The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-11
No. 81

the north side OF broadway 10 INC
south line Of Twelfth avenue, north
west, Of the city Of Ardmore, Okla
homa, including alley crossings and
street intersections thereon, and or
plans, plats, profiles, specifications
and estimates for such Improvement
and providing for payment Of such
improvements.
Whereas, on the 4th day of June,
1920, the owners Of more than fifty
tracts and parcels Of land benefited
by such improvement filed their pc.
tition praying that the board Of com
missioners Of the city 81 Ardmore,
Oklahoma, assume jurisdiction 10
make such improvements and pass
the proper ordinances and resolu.
tions 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 GW per cent in
area Of the lots, tracts and parcels
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ments have filed same; and
Whereas, such Improvements are
20 be made on more than one block.
Now. therefore, be 1t resolved by
the board of commissioners OF the
city Of Ardmore, Oklahoma:
/. That the necessity exist and
that 1t 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
this board of commissioners Of the
city Of Ardmore assume jurisdiction
to make and order such improvements.
2. Such improvements shall consist
of and be by grading, draining, paw
ing, curbing and guttering said street
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 u mixture
Of one Q) part of Portland cement
to six 90 parts of natural sand and
gravel. Between, the concrete sub
base and the brick there shall be
placed a sand c!shion approximately
one On inch in thickness. between
the bricks there shall be poured 4
filler of Bitumen so placed that the
space between all bricks shall be filled.
on the top Of the brick there shall
be poured two squeezes coats OF
Bitumen. The amount of Bitumen used
per square yard shall not be less
than II pounds.
On top Of the squeezes Goa OF
Bitumen there shall be placed d GOV
ering Of clean sharp sand. The en-
tire job to be properly rolled.
The width Of the pavement from
the north line OF Broadway to tn,
north line Of Eighth avenue north
west. shall be twenty-five t25l feet u
brick pavement with u combine.
curb and gutter on either side there
of two and one.half e III feet II
width, making a total width o
the street from back 10 back o
curb thirty (30J feet. From the nortt
line of Eighth ayenue to the soutl
line of Twelfth avenue the bricl
pavement shall be twenty-five C22) fee
in width with u combined curb anC
gutter on either side thereof two an,
one-half (2l-2) feet in width, making
u total width OF the pavement iron
back to back twenty seven go feet
The combined curb and gutter 10 b.
composed of the same class OF con
crete as is in the base, the quite
to have a thickness Of { inches witt
d curb . inches thick ana t inche
high.
The grading TO include the ~surfacini
Of the parking from the outer lin
OF side walk to the top OF curb 81
that when the job is finished n
will have u workmanlike appearance
g. The cost OF such improvement
as aforesaid, including alley crossing
and street intersections thereon, shall
be paid by special assessment to b
levied against the lots and tracts q
land subject to assessment thereto
under the laws Of the state OF Okla
homa and the charter of the city o
Ardmore, and bonds issued therefor il
accordance with law, to be take
by the contractor in payment TO
such Improvements at not less thai
par. The board of commissioners an
the mayor of Ardmore reserve tn
right to sell said bonds to the high
est bidder at not less than par 70
cash and with the proceeds thereof {
pay for such improvements and fuI
Their providing that the owners D
the land liable to assessment an
said board reserves the right To pa,
part cash and part bonds to the con
tractor in payment OF such improve
ments.
H., That the city engineer be, an.
he is hereby instructed to forthwith
make up and prepare plans, profiles
plats, specifications and estimates TO
such improvements, and bring sam
before this board for adoption or re
lection.
Passed by the board Of commission
ers and approved by the mayor thi
18th day Of June, 1920.
w. f. FREEMAN,
Mayor.
ATTEST;
l.. NJ Thurston,
City Clerk.
Published in Daily Ardmoreit,
August &. s, 8, 10. II. and IL, 1920,