The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-07-23
sengers. Sir Everard is the governor
Of the Fiji Islands.
AUTHORITY
ORDINANCE NO. ..

AN ORDINANCE TO CREATE a
BUREAU OF SUPPLIES IN THE
GOVERNMENT OF THE CITY
AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU
AND TO DEFINE IT'S PURPOSES
BE 1t Ordained by the People Of 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
anical 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
t1cles of these descriptions. and anv
other material or supplies not herein
enumerated for which reuuisitions 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
OK 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 keep ac-
count of all acquisitions made upon
and filled by the said Bureau, aharg-
ing against the appropriations for ma
terial and supplies granted by the
Eoard of Supervisors to anv 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 nt the kinds men
toned in this ordinance recognized as
due and payable by the Board of SUI
pervisors.
Section 5. That IN the months of
June and December in each year the
Clerk shall by letter or advertisement
solicit from mercantile houses ana
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 / and January
! OF each year. material of supplies
to be delivered at the office or de-
paTtment 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
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 half-yearly pc
Rod.
Section 7. That any bidder for ma
terial and supplies or work under this
ordinance who shall be founG 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 collusion, and In the
event of bids not being forthcoming
when requested from mercantile
houses conducted by citizens of the
City and County 17 Honolulu at pri- |
ces on a par with those offered to
most favored customers of such houses
the directors of ne Bureau OF Sup |
plies will not be bound by the provi- !
sions of Section ; of this ordinance 4
with respect to sources of supply.
Section s. That the Directors shall |
award contracts for material and sup
plies or for mechanical work, except |
when the Board of Supervisors may
authorize them to do otherwise for |
cause shown, and the Clerk shall keep !
a record of all such contracts for the
direction of officers and employees in
giving orders for material and sup