The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-24

MENTS TO THE CITY CHAR
TER BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF TACOMA:
RESOLUTION No. 62s6.
A Resolution to declare the in
tention OF the Council to offer to
the electors of the City of Tacoma,
at the general election to be held
on Tuesday April 7. 1914. a PROPOSE
ton to amend Section SO of the
Charter of said City by adding
ganization of a purchasing bureau
and the appointment of a purchas-
Ing agent.
BE 1T RESOLVED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF Ia
That at the general election to
be held in the City of Tacoma on
Tuesday. April Z. 1914. It be sub
mitted to the electors of said City
whether Section SO of the Charter
Of said City be amended SO that
the Eos same shall all read az follows;
each OF said Departments shall
make such purchases Of materials
and supplies for his Department as
may be authorized by the Council
or by general Ordinance passed In
the manner provided In this Char
ter, but he shall make no purchase
OF any material or supplies of an
amount or value in excess of Five
Hundred Dollars, except upon writ
ten contract and after advertising
for competitive bids for furnishing
such materials or supplies. by caus-
Ing notice inviting sealed proposals
therefor to be posted conspicuously
In the office of such Commissioner
and published in the Official News
paper for not less than five days.
Said notice and advertisement shall
invite sealed proposals to be. de-
ItVnrad n "a In .
at the office OF such Commits
sioner for furnishing materials oil
supplies and shall contain general
description of the materials or sup
plies to be furnished. the time with
In which, the same must be fur
nished, the amount of bond to be
given by the contractor and shall
refer to specifications on file In
the office of said Commissioner 70:
full details and description of such
materials or supplies. All propos.
ais shall be made upon printed
er of such Department, and fur
nished gratuitously upon applica
ton, with a form for the affidavit
provided for In Section III of this
Charter, printed thereon; and each
bid shall be accompanied by an af-
On the day and hour specified In
said notice inviting sealed propos.
ais, all bids shall be delivered tC
the Commissioner by the bidder OF
his agent within the two hour,
named In the advertisement. anc
the award on said bids shall in al
cases be made to the lowest ant
best bidder, and in the manner, Sc
far as applicable. as set out II
Section lis of this Charter.
PROVIDED, that nothing con
Where in this Charter shall pre-.
vent the Council from organizing
a bureau for the purchase of all oil
part of the materials and supplies
required by the several Depart
ments. and from appointing a pur.
chasing agent at the head thereof
That said Amendment shall bt
designated as Charter Amendment
No. I.
That the ballots or tickets pro
vided for said election shall have
printed thereon the words:
"For Amendment No. l."
purchasing Bureau and
Agent)
Against Amendment No. I"
Purchasing Bureau and
Agent
and
That the Clerk shall publish sal,
amendment as Proposed Amend
ment No. 1 to the Charter of TIN
City of Tacoma" for thirty days II
the Tacoma Daily Ledger and tn
Tacoma Daily Times.
February IL, 1914.
Adopted on roll call.
Yeas s. Nays 0. Absent o.
w. w. SEYMOUR.
Mayor.
Attest:
HOMER II. EDWARDS,
I, Homer H. Edwards, City Cierl
of the City of Tacoma, Pierre
County, Washington. hereby Ger
tify that the foregoing Is full
true and correct copy of Resolution
No. 62S6. adopted by the City Coun
ell on the nth day of February
1914, proposing amendments to tn
City Charter of said City. to b,
voted on at the general election
to be held April 7th, 1914.
WITNESS my hand and the sea
of the City OF Tacoma. this 17tl
day Of February, 1914.
HOMER II. EDWARDS
(SeaD City Clerk.
Feb. is to March 10. 1914. inc.