The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-09-20
RESOLUTION No 81


Oklahoma, assuming jurisdiction to
improve all that portion of "C' street
Northwest, from the north side Of
Broadway to the south line OF
Twelfth Avenue. Northwest, Of the
City Of Ardmore, Oklahoma, includ-
Ing the alley crossings and street
intersections thereon. the same being
street improvement District No. 81,
by grading, paving, guttering, curb
ing and draining the same. ordering
the City Engineer TO make up and
prepare complete and accurate plans.
plats, pr0files, specifications and es-
Inmates for such Improvements, de-
fining the character. material and
width Of said improvements and the
manner of construction, and order
Ing the City Clerk to advertise for
proposals for such Improvements,
and fixing the amount Of the Con-
tractors bond, and giving a num-
Der TO the Street Improvement Dis
trict.
WHEREAS, on the 4th day Of June,
1920, the owners of more than fifty
per cent (50) in area of the lots, tracts
and parcels of land benefited by such
Improvements. filed their petition pray
ing that the Board Of Commissioners
of the City of Ardmore Oklahoma, as
sumo jurisdiction to make such i'm
provements and pass the proper ordin-
ances and resolutions required by law;
and
WHEREAS the City Engineer has
examined such petition and has re-
ported to this board that the owners
of more than fifty per cent (50) in
area of lots, tracts and parcels OF
land benefited by such improvements
have signed and filed same; and
WHEREAS, such improvements are
to be made on more than one block;
and
WHEREAS, ths resolution declaring
necessity to pave and 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.
Oklahoma, was passed by the Board
OF Commissioners of the City OF Ard
more, Oklahoma, on the 9th day of
August, 1920. and a copy of said
resolution was published for six con-
secutive issues in the Daily Ardmore-
itc, a newspaper of general circula-
tion in the city OF Ardmore, Oklaho-
ma; and
WHEREAS, the time fixing said res
olution for protests to be filed by
property owners thereon was August
31st, 1920, and notice was given of
such resolution in accordance with the
terms Of said resolution and in ac-
cordance with the law, and no protest
has been fled.
NOW THEREFORE, BE 1T RE-
SOLVED, by the Board OF Commits
sioners Of the City OF Ardmore, Okla.
homa:
That no protest being filed against
the making OF such improvements, and
the resolution having been published
for the time provided by law, the
Mayor and Board of Commissioners by
this resolution express a determina-
tion and assume jurisdiction to make
and construct such Improvements on
&C" Street, Northwest. from the
north line of Broadway TO the
south line of Twelfth Avenue,
Northwest, including the alley
crossings and street intersections
thereon, the same being Street
Improvement District No. "a in the
City Of Ardnore, Oklahoma,
by grading, paving, guttering, curb
ing ana draining the same.
ii.
Suen Improvements shall consist OF
and be as follows
Said improvements shall be the
width herein designated and shall con-
s:st of paving grading and draining
said street as follows:
The width of the pavement from
the north line Of Broadway to the
north line Of Eighth Avenue, North
west, shall be twenty-five (25 feet of
brick pavement with a combined curb
and gutter on each side thereof two
and one-half (2l9) feet in width, maxi
ing total width Of the street from
ing total width Of the street from ack
TO back OF curb thirty 800 feet. From
the north line OF Eighth Avenue 10
the south line Of Twelfth Avenue the
brick pavement shall be twenty-five
(22) feet in width with a combined
curb and gutter on each side thereof
two and one-half (2h) feet in width,
making q total width OF the pavement
from back TO back Of curb twenty-seven
(2i) feet.
The combined curb and gutter to be
composed Of the same class Of con-
crete as is in the base, the gutter TO
have thickness OF six inches with
curb Of six inches thick and six
inches nigh.
The grading to include the surfac-
ing Of the parking from the outer line
OF sidewalk to the top OF the curb
will have a workman Ike appearance
Ill.
The City Engineer Is hereby order
ed to Immediately prepare the neces.
sary plans, plats, profiles and speci-
iica,ions for such improvements (or
make the plans. pats profiles and
specifications heretofore prepared con-
form TO the improvements specified in
this resolution) and bring the same
before this Board for its approval or
rejection.
".
Immediately upon the Board Of
Commissioners adopting the plans,
plats, profiles and specifications for
such Improvements the City Clerk shall
advertise for proposals for construct
ing said improvements, and the no.
tice for such proposals shall state the
time when bids will be received. the
street upon which the Improvements
shall be constructed. end that the
plans. plats, profilcs. specifications and
estimates OF the City Engineer are
open for inspection to all parties, in
the office OF the City Clerk.