The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-08-03

button of material and supplies needed
in the various offices OF the said CITY
and County, and the control OF mech
anical work required by such offices.
Section 3 That the material and
supplies mentioned in the preceding
| section shall comprise all stationery,
both blank and printed printing OF all
kinds, typewriters, pens, pencils, eras-
ers, bands, fasteners and any other
devices needed in the clerical work OF
the offices before mentioned, books OF
reference required by any Of the NUM-
cipal services or the Board of Super
visors, pieces OF furniture aud furnish
ingS needed to increase or replace ar
ticles of these descriptions. and any
other material or supplies not herein
enumerated for which acquisitions may
be made by any officer to be used in
the internal work OF any office main
lained by the City and County of
Honolulu.
Section 3. That the Clerk, the Au-
ditor and the Attorney of the City and
County aforesaid shall be the Directors
OF the said Bureau of Supplies, the
Clerk to be the custodian and purvey-
or OF material and supplies under the
provisions of this ordinance,
Section 4. That the CLERK as GUS
todian and purveyor shall keen ao-
count of all acquisitions made upon
and filled by the said Bureau, charg-
ing against the appropriations for ma
terial and supplies granted by the
Board of Supervisors to any office the
actual cost of material and supplies
delivered to, and any work done for,
such office within the scope of this
ordinance, and rendering bills of ac-
count therefor to the offices receiving
such material and supplies of having
such work performed for Them res
pectively, which shall be the only de-
mands against appropriation for ma
terial and supplies ~ the kinds mem
toned in this ordinance recognized as
due and payable by the Board of SUI
pervisors.
Section s. That IN the months OF
June and December in each year the
Clerk shall by letter or advertisement,
solicit from mercantile houses and
workshops conducted by citizens or
the City and County OF Honolulu bids
for furnishing material and supplies
and for performing work contemplat-
ed in this ordinance, for the half
yearly periods next ensuing, respect
lively beginning July l and January
of each year, material Of supplies
10 be delivered at the office or de-
partment requiring such, or at the Of
flee of the Clerk, in quantities as may
be ordered at any time and work to
be performed when required, accord
ing to schedules to be prepared by the
Directors of the Bureau OF Supplies
which shall indicate classes of mate
rial and supplies, nature of mechani-
cal work and minimum quantities
for single deliveries, and the depart
ments or offices, OF the Clerk shall
make purchases and order services
from the lowest bidders that assure
satisfaction in all other respects.
Section 6. That it shall be the duty
Of all persons in charge OF City and
County Offices when requested to fur
nish the custodian and purveyor with
estimates and samples of their prob
able requirements of material and sup
plies for any ensuing haf-yearly pc
riod.
Section 7. That any bidder for ma
terial and supplies or work under this
ordinance who shall be founc to have
entered into collision with another
bidder to nix prices shall forfeit all
right to bid and contract for any ser
vice to the City and County of Homo
lulu during twelve months from the
discovery of such colluston, and in the
event of bids not being forthcoming
when requested from mercantile
houses conducted by citizens of the
City and County of Honolulu at pri-
ces on a par with those offered to
most favored customers of such houses
the directors of the Bureau of Sun
plies will not be pound by the provi-
sions Of Section of this ordinance
with respect to sources of supply.
DNNNiOh O. hdI lllt lJlTeCIOTS snail
award contracts for material and sup
plies or for mechanical work, except
when the Board of Supervisors NAV
authorize them to do otherwise for
cause shown, and the Clerk shall keep
record of all such contracts for the
direction of officers and employees in
giving orders for material and sup
plies or for work, and shall cause
all bills for the same to be made out
to the City and County OF Honolulu
with notation of the department or
Office for which the merchandise or
service is furnished.
Section 8 That the Bureau OF Sup
plies may incur necessary expenses
for the custodians account books,
postage, carriage Of goods, printing
and advertising, and storage conve-
Diences, but no other expenses of op-