The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-15
RESOLUTION NO. AZ

Resolution declaring Il necessity TO
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 'F" street, northwest,
including alley crossings and street
intersections thereon, and order q
copy of this resolution to he pub.
lished and the city engineer TO 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;
/. That the Board Of Commission
ers Of the City of Ardmore deem
it necessary, and that Il 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 m%an-holes, catch basins,
and necessary drainage pipes.
.. Such improvements shall consist
Of AMI 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 a thickness Of two and
one-half t2k) inches, on a concrete
base of four inches i'm thickness COM
posed of a mixture Of one part Port
land cement to six (6) parts natural
sand and gravel. Between the con
crete sub-base and the brick there
shall be placed a sand cushion ap.
proximately one (1) inch in thick
ness: between the bricks there shall
be poured a filler of bitumen so placed
that the space between all bricks
snail be filled. on top of The brick
there shall be poured two %Squeezes
coats Of Bitumen. The amount Of
Bitumen used per square yard shall
not be less than ~ pounds. On top
Of the SqueeZes coats of Bitumen
there shall be placed a covering Of
clean. sharp sand. The entire job
10 be fulled and properly rolled.
The width of the pavement over the
entire paving district shall be % feet
of brick pavement with a combined
curp and gutter on either side thereof
~ feet in width. making the total
width of street from back to back
Of curb 80 feet.
The combined curb or gutter to be
composed of the same class of CON
crete as is in the base, the gutter
to have a thickness of t inches with
the curb six inches thick and f
inches high.
The grading to include the surfac'
ing If the parkway from the outer
line Of sidewalk t. the top Of curb
so that said parkway shall present,
when finished, a workmanlike APP
pearance.
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
hona and the charter of the city of
ArdmOre, and bonds issued therefor
in accordance with law, to he taken
by the contractor in payment for such
improvements at not less than par.
The Board of Commissioners and the
Mayor Of Ardmore reserve the right TO
sell said bonds to the highest bidder
at not less than par for cash, and
with the proceeds thereof TO pay for
such improvements, and further pro-
viding that the owners OF the land
liable To- assessment may, within the
time prescribed by law, pay cash for
such Improvements. and SAID Board
Of Commissioners reserve the right to
pay part cash and part bonds to the
contractor in payment of such I'M
~proVements.
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, and that the owners Of
more than one-half in area of the
land liable to assessment TO pay
for such improvements may, within
fifteen days from the date of the last
publication of this resolution, file with
the City Clerk their protest in writing
against such Improvements, and said
protests will be heard on the 3lst day
of August, 1920. at s o'clock p. m in
the session chambers of the Board Of
commissioners Of the city Of Ard
more.
Passed by the Board Of Commission
ers and approved by the mayor on this
9TH day Of August, 1920.
w. e. FREEMAN,
(SeaD Mayor,
Attest:
L. M THITRSTON