The herald., 1898-10-17
THE PROPOSED CITY CHARTER
any sum of money not exceeding three
hundred dollars

u, Sec; ell, ll2 All contracts for goods. mer-
cnandlse, stores, supplies, materials, sub.
slstence or printing for the city, as we'll
as Tor all subsistence. supplies. drugs and
otner necessary articles for hospitals,
prisons, public institutions and other de-
partments not otherwise specifically pro-
vlded for In this charter, must be made
by the Council with the lowest bidder Of
ierlng adequate security, after publica-
ton for not less than ten days in the of"
fetal newspaper; and no purchase there
or, or liza bility therefor shall be made or
created except by contract.
Sec. 113 Except as otherwise provided
mine annually what goods, merchandise,
stores, supplies. materials, drugs, sub
ssistence and other necessary articles will
be needed by the city for the ensuing
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
such competitive bidding.
Sec. ia. All proposals shall be accom-
panied with certificate of deposit or
certified check on solvent bank in the
CITY OF Los Angeles of ten per centum on
the amount of the bid, payable al sight
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
file 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 circum-
stances shall tho 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
ticles In general and shall state that the
q nd cohn n1tha he fntr
the office of the City Clerk and shall also
state that such articles are 10 be deiv-
cred at such times, in such quantities and
nate. Any bidder may bid separately for
any article named. The award as to each
article shall in all cases be made, to, the
lowest bidder for such article, and where
bid embraces more, than one article. the
Council shall have the right to accept or
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
quantity for each person and the existing
and probable number of persons to be sup
Piled The Council shall require. bones
performance of every contract. All such
bonds, after having been approved by the
city Attorney as to FORM shall be ap;.
such approval and the date thereof shall
be indorsed on said bonds and evidenced
py the signatures. of said officers: Ihe
CITY Clerk shall furnish printed blanks
bonds.
. All bids shall be sealed and delivered
opened by the Council at an hour ana
place to be, stated in the advertisement
for proposals, In the presence of all bid-
spect the bids. All bids with alterations
or erasures therein shall be rejected. All
articles so supplied shall be subject to
and by the person in charge Of the ofiice,
institution or department for which the
same n,e are supplied. Every contract for
provide that. in. the performance of the
contract. eight. hours shall be. the maxi
mum hours of labor on any calendar Gay.
for the city which does not comply with
the. provisions Of this section shall be
null and void and any officer who shall
misfeasance. and upon proof of such mis-
feasance, shall be removed from Office.
Sec 115 All contracts for official an-
vertising shall be let annually in like
manner by the Council to the lowest re-
Sponsible bidder publishing a daily news
heS Sas a esn In IN the City &
ct letting such contract for at least two
years. In inviting proposals therefor
snd NO shall BALL not Se be cs
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-
posals and all notices of every nature re-
lating to city work. No part or kind of
such advertising shall be charged or con-
traeted for at t,na higher HI rate than any
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
and designated as the "official news
paper"
The advertising Of The delinquent tax list
shall be let to the lowest responsible bid
der on 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 for supplying the varl-
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 a 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
used or hereafter required by the courts
of the city.
The forms for all printing shall be con-
blank shall be known as No. - (speci-
flying the number). Such. advertisement
shall be published for at least ten days,
price at which each article will be fur
nished. printed or manufactured, as the
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
constituting the head of the department
or board. The contract or contracts must
be made with the lowest bidder offering
adequate security. quantity and quality
being considered
Sec 11S. 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. charg-
ing himself with all goods received, and
cred upon order or reQufSitiOn as here