The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-07-27
By AUTHORITY
ORDINANCE NO. 5.

BUREAU OF SUPPLIES IN THE
GOVERNMENT OF THE CITY
AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU
AND TO DEFINE ITS PURPOSES
Be 1t Ordained by the People Vof the
City and County of Honolulu:
Section l. That Bureau OF Supplies
be and is hereby established in the
Government of the City and County OF
Honolulu for the purchase and distri-
button of material and supplies needed
in the various offices OF the said CITY
and County, and the control OF mech
Ynical work required by such offices.
Section 2. 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 and 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
tanned 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 puryey-
or of material and supplies under the
provisions of this ordinance.
Section 4. That The Clerk as GUS
todian and purveyOr shall keep ac-
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
Eoard 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 foI ma
terial and supplies ~ the kinds men
toned in this ordinance recognized as
due and payable by the Board of SUI
pervisors.
Section g. 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 OF
the City and County of Honolulu bids
for furnishing material and supplies
and for performing work contemplate
ed in this ordinance, for the half
yearly periods next ensuing, respect |
lively beginning July l and January
l of each year, material of supplies |
to 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, or the Clerk shall
make purchases and order services
from the lowest bidders that assure
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
lish the custodian and purveyor with
estimates and samples of their prob
'ble requirements of material and sup
plies for any ensuing half-yearly pc
'iod.
Section Z. That any bidder for ma
.erial and supplies or work under this
ordinance who shall be foun6 to have
entered into collision with another
cidder to nix prices shall forfeit all
light to bid and contract for any ser
vice to the City and County OF Homo
ulu during twelve months from the
discovery Of such collusiOn, and in the
event of bids not being forthcoming
when requested from mercantile
houses conducted by citizens of the
City ana County Of Honolulu at pri-
'es on a par with those offered to
most favored customers of such houses
he directors of the Bureau of Sup
plies will not be bound by the provi-
'ions Of Section ; of this ordinance
With respect to sources of supply
Section g. That the Directors shall