The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-20
PROPOSALS FOR STREET
IMPROVEMENTS

Notice is hereby given that In pur-
suance Of 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 f0r the furnishing
Of all labor and material and con
struction on all that unfinished portion
Of Stree: Improvement District No.
90 Of the City of Ardmore, Okla
homa, as follows:
On e. street, northwest, from
the north line OF Second avenue,
northwest, TO a point sixtyfive
(6j) 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 10 consist OF
grading draining, paving and curb
ing ell such unfinished portion Of
such street After grading and drain
ing the same. such improvements
shall be twenty-five (25) feet wide
from outer line to outer line Of curb,
the curbs 70 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
| % inches thick and the sides six
| (6) inches thick, and to be construct
ed 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 part hereof.
Bids will be received UP to and in
cluding five o'clock p. m, August
eth, 1920, and shall be plainly adj
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 each bid
and shall be in the sum OF One Thous
and (S1OOO.0O) Dollars, payable TO
the City Clerk of Ardmore, Oklaho-
ma. No bids will be considered that
do not contain such check.
The city will demand a construction
bond Of fifty (50) per cent of the
contract price and Lien Bond for
the full sum cf the bid. also Main
tenance Bond. Said bonds shall be
in the terms Of the law and the
Construction and Maintenance Bonds
payable to the City Of Ardmore and
the Lien Bond statutory 10 lie pay
able to the State Of Oklahoma. The
contract and the bonds shaf be signed
within ten (10) 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-
luton awarding the contract without
notice and forfeit to the street i'm
provenent district the certified check
for $1,000.
The actual work Of construction
shall begin within thirty 500 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
I on aDpllcallOll u the lily N4tlhs
Compensation will be made up TO
and including the amount Of Twenty
six Thousand Four Hundred Forty
nine and 4S.lOO (S26,449,49) 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
nj par and accrued interest at the
date Of delivery of same and the
balance, If 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.. VI. THURSTON.
tSeaD City Clerk
published in the Dailr Ardlnore.te.
Aug. l6, Is 10, 20, %, %, "a, %. &c
and 21 1920
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