The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-10
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south line Of Twelfth avenue, north
west, Of the city Of ArdmOre, Okla
hOma, including alley crossings and
dering the city engineer to prepare
plans, plats, profiles, specifications
and estimates for such Improvement
and providing for payment Of such
improvements.
Whereas, on the 4th day Of June,
1920, the owners of more than fifty
500 per cent in area Of the lots.
tracts and parcels Of land benefited
by such improvement filed their pc.
tition praying that the board Of com.
m%issioners Of the city of Ardmore,
Oklahoma, assume jurisdiction to
make such Improvements and pass
the proper ordinances and resolu.
tons required BY law: and
Whereas, tine city engineer has ex-
anined such petition and has re
ported to this board that the owners
of more than fifty 500 per zen in
area Of the lots, tracts and parcels
Of land benefited by such improve
ments have filed same; and
Whereas. such Improvements are
to be made on more han one block,
Now, therefore, be it resolved by
the board Of commissioners Of the
city Of Ardmore, Oklahoma:
/. That the necessity exists and
that 1t is necessary to improve all
that portion Of c street northwest
from, fha ,,prth live 90 Drnulv-a-r >,
the south line of Twelfth avenue,
northwest, Of the city of Ardmore, Ok
lahoma, including alley crossings and
street intersections thereon, and that
this board Of commissioners Of the
city of Ardmore assume jurisdiction
to make and order such Improvements.
2. Such Improvements shall consist
Of and be by grading. draining, paw
ing, curbing and guttering said street
aforesaid and that said Improvements
shall be constructed Of Vertical fibre
brick laid flat, having a thickness
Of two and one.half e 1.2) inches on
d concrete base -four AZ inches in
thickness composed of a mixture
Of one ~ part of Portland cement
to six () parts of natural sand and
gravel. Between the concrete sub.
base and the brick there shall be
placed a sand cushion approximately
one ~ inch in thickness; between
the bricks there shall be poured =
filler of Bitumen so placed that the
space between all bricks shall be filled
On the top Of the brick there shall
be poured two squeezes coats o
Bitumen. The amount of Bitumen uset
per square yard shall not be les.
than II pounds.
On top Of the squeezes coat o.
Bitumen there shall be placed a GOV
ering Of clean sharp sand. The en-
tire job to be properly rolled.
The width Of the pavement from
the north line of Broadway TO tn,
north line of Eighth avenue north
west, shall be twenty-five (25) feet o
brick pavement with a combine;
curb and gutter on either side there
of two and one-half q 1.2) feet Il
width, making a total width o
the street from back to back o
curb thirty (3O) feet. From the nortl
line of Eighth avenue to the soutl
line of Twelfth avenue the bricl
pavement shall be twenty-five (22) fee
in width with a combined curb an,
gutter on either side thereof two an
one-half u l.2) feet in width, making
a total width Of the pavement iron
back to back twenty-seven C20 feet
The combined curb and gutter to b
composed OF the same class of con
crete as is in the base, the quite
to have a thickness of & inches wit
a curb G inches thick and 6 inche
high.
The grading to include the s~urfacinI
Of the parking from the outer lin
Of side walk 20 the top OF curb )
that when the job is finished a
/. will have a workmanlike appearance
8. The cost of such Improvement
as aforesaid, including alley crossing
and street intersections thereon, sha
be paid by special assessment TO b
. levied against the lots and tracts 9
} land subject to assessment thereto
| under the laws Of the state of Oklt
homa and the charter of the city c
. Ardmore, and bonds issued therefor i
accordance with law, to be take
by the contractor in payment 70
such improvements at not less tina
, par. The board of commissioners an
the mayor of Ardmore reserve tn
., right to sell said bonds to the higI
: est bidder at not less than par fc
cash and with the proceeds thereof I
pay for such improvements and fuI
Their providing that the owners I
the land liable to assessment an
!. said board reserves the right to pa
: part cash and part bonds to the cor
tractor in payment OF such improy,
70 ments.
t /, That the city engineer be. an
he is hereby instructed to forthwith
make up and prepare plans, profile'
= plats, specifications and estimates &c
, such improvements, and bring san
= before this board for adoption or r,
lection.
Passed by the board of commission
ers and approved by the mayor TIL
: 18th day Of June, 1920.
w. +. FREEMAN,
Mayor,
ATTEST:
: L. VI Thurston,
City Clerk.
August 6, SHRDLU CAfFWYPMB,
Published in Daily Ardmoreit,
. August 6, S. 8. 10. II. and II. 1920.
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