The Board o.
Commissioner OF the City Of Ard
more. Oklahoma:
l. fhat tho Board Of Commission
cts o. the City OF Arlmore deem
IL necessary. and that a necessity cx.
ists 20 permanently improve sixth
avenue. northwest iu the city OF Ard
more from the ives, line Of North
Washington street. Co tine east line
Il +" street. northwest. including
alley crossings. and street in'erseo-
oHs thereon, by grading. draining
curling. guttcriug and paving said
s,ree, aforesaid. including tine iustalia
ten o. an mln-holes. cltch basins.
and necessary DRAINAGE pipes.
> such improvements shall consist
OF AL be by grading. d-rli1iur. paw.
ing. curbinr and euttcr.rg said street.
and said improvements shall Dee cone
s,rscted az Vertical Fibre brick laid
fiat. having a thickness of two and
one.huif t2ia) inches. on 70 concrete
base Of four Inches i'm thickness com
posed OF a mixture Of ore part Port.
hnd cement 90 six t6l parts natural
sand ana gravel. Between The con
crete sub-base ana the brick there
shall be placed % sand cushion ap
proNimately n az inch iu thick
ness; between the bricks there shall
b. poured q filler of bitumcu $50 placed
that the space between al bricks
snail be filled. ON top of ,hc br.ck
there shall be poured two Slueezes
coats Of Ritumen. The amoJint Of
Bitumen used per square yard shall
not b. less than IL pounds. on top
Of the Squeezes coats OF Ritumen
there shall be placed o. covering oi
clean. sharp sand. The entire job
TO be- furel and properly rolled.
The width OF the pavement over the
entire paving district shall he % fee-
of brick pavement with "a combined
curb and gutter on either side thereof
~ feet in width. making the total
width Of street from back to back
Of curb 80 feet.
~ -H d.
composed Of the same class of CON
crete US is in the base. the gutter
to have a thickness OF u inches with
the curb six inches thick and g
inches high.
The grading to include the surfac.
ing If the parkway from the outer
line u sidewalk ~ the top Of curb
50 that said parkway shall present,
when finished. q workmanlike APP
pearance.
g. 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 Of
land subject TO assessment therefor
under the laws Of the state of Okla
horna and the charter of the city of
Ardmore, and bonds issued therefor
in accordance with law, to be taken
by the contractor in payment for such
improvements at not less than par.
The Beard of Commissioners and the
Mayer of Ardmore reserve the right to
sell said bonds TO the highest bidder
at not less than par for cash, and
with the proceed5 thereof TO pay for
such Improvements. and further pro
viding that the owners Of the land
liable to assessment may, within the
time prescribed by law, pay cash for
such Improvements. and sand Board
OF Commissioner reserve the right TO