Arizona republican., 1912-09-28

register the same in a book kept for l that purpose
 Section 7. Any contract may pro- 1 vide for progressive payments, if in the ordinance authorizing or ordering | the work permission is given for such a contract But no progressive pay | inents can be provided for or made at any time, which, with prior pay mentS, II there have been sucn shall | exceed In amount at that time seven- 1 ty-flVe 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 n~ permit the payment of more than seventv-five per cent of the contract price before the completion of the work done under said contract and the acceptance thereot by the proper officer, depart ment or board
 Section 5. 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 l 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 l 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 let
 annually contracts for the official ad-
 vertising for the ensuing fiscal year
 For this purpose the commission shal 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 shal specify the type and spacing to bt
 used at the rate or rates named il
 the bids. The commission shall le the contracts for such official ad-
 vertising to the lowest responsible
 bidder publishing a daily newspapel
 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 awart
 for such advertising is made shall b
 known and designated as the officia
 newspaper.
 Section ,: No contract for sup
 plying water for the use of the nun
 icipality in any of it's departmen
 shall be valid wherein the rates ex
 ceed the minimum charges to othe
 consumers.
 Section 6 The maximum time o
 labor or service required of any la
 borer, workman or mechanic em ployed upon any municipal work whether so employed directly by tn l city and it's officers, or by a contrac tor or sub- contractor, shall be eigh
 hours during any one calendar day. Section '. Any officer of the cit!
 or of any department thereof. wh shall aid or assist a bidder in secur ing a contract to furnish labor, ma } teria,s or supplies al a higher pric
 than that proposed by any other bid , der or who shall favor one bidde over another by giving or Withholdin , information or who shall wilfully mis lead any bidder in regard to the char acter of the material or supplies calle for, or who shall knowingly acceI , materials or supplies of a quality in ferior to those called for by the con 1; 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 greate ' amount or different kind of materiS or supplies than has been actually re l ceived, shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor and shall be remove } from office.
 l Section 8. If at any time it sha be found that the person to whom contract has been awarded has, i l presenting any bid, or bids coilude 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, an 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.