The herald., 1898-10-29
THE PROPOSED CITY CHARTER
any sum of money not exceeding three
hundred dollars.

any sum of money not exceeding three
hundred dollars.
Sec, H. All contracts for goods. mer-
chandise, stores, supplies, materials. sub
sistencs or printing for the city, as we'll
as for all subsistence. supplies. drugs and
other necessary articles for hospitals,
prisons, public institutions and other de-
partments not otherwise specifically pro-
vided for in this charter, must be made
fering adequate security. after publica
ton for not less than ten days in the of"
hcial newspaper; and no purchase there
of, or liability therefor shall be made or
created except by contract.
Sec. 113 Except as otherwise provided
In this charter, the Council must deter
mine annually what goods. merchandise.
stores, supplies, materials drugs. sub
sistsnce and other necessary articles will
be needed by the city for the ensuing
year. and it shall have no power to pur-
chase or to pay for the same unless the
provisions in this charter provided as to
competitive bidding for supplies are
strictly followed, and no contract shall
be made for any of the same unless upon
such competitive bidding.
Sec. ia. All proposals shall be accom-
panied with a certificate of deposit or
cartiiied check on solvent bank In the
City of Los Angeles of ten per centum on
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to the order of the City Clerk. If the
bidder to whom the contract is awarded
shall for five days after such award fail
or neglect to enter into the contract and
1la the required bond, the Clerk shall
draw the money due on such certificate
Of deposit or check, and pay the same
into the treasury and under no crcum-
stances shall tho certificate of deposit or
check or the proceeds thereof be re-
turned to such defaultng bidder.
Notices for proposals for furnishing the
aforesaid articles shall mention said ar
ticles in general and shall state that the
conditions and schedule may be found in
the office of the City Clerk and shall also
state that such articles are TO be deliv-
cred at such times, in such quantities and
in such manner as the Council may desig
nate. Any bidder may bid separately for
article shall in all cases be made to the
lowest bidder for such article, and where
bid embraces more than one article. the
reject such bid or The bid for any ono or
more articles embraced therein In the
case OF contracts for subsistence Of pris-
Quantity for each person and tho existing
Piled. The Council shall pfS require fu bonts
with sufficient sureties for the faithful
performances Of every contract. All such
City Attorney @ as to o' form. snail By s ape
proved by the Mayor and Auditor. and
such a h. approval and the date thereof shall
by the signatures of said officers. lhe
City Clerk shall furnish printed blanks
for all such proposals, contracts and
bonds.
All bids shall be sealed and delivered
opened by the Council at an hour ana
for proposals. in the presence of all bid
ders who attend, and the bidders may in
spect the bids. Al bids, with altera tons
articles SO supplied shall be subject to
inspection and rejection by the Council
and by. the person in charge of the office,
same are supplied. Every contract FOR
work to be performed for the city must
provide that, in the performance of the
contract, eight hours shall be the maxi
mum hours of labor on any calendar day.
Any contract for work to be performed
for the city which does not comply with
null and void and any officer who shall
sign the same shall be deemed guilty Of
misfeasance, and upon proof of such mis-
feasance. shall be removed from office.
Sec. Ms. All contracts for official ao-
vertising shall be let annually in like
manner by the Council to the lowest re-
sponsible bidder publishing a daily news
paper. of general circulation in the city,
which has been in existence at the time
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such advertising Shall not be classified.
and no proposals shall be acted upon
which offer to do such advertising at diff
ferent rates for different portions thereof.
| Such advertising shall be construed to
all official reports. orders. ordinances,
messages, resolutions, notices inviting pro-
posals and all notices of every nature re-
Suph a6VNrtiS{np shall ha chs rppd
tracted for at a higher rate than any
other part or. kind of the same is charged
or contracted for. except in the case Of
the delinquent tax list.
The newspaper to which the award Of
such advertising is made shall he known
paper
The advertising Of The delinquent tax list
shall be let to the lowest responsible bid
official advertising.
No board, department or officer shall
pressly authorized by this charter, by
the Council or by law.
under the direction of the Council, adver-
tise for proposals for supplying the vari-
Gus departments, officers and offices Of
the city with all stationery and supplies
printing of blanks. The contracts for sta
tionery shall be separate from those for
printing.
require a greater or less quantity to be
delivered at such times and IN such man ian
advertisement for bids for paper shan
state the weight, quality and size of the
various kinds required, and that for print
ing shall enumerate the various letter
heads, tax bills. tax receipts, court no.
tees, and all blanks, papers and docu-
any and all departments of the city In
Guiding the FORMS papers and blanks now
used or hereafter required by the courts
of the city.
The forms for all printing shall be con-
secutively numbered and each form and
blank shall be known as No; - tspeci--
shall be published for at least ten days,
and shall require the bidders to state the
price at which each article. will be fur
same may be required from time to time
during such period, and the amount OF
the bond that will be required as secur-
| ity for the performance of the contract.
Sec. III. No stationery furnished to any
officer or department. shall contain the
name or names of the officer or officers
| constituting the head of the department
be made with the lowest. bidder offering
adequate security. quantity and quality
being considered.
Sec. 49, The City Clerk shall have
rooms in the City Hall for the custody OF
such stationery, and. when purchased, the
same shall be delivered to him, and he
shall issue and distribute the same to the
various departments as required.
He shall keep accounts in detail charp-