Arizona republican., 1912-10-06

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 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 exceed in amount at that time seven ty-flVe 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 ment or board.
 Section 3. In the erection, improve ment and repair of all public build | ings and works, in all street and sew
 CT work, and in furnishing any sup plies and materials for the same, or l for any other use by the city, when ! the expenditure required for the same
 exceeds the sum of five hundred dol 1 lars, the same shall be done by con-
 tract, and shall be let to the lowest
 responsible bidder, after advertising l for sealed proposals for the work
 contemplated for not less than five | consecutive days in the official news 1 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 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 For this purpose the commission shal
 advertise for not less than five con
 secutive days, setting forth distinctl.
 and specifically the work contemplate
 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 l
 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 bid:
 and advertise for new bids.
 | The newspaper to which the awar for such advertising is made shall b
 known and designated as the officie r newspaper.
 Section ,: No contract for sup plying water for the use of the nun 5 icipality in any of it's department
 shall be valid wherein the rates eX ceed the minimum charges to othe D consumers.
 l Section G. The maximum time , labor or service required of any Ia . borer, workman or mechanic em r ployed upon any municipal Wori I whether so employed directly by tt l city and it's officers, or by contrao s tor or sub contractor shall be eigl E hours during any one calendar day. s Section r 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 terials or supplies at a higher priC
 than that proposed by any other bit o der, or who shall favor one bidd' h over another by giving or withholdir e information or who shall Wilfully mi: h lead any bidder in regard to the cha r acter of the material or supplies calle r for, or who shall knowingly accel O materials or supplies of a quality il = ferior to those called for by the cOl k tract, or who shall knowingly certi q to a greater amount of labor pc ?. formed than has been actually pc = formed, or to the receipt of a great V amount or different kind of materi S or supplies than has been actually T Il ceived, shall be deemed guilty of - misdemeanor and shall be remove e from office.
 d Section S. If at any time it shs r. be found that the person to whom = contract has been awarded has, d presenting any bid, or bids, collud' n with any other party or parties f e the purpose of preventing any oth is bid being made, then the contract e awarded shall be null and void, al 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.