The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-11
RESOLUTION no. as

Resolution uecIarlng u necessity 10
grade, pave, curb, gutter, drain and
otherwise improve Sixth Avenue,
northwest, in the city Of Ardmore,
Oklahoma, from the west line Of
North Washington street, to the
east line Of 81" street, northwest,
including alley crossings and street
intersections thereon, and order a
copy Of this resolution TO be pub.
lished and the city engineer to pre-
pare complete and accurate plans,
specifications and estimates for
such improvements.
Be 1t Resolved, by the Board Of
Commissioners of the City Of Ard.
more, Oklahoma:
/. That the Board Of Commission
ers of the City Of Ardmore deem
it necessary, and that a necessity ex-
lists to permanently improve Sixth
avenue, northwest in the city Of Ard
more from the west line Of North
Washington street, to the east line
Of "F" street, northwest, including
alley crossings, and street intersec-
tons thereon, by grading, draining,
curbing, guttering and paving said
street aforesaid, including the installa'
tion Of all man-holes, catch basins,
and necessary drainage pipes.
2. Such improvements shall consist
of AMI be by grading, draining, paw
ing, curbing and guttering said street,
and said Improvements shall be con
structed Of Vertical Fibre brick laid
fiat, having a thickness Of two and
one.half (2h) inches, on a concrete
base Of four inches in thickness com
posed of a mixture Of one part Port.
land cement to six 60 parts natural
sand and gravel. Between the con
| crete sub-base and the brick there
shall be placed a sand cushion ap
| proximately one Q) inch in thick
| ness; between the bricks there shal
be poured a filler of bitumen so placed
that the space between all briclt
shall be filled. On top of the brick
there shall he poured two Squeeze
| coats of Bitumen. The amount o
Bitumen used per square yard shall
not DO less than ~ pounds. On tor
| of the Squeezes coats Of Bitumer
| there shall be placed d covering Of
| clean, sharp sand The entire jol
to he fulled and properly rolled.
The width Of the pavement over the
entire paving district shall be 20 fee
| of brick pavement with a combined
| curD and gutter on either side thereo
| 2k feet in width, making the tota
| width Of street from back to bacl
Of curb 30 feet.
The combined curb or gutter to be
| composed OF the same class of con
crete as is in the base, the gutter
10 have a thickness Of o inches Will
the curb six inches thick and
inches high.
The grading to include the surfac
ing Of the parkway from the outcl
line Of sidewalk to the top of curl
so that said parkway shall present
when finished, a w~orkmanlike ap
pearance.
8. The cost of such improvement;
as aforesaid. including alley crossings
and street intersections thereon, shat
he paid by special assessment to be
| lNNlfu against Allt lbNo III hAA'No "
land subject to assessment Thereon
under the laws of the state. Of Okla
homa and the charter of tho city o
Ardmore, and bonds issued thereto
in accordance with law, to be axe
by the contractor in payment for sucl
improvements at not less than par
The Board of Commissioners and tn
Mayor of Ardmore reserve the right t
sell said bonds to the highest bidder
at not less than par for cash, an'
with the proceeds thereof to pay 10
such improvements, and further pro
viding that the owners Of h Liant
liable to assessment may, within th'
time prescribed by law. pay cash fol
such improvements, and said Boar
Of Commissioners reserve the righc Il
nav part cash and part bonds to thu
contractor in payment of such I'm
proyements.
That a copy Of this resolution be
published for six consecutive issue
in the Daily Ardmoreite, q newspape
Of general circulation within the city
of Ardmore, and that the owners o.
more than onehalt in area or th'
land liable to assessment to pa.
| for such improvements may, within
fifteen days from the date OF the las
publication Of this resolution, file will
| the City Clerk their protest in writing
against such improvements, and sale
protests will be heard on the Slst day
of August. 1920, at 5 o'clock p. m. IL
the session chambers of the Board o
Commissioners OF the city Of Ard
more.
Passed by the Board Of Commission
ers and approved by the mayor on thi
9th day Of August, 1920.
W. i. FREEMAN,
(SeoO Mayor
Attest:
l.. NJ. THURSTON,