The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-09
RESOLUTION NO. Al

\ resolution declaring n necessity TO
grade, pave, curb. gutter. drain
and otherwise improve "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 alley crossings and street inter
sections thereon, and ordering a
copy Of this resolution TO be pub
lished, and the city engineer to
prepare complete and accurate plans.
specifications and estimates for such
improvements.
BE 1t Resolved, by the Board Of
Commissioners of the City Of Ardmore,
Oklahoma:
l. That the Board Of Commission
ers Of the city Of Ardmore, deem it
necessary. and that a necessity exists
to permanently improve all that por-
tion Of &C" street. northwest from the
north line Of Broadway to the south
line of Twelfth avenue, northwest.
of the city Of Ardmore, OKLAHOMA.
2. Such improvements slIin con-
sist of and be by grading. Draining,
paving. curbing and guttering said
street aforesaid and that said i'm
provements shall be constructed of
Vertical fibre brick laid flat, having
a thickness of two and one-half (2ha)
inches on q concrete base four (4)
inches in thickness composed Of a
mixture Of one G) part Of Portland
enen to six co parts Of natural
sand and gravel. Between the con
crete sub-base and the brick there
shall be a sand cushion approximately
one ~ inch in thickness; between
the bricks there shall be poured a
filler of Bitumen 50 placed hat the
space between al bricks shall be
filled. On the top Of the brick there
shall be poured two Squeezes coats
used per square yard shall not be
less than u pounds.
On top Of the Squeezes coat of
Bitumen there shall be placed a o V
erirg of clean sharp sand. The en-.
tire job to be properly rolled.
The width of the pavement from
the north line of Broadway to the
north line of Eighth venue north.
west shall be twenty-five (25} feet
Of brick pavement, with a combined
curb and gutter on either side thereof
two and one-haif err feet in width,
making a total width of the street
from back to back of curb thirty 600
feet. From the north lire of Eighth
avenue to the south line Of Twelfth
avenue, the back pavement shall be
twenty-five (22) feet in width with
a combined curb and gutter on either
side thereof of two and one half
(2h) feet in width, making a total
width of the pavement from back
to back twenty-seven cd feet.
The combined curb and gutter 10
be composed of the anne class Of
concrete as Is in the base. the gutter
to have q thickness of 6 inches with
a curb 6 inches thick and 6 inches
high.
The grading to include the surface
ing Of the parking from the outer
line of sidewalk to the top Of curb
so that when the job is finished all
will have a workmanlike appearance.
8. The cost of such Improvements
as aforesaid, including alley crossings
and street intersections thereon, shall
be paid by special assessment to be
levied against the lots and tracts of
land subject TO assessment therefor
under the laws of the state Of Okla
homa and the charter of the city Of
Ardmore, and bonds issued therefor
in accordance with law to be aiken
by the contractor in payment for
such improvements at not less than
par. The Board of Commissioners and
right to sell said bonds to the high
est bidder at not less than Va for
cash and with the proceeds thereof
TO pay for such improvements, and
further providing that the owners OF
the land liable to assessment may,
within the time prescribed by law,
nav cash for such improvements. and
said board reserves the right to pay
part cash and part bonds to the con
tractor in payment Of such improve
ments.
a. That a copy Of this resolution
be published for six consecutive issues
in the Daily Ardmoreite, a newspaper
OF general circulation within the city
Of Ardmore, Oklahoma, and the own
crs of more than one-half area of the
land liable to assessment to pay for
such improvements may, within fit
teen days from the date Of the last
| publication Of this resolution, file
| with the City Clerk their protest in
writing against such improvements
and such protests will be heard on
the 31st day Of August, 1920. at 8
o'clock D. m, in the session chambers
Of the Board of Commissioners Of the
city of Ardmore, Oklahoma
Passed by the Board of Commits
sioners and approved by the Mayor
this 9th day of August, 1920.
w. F.. FREEMAN,
(Seal) Mayor
l.. NJ. THURSToN.
City Clerk. get,