Arizona republican., 1912-09-22

register the same in a book kept for that purpose.
 Section ,. 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 sucn, shall 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 3~ permit tie 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 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 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-
 
 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 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- posaIs therefor. The proposals shall specify the type and spacing to be
  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 it's discretion may reject any or all bids, and advertise for new bids.
 The newspaper to which the award for such advertising is made shall be known and designated as the official newspaper.
 Section ,: No contract for sup plying water for the use of the nun icipality in any of it's departments shall be valid wherein the rates ex- ceed the minimum charges to other consumers.
 Section 6. The maximum time of labor or service required of any la borer. workman or mechanic em- ployed upon any municipal work. whether so employed directly by the city and it's officers, or by a contrac- tor or sub- contractor, shall be eight
 
 Section :. Any officer of the city, or of any department thereof. who shall aid or assist a bidder in secur- ing a contract to furnish labor, ma- terials or supplies at a higher price than that proposed by any other bid der, or who shall favor one bidder over another by giving or withholding information or who shall wilfully mis- lead any bidder in regard to the char acter of the material or supplies called for, or who shall knowingly accept materials or supplies of a quality in- ferior to those called for by the con- tract or who shall knowingly certify to a greater amount of labor per formed than has been actually per formed, or to the receipt of a greater amount or different kind of material or supplies than has been actually re- ceived, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be removed from office.
 Section S. If at any time it shall be found that the person to whom a contract has been awarded has, 1T presenting any bid, or bids, colludeo with any other party or parties fol the purpose of preventing any othei bid being made, then the contract SC awarded shall be null and void, and the commission shall advertise for a new contract for said work, or provide for such public work to be done bS the division of public works.