The herald., 1898-10-13
THE PROPOSED CITY CHARTER
any sum of money not exceeding three
hundred dollars.

any sum OF money not exceeding three
Sec; 112. All contracts for goods. mer-
chandise, stores. supplies, materials. sub
as for all subsistence, supplies. drugs and
other necessary articles for hospitals,
prisons, public institutions and other de-
partments not otherwise specifically pro-
vlded for In this charter, must be made
BY tho Council with the lowest bidder Of
fering adequate security, after publca-
se,a sion 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
stores, supplies. materials, drugs. sub
sistence 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
| competitive bidding for supplies are
strictly followed, and no contract shall
be made for any of the same unless upon
Sec. l14 All proposals shall be accom-
panied with certificate Of deposit or
certified check on a solvent bank In the
City of Los Angeles of ten per centum on
he 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
tle the required bond, the Clerk shall
draw the money due on such certificate
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
ticles 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
nate. Any bidder may bid separately for
any article named. The award as to eacn
article shall In all cases be, made, to the
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
case Of contracts for subsistence of pris-
shah specify each Article requred req Re1p0se the
Quantity for each person and tho existing
pli|ed pEdisS Jhs Council shan require bonds 4.
performances of every contract. All such
bonds, after having been approved by the
cy AtSrnsy S% e M to shall be APP
such approval and the date thereof shall
be indorsed on said bonds and evidenced
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for all such proposals, contracts and
, All ,,s BIDS s;,s shall be sealea and delivered
place to be. stated in the advertisement
D%no a. nd e Sadefs a may n en
spect the bids. All bids with alterat tions
80 an9 s%9pp h bS be tbs bSst G
and by the person in charge of the office,
institution or department for which the
WorS to be for the ety
Contract. eight hours shall be the n maxi XII
Any contract for work to be performed
the, provisions Of this section shall be
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 a like
manner by the Council to the lowest re-
N 9assr Pe9shnf n Sa Ike ety.
which has been in existence at the time
Of letting such contract for at least two
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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
messages, resolutions, notices inviting pro-
posals and all notices Of every nature re-
lating to city. work. No part or kind Of
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
and designated as the "off1cial 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. 1ls. The City Clerk shall annually.
tisa for proposals for supplying the var-
Gus departments, officers and Offices Of
the city with 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 greater or less quantity to be
delivered at uho such times ana In such man, ian,
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.
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.
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,
price at which each article will be fur
n1shed, 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-
| Sec. III. No stationery furnished to any
officer or department shall contain the
name or names Of the officer or officers
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
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