The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-09-22

Of bitumen used per square yard shall
not be less than ~ pounds.
On top Of the squeezes coats of btu
men there shall be placed a covering
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 25 feet
Of brick pavement with a combined
curb and gutter on either side there
of OF PA feet in width, msking the
total width Of street from back TO
back Of curb 80 feet
The combined curb and gutter to
be composed of the same class Of
concrete as is the base, the gutter
10 have a thickness Of inches with
the curb 6 inches thick and inches
high.
The grading to include the surfac-
ing Of the parkway from the outer
line sidewalk &c the top Of curb so
that said parkway shall present, when
finished workmanlike appea rance.
III.
The City Engineer is hereby order
I'd to Immediately prepare the neces-
sary plans, plats. profiles and specifi-
cations for such improvements Tor
make the plans, plats. 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 con-
structing said improvements. and the
notice for such proposals shall state
the time when bids shall be received,
the street upon which the improve
ments shall be constructed, and that
the plans, plats, profiles, speciflca-
tions and estimates of the City En-
gineer are open for inspection to all
parties, in the office of the City Clerk.
He shall further provide in such
notice that all bids shall be submit
ted in sealed envelopes and plainly
marked in ink thereon, and accom-
panied by a certified check on some
bank in Ardmore. Oklahoma, payable
to the City Clerk. in the sum of One
Thousand Isl ,00000) Dollars. The sue
cessful bidder shall give a Mainte-
nance Bond conditioned that he will
keep the street in good repair for a
period of five years from the date Of
the acceptance of same in the sum
Of ten per cent of the amount of said
bond, and Construction Bond in
the sum OF Thirty per cent of the
amount Of said bid, said Maintenance
and Construction Bonds conditioned in
the terms Of the law, and shall run
in favor of the City Of Arlnore, Ok
lahoma. That said bonds shall be
approved by the Board Of Commits
sioners Of said City Of Ardmore, by
appropriate resolution to be approv-
ed by the Mayor and
That such bids shall be opened and
considered by the Board of Commits
sioners and the contract will be let to
the lowest and best bidder who will
undertake to construct said improve
ments and furnish said materials in
accordance with such plans, plats,
profiles, estimates and specification
Of the City Engineer No bid will be
considered that does not contemplate
the completion Of the entire improve
ments and the payment of all Incl
dental expenses. attached to the City
Engineers estimate; and
That compensation shall be made In
Street Improvement Bonds at par
issued and secured as provided By
law, and property owner may pay
cash for his assessment and the city
reserves the right to pay part cash
and part bonds for such improve
ments, and also the right to sell said
bonds and pay all in cash for such
Improvements; and
That the form Of the contract the
City will require is now on file in the
office OF the City Clerk, and open for
inspection to all parties, and the form
Of the bid required by the City can
be had on application to the City At
torney; and
That the City reserves the right TO
reject any and all bids and re-adver-
tise for bids for such Improvements,
if the successful bidder fails TO exc
cute his contract and file his said
bonds within ten days after the let.
ting Of the contract and forfeit the
certified check accompanying said bid
to the improvement District, and re-
advertise for bids for such improve
ments; and
Said notice shall be published in ten
consecutive issues of the Daily Ard
moreite, a newspaper Of general circu-
lation in the City q Ardmore, Ok.
lahoma, as provided by the City Char
ter and by law. and said notice shall
also state the date, the day and the
hour when the Board OF Commits
sioners shall consider such bids, and
the hour when the bids shall be filed
shall be at five o'clock in the after
noon on the date after the last pub
lication of the notice in the Daily
same shall be considered shall be az
the hour Of o'clock p. m. at the
Session Chambers of the Board Of
Commissioners at the first regular
meeting after the last publication
Of said notice as herein provided,
Passed BY the Board OF Commission
ers and approved by the Mayor on
this 18th day OF September, 1920.
(SeaO W. F. FREEMAN,
Attest:
L. NJ. THuRSTON, City Clerk.
published in The Daily Ardmore-
ite. Sent II 10 20. Of % o. "a o6