The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-13
NO. Al

grade, pave. curb, gutter, drain
and otherwise improve "C' street,
northwest, from the north side OF
broadway 10 the south line Of
Twelfth avenue. northwest. Of the
city OF Ardm0re, Oklahoma, includ-
ing alley crossings and street inter.
sections thereon. and ordering a
cOpy of this resolution 10 be pub
lished, and the city engineer TO
prepare complete and accurate plans.
specifications and estimates for such
improvements.
BE II Resolved, by the Board Of
Commissioners Of the city vi Ardmore,
Oklahoma:
/. That the Board of Commission.
ers OF the city of ArdmOre, deem 1t
necessary, and that a necessity exists
to permanently improve all that por-
ton of &C" street. northwest from the
north line Of Broadway to the south
line Of Twelfth avenue, northwest,
Of the city Of Ardmore, Oklahoma.
.. such improvements shall con
sist Of and be by grading, draining,
paving, curblng and guttering said
provements shall be constructed of
Vertical fibre brick laid flat, having
Il thickness Of two and One.half (2h)
inches on a concrete base four ca
inches in thickness composed Of a
mixture Of one Cd part Of Portland
cement to six 60 parts Of natural
sand and gravel. Between the con
crete sub-pase and the brick there
snail be Il sand cushion approximately
one o. inch in thickness; between
the bricks there shall be poured a
filler of Bitumen so placed that the
| space between AL bricks shall be
filled. On the top Of the brick there
shall be poured two SQueezes coats
cf Bitumen. The amount Of Bitumen
used per square yard shall not be
less thar IL pounds.
On top Of the Squeezes coat Of
Bitumen there shall be placed a COW
eriug 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 t25) feet
Of brick pavement, with a combined
curb and gutter on either side thereof
two and one.ha,f (2ial 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
Il combined curb and gutter on either
side thereof of Two ana one hall
! t21-) feet in width. making "a total
width Of the pavement from back
to back tw~enty-seven CD feet.
The combined curb and gutter &c
be composed Of the same class OF
concrete as is in the base. the gutter
to have Il thickness OF 6 inches with
4 curb . inches thick and 6 inches
nigh.
The grading to include the surfac.
ing of the parking from the outer
lire of sidewalk to the top Of curl
so that when the Job is finished all
will have a workmanlike appearance.
3. 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
noma and the charter of the city OF
Ardmore, and bonds issued therefor
in accordance with law to be taker
by the contractor in payment tol
such improvements at not less thar
par. The Board OF Commissioners ano
the Mayor Of Ardmore reserve the
right to sell said bonds TO the high.
est bidder at not less than par fol-
cash ard with the proceeds thereof
to pay for such improvements. ant
further providing that the owners OF
the land liable to assessment may
within the time prescribed by law
pay cash for such improvements. anC
said board reserves the right to pay
Dart 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
" general circulatiou within the city
of Ardmore, Oklahoma, and the own
crs OF more han one.halt area of th'
land liable to assessment to pay tol
such improvements may, within fit
teen DAYS from the uate of the las.
publication Of this resolution, fill
with the City Clerk their protest il
writing against such improvements
and such protests will be heard OF
the 3lst day Of August, 1920, at
o'clock p. 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 Mayo
this 9th day OF August, 1920.
W. j.. FREEMAN.
(Seal) Mayor
l.. NJ. THURSTON,
City Clerk oct