Arizona republican., 1912-10-07

| register the same in a 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 1 a 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 l exceed in amount at that time seven- | tyfiVe per cent of the value of the ! labor done and the materials used up
 to that time, and no contract shall
 provide for or authorize n~ permit the | payment of more than seventy five
 per cent of the contract price before
 the completion of the work done under | said contract and the acceptance | thereof by the proper officer, depart ment or board
 Section 3. In the erection improve
 ment and repair of all public build l 1ngS 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 1 the expenditure required for the same | 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 | Ia
 and all bids, readvertise for bids, or
 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 lei annually contracts for the official ad- l Vertising for the ensuing fiscal year IFor this purpose the commission shal ladvertise 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 shal
 specify the type and spacing to b'
 used at the rate or rates named il the bids. The commission shall le
 the contracts for such official ad vertising to the lowest responsibl
 bidder publishing a daily neWspape
 in the city which is a newspaper o
 general circulation and has been il
 existence at the time of the award
 ing of the contract at least one year
 provided, that the commission in it
 discretion may reject any or all bids and advertise for new bids.
 The newspaper to which the aWar
 for such advertising is made shall b
 known and designated as the officia newspaper
 Section 5: No contract for sup
 plying water for the use of the nun ,icpality in any of it's department shall be valid wherein the rates eX l ceed the minimum charges to Othe consumers.
 i Section 6. The maximum time ( labor or service required of any Ia borer, workman or mechanic en r ployed upon any municipal Worl l whether so employed directly by tf l city and it's officers, or by a contraC s tor or sub- contractor, shall be eigi :, hours during any one calendar day. s Section '. Any officer of the cit : or of any department thereof WI r shall aid or assist a bidder in secul e ing a contract to furnish labor, ma s teria!s or supplies at a higher priC
 than that proposed by any other bic 3 der, or who shall favor one bidd, n over another by giving or Withholdir 2 information or who shall Wilfully mis n lead any bidder in regard to the chal r. acter of the material or supplies calle r for or who shall knowingly accel 0 materials or supplies of a quality il : ferior to those called for by the COT k tract or who shall knowingly certil I to a greater amount of labor pel ,, formed than has been actually pei . formed, or to the receipt of a great y amount or different kind of materi S For supplies than has been actually r' Il ceived, shall be deemed guilty of = misdemeanor and shall be remove Q from office.
 | Section 8. If at any time it sha ' be found that the person to whom : contract has been awarded has, | presenting any bid, or bids, cOllude n with any other party or parties fC e the purpose of preventing any oth s bid being made, then the contract e awarded shall be null and void, ar S the commission shall advertise for e new contract for said work, or prOvi( o for such public work to be done
 the division of public works.