The herald., 1898-10-25
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-
cnanulse, stores, supplies, materials, sub
sistence or printing for the city. as we'll
as for all subsistence, supplies drugs and
other necessary articles for hospitals,
prisons, public institutions and other de-
partinents not otherwise specifically pro-
vided for in this charter, must be made
by tho Council with the lowest bidder Of
iering adequate security after publica
tion Tor not less than ten days in the Of
ilclal newspaper: and no purchase therL-
OF, or liability therefor shall be made or
created except by contract.
Sec. 1l3. Except as otherwise provided
In this charter. the Council must deter
mino annually what goods merchandise
stores. supplies. materials, drugs, cub
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 10 pay for the game 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.
Sec. IL. All proposals shall be accom-
panied with certificate of deposit or
certified chock on a solvent bank in the
City of Los Angeles of ten per centum 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 for five days after such award fail
or neglect to enter into the contract and
1Ie the required bond the Clerk shall
draw the money due on such certificate
or deposit or check and pay the same
into the treasury and under no circum-
stances shall the certificate of deposit or
check or tho proceeds thereof be re-
turned to such defaulting bidder.
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-
cred at such times in such quantities and
in such manner as the Council may desig-
nat, nate: Any Any bidder may bid separately for
article shall in all cases be made to the
lowest bidder for such article, and where
a bid embraces more than one article the
reject such bid or Tho bid for any one or
more articles embraced therein. In the
case or contracts for subsistence of pris-
sha specfv sn5 for
quality thereof. the quantity thereof, the
quantity for each person and the existing
ped Of to be sup
with sufficient sureties for the faithful
performance OF every contract. All such
bonds. after having been approved by the
city Attorney as to form, shall be ap.
proved by the Mayor and Auditor. and
such approval and the date thereof shall
be indorsed on said bonds and evidenced
by the signatures of said officers. Ihe
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
place to be, stated in the advertisement
ders who attend. and the bidders may ma In in
spect the bids. All bids with alterat tions
or erasures therein shall be rejected. All
inspection and rejection by the Council
and by tho person In charge of the office,
institution or department for which the
work to be performed for the city must
provide that, In the performance of the
contract. eight hours shall be the maxi
Any contract for work to be performed
for the city which does not comply with
the provisions of this section shall be
aha he sae woa aha ny who shall
misfeasance, and upon proof of such mis-
feasance, shall be removed from office
vertising shall be let annually in a like
manner by the Council to the lowest re-
sponsible. bidder publishing daily news
which has been in existence at the time
Of letting such contract for at least tive
years. In inviting proposals therefor
and no proposals shall be acted upor
which offer to do such advertising at diff
ferent rates for different portions thereof
Such advertising shall be construed t.
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-
tracted for at ia higher 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 be known
and designated as the "oficial news
paper
The advertising of the delinquent tax list
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-
tiss for proposals for supplying the vari-
Gus Gus departmentS. officers and offices OF
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
tt,u ct,nn nnIy nraf ha nv-in 1ntt
ees eess ana fa@ ali banks ana fSpr 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-
secutively numbered and each form and
blank shall be known as No. - (speci-
flying the number). Such advertisement
shall be published II 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
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 must
adequate security, quantity and quality
being considered.
Sec. 11s. The City Clerk shall have
such % Stationery, and When zen purchased S The he
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 charr-