The herald., 1898-10-28
THE PROPOSED CITY CHARTER
any sum Of money not exceeding three
hundred dollars

any sum OF money not exceeding three
hundred dollars.
Sec. 112. All contracts for goods. mer-
chandise, stores. supplies, ma terials. sub
sistencs or printing for the city, as well
as for all subsistence. supplies. drugs and
othsr necessary articles for hospitals.
prisons. public institutions and other de-
partments not otherwise specifically pro-
vided for In this charter, must be made
by tho Council with the lowest bidder Of
fering adequate security, after publica-
ton for not less than ten days in the of"
ncial newspaper; and no purchase therG-
OF. or liability therefor shall be made or
created except by contract.
Sec. lib. Except as otherwise provided
in this charter. tho Council must deter
mine annually What goods. merchandise.
stores. supplies materials. drugs. sub
s;stence and other necessary articles Will
be needed by the city for the ensuing
year. and 1t shall have no power to pur-
chase or to pay for the same unless the
provisions in this charter provided as to
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 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
flo the required bond, the Clerk shall
draw tho money due on such certificate
OF deposit or check. and pay the same
into the treasury and under no crcum-
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
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-
in such manner as the Council may desig
nate. Any bidder may bid separately for
any article named. The award as to eacn
lowest bidder for such article, and where
a bid embraces more than one article the
Council shall have the right to accept or
more articles embraced therein In the
case of contracts for subsistence of pris-
oners, the advertisement for proposals
quality thereof, the quantity thereof, the
quantity for each person and the existing
and probab able number Of persons to be sup
with sufficient sureties for the faithful
bonds. after having been approved by the
py ASrns sy e Major to aa Auaop sh be S a
such approval and the date thereof shall
be pc indorsed on said bonds and evidenced
City cerkE sha fSansh SAID pred 9esrs
bonds.
By All The eds base a to DO Il: s:s cts ana dsK
place to be stated in the advertsement
for. for proposals rp N 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 office,
institution or department for which the
same are supplied. Every contract for
provide that. in the performance of tho
mum hours Of labor on any calendar day
for tho city which does not comply with
the provisions Of this section shall be
null, null and void and any officer who, shall
mtsfeasance, and upon proof Of such mis-
feasance, shall be removed from office.
Sec. rs. 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, PAPER Of Of general circulation in the city
Of letting such contract for at least two
years. In inviting proposals therefor.
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 "oficial news
paper"
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 vari..
GUS departments, officers and offices Of
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
advertisement for bids for paper shall
state the weight quality and size of the
various kinds required, and that for print
heads, tax bills. tax receipts, court no.
tices, 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.
secutively numbered and each form and
blank shall be known as No. - (speci-
flying the number). 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.
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. 11s. The City Clerk shall have
such stationery. and. when purchased, The
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