Arizona republican., 1912-09-27

register the same in book kept for | that purpose.
 l section 7. Any contract may pro- Vlde for progressive payments, if in l the ordinance authorizing or ordering
 the work permission is given for such 1 contract. But no progressive pay
 ments can be provided for or made at any time, which, With prior pay ] ments, II there have been Sucn shall l exceed in amount at that time seven- 1 ty-five per cent of the value of the ! labor done and the materials used up l to that time, and no contract shall | provide for or authorize o~ permit the payment of more than seventy-fi
 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 8 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 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 l paper. Such notice shall distinctly and specifically state the work con templated to be done. Provided how ever, the commission may reject any l 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.
 l Section 4 The commission shall let annually contracts for the official ad-
 vertising for the ensuing fiscal year. 1 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 it's discretion may reject any or all bids, lay a6x
 The newspaper to which the award
 for such advertising is made shall be
 known and designated as the official newspaper
 Section 5: No contract for SUD- plying water for the use of the mum 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 ot labor or service required of any la
 borer, workman or mechanic en
 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
 hours during any one calendar day. 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 accep , materials or supplies of a quality in ferior to those called for by the con tract, or who shall knowingly certif! to a greater amount of labor per
 formed than has been actually per
 formed, or to the receipt of a greate- 7 amount or different kind of materia $ or supplies than has been actually re ceived, shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor and shall be removed } from office.
 l Section s. If at any time it shal
 be found that the person to whom ; contract has been awarded has; il l presenting any bid, or bids, collude' with any other party or parties fo ? the purpose of preventing any Othe $ bid being made, then the contract s' ? awarded shall be null and void, ant s the commission shall advertise for ; ? new contract for said work. or provid ) for such public work to be done b.
 the division of public works.