The herald., 1898-10-26
THE PROPOSED CITY CHARTER

THE PROPOSED CITY CHARTER
any sum OF money not exceeding three
hundred dollars.
Sec. liz. All contracts for goods. mer-
chandisc. stores, supplies. materials. sub
sistencs or printing for the city, as we'll
as Tor 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
ferins adequate security. after publca-
ton for not less than ten days in the Of
fcial newspaper; and no purchase therO-
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,
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
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
| coTtlneQ Cneck on a solvent Dank IN the
City of Los Angeles of ten per csntum on
the amount of the bid. payable at sight
to the order of the City Clerk. If the
bidder to whom the contract is awarded
shall Tor five days after such award fail
or neglect to enter into the contract and
file the required bond, the Clerk shall
draw tho money due on such certificate
OF deposit or check. and pay the Same
stances shall tho certificate of deposit or
check or tho proceeds thereof be re-
turned to such dsfaulting bidder.
Notices for proposals. for furnishing the
aforesaid articles shall mention said ar
tces in general and shall state that the
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 deslg
nate. Any bidder may bid separately for
any article named The award as to eacn
article shall in all cases be made, to the
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, tn. the
quantity for each person and tho existing
ana probable number Of persons to be sup
with sufficient sureties for the faithful
performance of every contract. All such
ponds, after having been approved by the
proved by ne Mayor and Auditor. and
such approval and the date thereof sha IL
be bse, indorssd ISs on said bonds and evidenced
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
opened by the Council at an hour ano
for proposals. In the presence Of all BID
ders who attend. and the bidders may in
spect the BIDS. An bids with sltera ton; 4,
articles 50 supplied shall be subject to
inspection and rejection by the Council
and by tho person in charge Of the ONCE,
% for the ssntsei eg
na e IN ns pa Of maa h.
Any contract for work to be performed d
S s % s' sSs seeon sS. eG"ey Shall T'e se
sign the same shall be deemed guilty Of Of
feasance. shall be removed from office.
ass:,, sss rs A AZ g contracts for official "a, "a,
manner by the Council to the lowest re-
sponsible bidder publishing a daily news
PaIH1sEE PI1sE Of general cireHlaton in tho city
|
Of letting such contract for at least two
years In inviting proposals therefor
ne ss ssa not be caa
which offer to To- do & such advertising at ait;
Such advertising shall be construed te
mean the advertising and publication Of
all official reports. orders. ordinances
posals and all notices of every nature re-
lating to city work. No part or kind of
such advertising shall be charged or con-
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
and designated As the "ofiicial news
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. 11s The City Clerk shall annually,
under the direction of the Council, adver-
tise for proposals for supplying the varl-
Gus departments. officers and offices OF
the city With al al stationery and supplies
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 al 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
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 tho city.
The forms for all printing shall be con-
secutively numbered and each form and
blank shall be known as No. - (speci-
flying the number. Such advertisement
shall be published for at least ten days,
and shall require the bidders to state the
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. 1T. No stationery furnished to any
officer or department shall contain the
constituting the head of the department,
or board. The contract or contracts mus,
be made with the lowest bidder offerins
adequate security, quantity and quality
being considered.
Sec. 49, The City Clerk shall have
rooms in the City Hall for the custody OF