The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-16
PROPOSALS FOR STREET
IMPROVEMENTS

Notice is hereby given that in pur-
suance of a resolution passed by
the Board of Commissioners and APP
proved by the Mayor on august 18th,
1920, the undersigned, City Clerk Of
the City of Ardmore, Oklahoma, will
receive proposals for the furnishing
of all labor and material and con-
struction on all that unfinished portion
of Street Improvement District No.
80 of the City of Ardmore, okla
homa, as follows:
on IF" street, northwest. from
the north line of Second avenue,
northwest, to a point siXty-f1ve
(65) feet more or less north of
the north line of Eleventh av-
enuc northwest, in the City OF
Ardplorc, including the alley cross
ings and street intersections
thereon.
Such improvements to consist OF
grading, draining, paving and curb
ing all such unfinished portion OF
such street. After grading and drain
ing the same. such improvements
shall be twenty-five l25) feet wide
from outer line to outer line Of curb,
the curbs to be six CO. inches high
and six 60 inches wide and the paw
ing between said curbs to be twenty
four (2i) 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
go 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 CleN. and which are herein
referred to and made a part hereof.
Bids will be received up to and
including five o'clock p. m, August
27th. 1920, and shall be plainly adj
dressed to the City Clerk Of the city
of Ardmore, Oklahoma. and plainly
rnar<ed Bid for the construction OF
improvements on the unfinished por-
ton of Street improvement District
No. go 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 ($1, 100000 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 a Lien Bond for
the full sum OF the bid, also II Main
tenance Bond. Said bonds shall he
in the terms of the law. and the Con-
I'D IatntanAnnA Rnnng no "
able to the City Of Ardmore, and the
Lien Bond statutory to be payable
TO the state of Oklahoma. The con.
tract and the bonds shall be signed
within ten (10) days. If the success
full bidder fails to file said bonds or
execute such contract the city re
serves the right to repeal the reso-
luton awarding the contract without
notice and forfeit TO the street i'm
provement district the certified check
for 81 100000.
The actual work Of construction
shall begin within lhirty 600 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
on application to the City Clerk.
Compensation will be made up to
and including the amount of Twenty
six Thousand -Four Hundred Forty
nine and 43.lOO ($26, 449.43) Dollars in
Street Improvement Bonds of Street
Improvement District No. 80 of the
cay Of trdmore, Oklahoma. issued
and secured as required by law and
the contractor shall take such bonds
M par and accrued interest at the
date of delivery Of same and the
balance, if any ON the contract price,
to Ibe paid by the city.
The city reserves the right to re
iect any and all bids and re'adver'
tise for bids for such construction.
Done by order Of the Board of
Commissioners on this the 18th day
of August, 1920.
l.. NJ. THURSTON.
(Seal) City Clerk
published in the Daily Ardmoreite,
August 18th, 1920.