The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-09
RESOLUTION No. l3

ueclaring q 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 limo Of ~" street, northwest,
including alley crossings and street
intersections thereon, and order n
copy of this resolution to be pub
lishcd and the city engineer 10 pre-
pare complete and accurate plans.
specifications and estimates for
such improvements.
Be It Resolved. by the Board OF
Commissioners Of the City OF Ard
more, Oklahoma:
l. That the Board Of Commission
ers Of the City of Ardmore deem
ii necessary. and hat a necessity ex-
lists TO permanently improve Sixth
avenue. northwest in the city of Ard
moro from tho west line Of North
Washington street, to the east line
~ IF" street. northwest. including
alley crossings, and street intersec.
lions thereon, by grading, draining,
curling. guttering and paving said
street aforesaid, including the installa-
tlon Of al man-holes. catch basins,
and necessary drainage pipes.
3. Such improvements shall consist
Of AL he by grading. draining, paw
ing, curbinG and guttering said street,
and said improvements shall be con
structed of Vertical Fibre brick laid
flat, having Il thickness of TWO and
one-half (2h) inches, on a concrete
base of four inches in thickness com
posed of Il mixture Of one part Port
land cement to six Co parts natural
sand and gravel. Between the con
crete sub-base and the brick there
shall be placed "A sand cushion ap
proXimately one % inch in thick
ness: between the bricks there sha'
be poured a filler Of bitumen so placed
that the space between all brick!
snail be filled. On top of the brick
there shall be poured two Squeeze!
coats Of Bitumen. The amount o
Bitumen used per square yard shall
not be less than IL pounds. On tor
Of the Squeezes coats Of Bitumer
there shall be placed a covering o
| clean, sharp sand, The entire jol
to he ful,ed and properly rolled.
The width Of the pavement over the
entire paving district shall be % fee
Of brick pavement with a combined
curb and gutter on either side thereo
2h feet in width, making the tota
width Of street from back to bacl
Of curb 30 feet.
The combined curb or gutter to b.
composed of the same class OF con
crete as is in the base, the CUTIE
to have a thickness of t inches will
the curb six inches thick and
inches high.
The grading to include the surfac
ing Of the parkway from the cute
line OF sidewalk to the top Of curl
so that said parkway shall present
when finished. a workmanlike ap
pearance.
g. The cost of such Improvement
as aforesaid, including alley crossing
and street intersections thereon, shal
he paid by special assessment to b.
levied against the lots and tracts o
land subject to assessment thereto
under the laws Of the state of Okla
horna and the charter Of the city o
Ardmore. and bonds issued thereto
in accordance with law, to be takel
by the contractor in payment for sucl
improvements at not less tina PAL
The Board OF Commissioners and tn
MAYER OF Ardmore reserve the right L
sell said bonds to the highest bidde
at not less than par for cash, AM
with the proceeds thereof to pay TO
such improvements. and further pre-
viding that the owners OF the LAM
liable to assessment may, within III
time prescribed by law, pay cash 10
such improvements, and said Boar
Of Commissioners reserve the right I
pay part cash and part bonds to tn
contractor in payment of such 1T
provemelts.
That a copy of this resolution b
published for six consecutive issue
in the Daily Ardmoreite, Il newspape
Of general circulation within the cit
of Ardmore, and that the owners 0
more than one-half in area of tn
land liable to assessment TO pa
for such improvements may, with
fifteen days from the date OF the las
publication of this resolution. file Wit
the City Clerk their protest in writinI
against such Improvements. and sal
protests will be heard On the Slst da,
of August. 1920, at s o'clock p. M. i
the session chambers Of the Board Q
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.
". +. FREEMAN,
(saaO Mayor
Attest:
l.. NJ. THURSTON,
City Clerk. s-6'