The herald., 1898-10-31
THE PROPOSED CITY CHARTER

any sum of money not exceeding three
hundred dollars.
Sec. 1l2. All contracts for goods mer-
chandise, stores, supplies materials, sub
sistence or printing for the city, as we'll
a. 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
by the Council with the lowest bidder Of
fering adequate security, after publca-
ton for not less than tea days in the Of
hcial newspaper; and no purchase thetc-
of, or liability therefor shall be made or
created except by contract.
Sec. 11s. Except as otherwise provided
In this charter. the Council must deter
mine annually what goods, merchandise.
stores, supplies, materials, drugs. suh-
s.stence and other necessary articles VIII
be needed by the city for the ensuing
year, and 1t shall have no power to rur-
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.
Soc. ia. All proposals shall be accom-
panied with a certificate Of deposit or
certified check on solvent bank In the
City of Los Angeles of ten per centum on
tiit dlHOuIt VI Tie Dlu, DdyiDlt al SlSUt
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
draw the money due on such certificate
of deposit or check, and pay the same
into the treasury and under no, circum-
stances shall the certificate of deposit or
check or the proceeds thereof be re-
turned to such defaulting bidder.
Notices for proposals for furnishing the
aforesaid articles shall mention said ar
ticlcs in general and shall state that the
conditions and schedule may be found in
the office of the City Clerk and shall also
red at such times, in such quantities and
in such manner as the Council may desig
nate Any bidder may bid separately for
any article named. The award as to eacn
article shall in all cases be made to the
lowest bidder for such article, and where
q bid embraces more than one article. the
reject such bid or The bid for any one or
more articles embraced therein. In the
case OF contracts for subsistence of pris-
oners the. advertisement for proposals
shall specify each article required, the
quality thereof. the quantity thereof the
quantity for each person and the existing
piled. The Council shall require bonds
with sufficient sureties for the faithfu
performance of every contract. All such
bonds. after having been approved by the
proved by the Mayor and Auditor. and
such approval and the date thereof shall
by the signatures of said officers. The
City Clerk shall furnish printed blanks
for all such proposals, contracts and
bonds.
All bids shall be sealed and delivered
by the bidder to the City Clerk and
to By Be s saeS m be hGar
for proposals, in the presence of all bid
ders who attend, and the bidders may in
or erasures therein shall be rejected. All
articles so supplied shall be subject to
inspection and rejection by the Council
and and by the person in charge of the office,
same are supplied. Every contract for
worl. to be performed for the city must
ha hT psha bs the of ma4
mum hours of labor on any calendar day.
Any contract for work to be performed
the the Provisions % Of this this Section sec. e1 Shall Th be-
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. 115. All contracts for official ao-
vertising shall be let annually in like
manner by the Council to the lowest re-
sponsible bidder publishing daily news
paper, of general circulation in the city.
Of letting such contract for at least cas- Two two
SUCH advertising Shall R'GpSss not be cassed
| 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
mean the. advertising and publication of
| all official reports. orders. ordinances,
| messages resolutions, notices inviting pro-
lating to city work No part or kind of
such advertising shall be charged or con-
tracted for at 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.
such advertising is made shall he known
and designated as the "official news
paper
shall be let to the lowest responsible bid
der on a separate bidding from all other
official advertising.
No board. department or officer shall
make any publication which is not ex-
pressly authorized by this charter, by
the Council or by law.
Sec. 116. The City Clerk shall annually
under the direction of the Council, adver-
tise for proposals fol-. supplying the vari--
the city with all stationery and supplies
in the nature of blank books and the
printing of blanks. The contracts for sta
tionery shall be separate from those for
printing.
Notice for proposals for supplies shall
require greater or less quantity to be
delivered at such times and in such man
ner as the Council may designate. The
advertisement for bids for paper shall
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-
ments now used or hereafter required In
any and all departments of the city in
cluding 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 ana each form and
blank shall be known as No. = (speci-
flying the numbep., Such advertisement
and shall require the bidders to state the
price at which each article will be fur
nished printed or manufactured, as the
same may be required from time to time
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
or board. The contract or contracts mus,
be made with the lowest bidder offering
adequate security, quantity and quality
being considered.
Sec. lis. 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