Arizona republican., 1912-10-01

1 register the same in book kept for | that purpose.
 Section 2. Any contract may pro- vide for progressive payments. if in | the ordinance authorizing or ordering | the work permission is given for such
 contract, But no progressive pay | ments can be provided for or made
 at any time, which with prior pay ments, if there have been such, shall | exceed in amount at that time seVen- 1 ty-fiVe per cent of the value of the l labor done and the materials used up l to that time, and no contract shall provide for or authorize n~ permit the | payment of more than seVenty-f five
 per cent of the contract price before l the completion of the work done under | said contract and the acceptance | thereof by the proper officer, depart ment or board
 l Section 3. In the erection, improve ment and repair of all public build lngs and works, in all street and sew
 CT work, and in furnishing any sup plies and materials for the same. or | for any other use by the city, when l the expenditure required for the same l exceeds the sum of five hundred dol | lars, the same shall be done by con- | tract, and shall be let to the lowest
 responsible bidder, after advertising for sealed proposals for the work | contemplated for not less than five consecutive days in the official news paper. Such notice shall distinctly
 and specifically state the work con-
 templated to be done Provided how
 ever, the commission may reject any and all hj6C rnahyprtica hide pr provide for the work to be done by the division of public works. In case
 no bid is received, the commission
 may likewise provide for the work
 to be done by the division of public works
 Section 4 The commission shall let
 annually contracts for the official ad-
 vertising for the ensuing fiscal year.
 For this purpose the commission shall
 advertise for not less than five con
 secutive days, setting forth distinctly
 and specifically the work contemplated
 to be done and asking for sealed pro
 pOsals therefor. The proposals shall
 specify the type and spacing to be
 used at the rate or rates named in
 the bids. The commission shall let the contracts for such official ad vertising to the lowest responsible bidder publishing a daily newspaper , in the city which is a newspaper of
 general circulation and has been in
 existence at the time of the award
 ing of the contract at least one year; provided that the commission in its discretion may reject any or all bids and advertise for new bids.
 | The newspaper to which the award for such advertising is made shall bt known and designated as the officia r newspaper
 Section ,: No contract for sup plying water for the use of the nun s icipality in any of it's department! shall be valid wherein the rates eX l ceed the minimum charges to Othe 7 consumers.
 I Section 6. The maximum time o
 labor or service required of any la . borer, workman or mechanic em r ployed upon any municipal work T whether so employed directly by tn | city and it's officers. or by a contrac tor or b-contractor, shall be eigh {. hours during any one calendar day. $ Section '. Any officer of the city . or of any department thereof, wh r. shall aid or assist a bidder in secur e ing a contract to furnish labor, ma s teria.s or supplies at a higher pric
 than that proposed by any other bid o der. or who shall favor one bidde h over another by giving or withhOldin Q information or who shall Wilfully mis h lead any bidder in regard to the char r acter of the material or supplies calle r for, or who shall knowingly acceI O materials or supplies of a quality in : ferior to those called for by the con k tract or who shall knowingly certif d to a greater amount of labor per 3 formed than has been actually per ; formed, or to the receipt of greate V amount or different kind of materii s or supplies than has been actually re Il ceived, shall be deemed guilty of - misdemeanor and shall be remove e from office.
 d Section 8. If at any time it sha l. be found that the person to whom : contract has been awarded has, q presenting any bid, or bids, collude n with any other party or parties fC e the purpose of preventing any otht is bid being made, then the contract s e awarded shall be null and void, an s the commission shall advertise for e new contract for said work, or provid o for such public work to be done b
 the division of public works.