Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-01-08
City PuryeyOr..
PEIT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD O

DE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF
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the city against the indiseriininate extraya-
gance in the purchase Of supplies. for the city.
| the Office of City furveyOr be and the same is
! hereby created by this Board. ef|
Sec 2. IL shall be the duty of the Purveyor,
at the first regular meeting Of tho Board OF Al
| derfnen, monthly. to make out an approximate
| estimate of the supplies which will be required
in the City Hospitals for the current month, ac-
! complaining said estimate, with an itenized
| statement ofthe prices at which the articles can
| be obtained from ut least three responsible mer-
| chants of the city. W t A
Sec 3. Said Purveyor shall, at the first regular
Injecting Of the Board, monthly, render like
estimate Of supplies OF proyender, and of prices,
as provided in section 2. Of corn, hay. oats, bran,
etc., which may be required for the current
month for all the city stock used in the Are.
street, sanitary and other departments.
Sec, 4. Said Parry syor shall afro once n month";
procure at least three bids from responsible par
ties for the repairing of the tools used by the
street forces, the shoeing of horses, the repair
ing of carts ana harness, and submit the same
TO the Board OF Aldermen at their first regular
monthly meating.
Sec. 5. Said Puryeyor shall, upon all special
orders of the Board for the purchase Of any
thing in the city exceeding the value Of fifty
dollars, obtain at least three propositions from
responsible parties to furnish the same before
the purchase is made. 49,. -resi.l
Sec G. The Purveyor shall keep three books
TO be styled as follows: . Book of Hospital
Supplies" Book of Supplies for City Teams"
and " Miscellaneous Book ofsupples and Con-
tracts" and it shall be the duty of said Pur-
veyor 10 record in said books three of the low
est bids, If more than three are made, for all
supplies or for all contracts in which the city is
interested, noting carefully the date Of all bids
and what bids are accepted. sass f..
Sect. II shall be the duty Of the Puryeyor
Of the city, as hereinbefore provided, TO carry
out generally the orders Of the Board in mat
tiers involving the expenditure OF money, and
to furnish III the submission of all bids recon-
nendations OF what action upon the part of the
Board ma, be fol. the benefit of the city,
Sec. 5. The books Of the Purveyor shall be
Board, and Of the merchants and contractors
generally. DOL aAit
Sec. o. The Purveyor shall enter into bond in
the sum Of twenty-five thousand dollars for the
faithful performance Of his duty, and shall re-
eeive salary of two thousand dollars per
annum payable monthly. H
Sec. TO- 1t shall be the duty OF the officers in
charge Of each and every department of the
City. Government 10 submit promptly when
called on by the Purveyor, approximate esti-
mates Of articles needed or which maybe needed
monthly in their veral departments.
See. IL. Ii shall be the duty of the Purveyor
to undcrwritc all accounts against the city cre-
ated by virtue OF this ordinnnce and 4. sec a AZ
the same are made out according to the ac-
ccpted bids and the estimates submitted: and
he shall examine and approve all accounts be-
fore their presentation to the Controller to be
audited. aud state as briefly as possible the
special orders under which they were created.
see. -. All ordinances conflicting with the
provisions of this ordinance be and the same
are hereby repealed.
Approved Dec. y, 1886,
Attest. l., n mems (ffv II cgissor I'M