Arizona republican., 1905-11-25

Whereas, a water works commission has been created for the purpose of providing a system of water works for the city of Phoenix,
 The common council of the city of
 Phoenix do ordain as follows: Section l. That the action of the council in the creation of a water works commission is hereby ratified and confirmed. and said commission shall consist of seven CD members who shall be taxpayers of the city of Phoe- nix, who shall have power for the con- sruction of water works in the amount of three hundred thousand ($300, ,000) dollars, and to provide a system Of water works for said city adequate to the protection of said city from fire and to supply the inhabitants thereof with an abundance of pure water for do- mestic purposes, and shall superintend the construction thereof.
 Section 2. Before entering upon the duties of said commission the mem bers thereof shall severally take and subscribe to an oath before the city re- corder that they will faithfully and impartially perform the duties of their office; and each commissioner shall furnish a bond for the faithful per- formance of his duties, in the penal sum of five thousand (s5000) dollars, secured by some security company au- thorized to do business in the territory of Arizona, to be approved in form and substance by the common council. The qualification of said commissioners shall be effected within twelve CPD days from their appointment and the passage of this ordinance or such ap- pointment shall be vacated.
 Section 3. The water works commits sion shall organize itself by the cleo ton of a chairman and a secretary, and shall adopt bylaws for its own government and the expedition of it's business, which bylaws shall not be in conflict with the ordinances of this city or the laws of the territory of Arizona.
 Section 4. Four members of the wa ter works commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of busi- ness; but no contract shall be made. no bill audited, nor any act done in volving the expenditure of money, or the mourning of a debt, unless four (4) members of the commission vote in favor thereof.
 Section 5. It shall be the duty of said commission to deposit all moneys which may come to the hands of said commission, in the city treasury of Phoenix to be there credited to what shall be known as the water works fund.-
 Section G.. Said commission shall ob- tain reliable data of the relative cost feasibility and merits of gravity and pumping systems of water works and shall determine, subject to the approv- al of the common council, upon the system best adapted to the needs of said city, and shall have prepared plans and specifications of proposed works, employing therefor and wher ever necessary a hydraulic engineer oI engineers. As soon as funds are in the treasury for that purpose said com mission shall proceed with the con- structfon of the system of water works determined upon, and such work may be performed under single contract for the construction of the entire sys- tenn or under several contracts for the construction of separate portions o1 said work: as may be deemed advis- able, but the commission shall not make any contract or expenditure fol supplies, goods, materials, machinery or merchandise involving the sum ol more than five hundred (s500) dollars unless it shall first have caused mo- tice to be published for at least five (5) days in a daily newspaper, printed and published in the city of Phoenix and may have said notices published in papers in other cities, as may bt deemed advisable, inviting proposals t furnish the same, and all bids received shall be opened at a time and place named in such notice in the presenc, of the public, and the contract therefo shall be let to the lowest responsibl, bidder, who shall furnish security fo it's performance, satisfactory to tn, commission, provided, however, tha the commission may reject any and al bids.
 It shall be the duty of the commits sion to keep said work of construction under constant inspection during al stages of its progress, and may employ one of it's members for that purpose a rate of compensation to be fixed bs the commission for time actually em