The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-09

THE CITY OF TACOMA:
RESOLUTION NO. sass.
A Resolution to declare the In
tention OF the Council to offer to
the electors OF the City of Tacoma,
at the general eiection to be held
son ru 70 amend aRrs scton IS PafopG shs
Charter OF said City by adding
thereto clause permitting the Or
ganfzation of a purchasing bureau
and the appointment of a purchas-
BE IT RESOLVED BIT THE CITY
.CC00 tuNcIL OF THE CITY OF Ia
That at the general election to
be held In the City of Tacoma on
mitted to the electors Of said City
whether Section So of the Charter
Of said City be amended SO that
the same shall read as Follows;
Sec. So. The Commissioner for
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
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
Ing notice inviting sealed proposals
therefor to be posted consptcuously
In the office Sof such Commissioner
and published I'm the official News
paper for not less than five days
invite sealed proposals to be do
at the office OF such Commits
sioner for furnishing materials OF
supplies and shall contain a general
description of the materials or sup
plies 10 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
full details and description of such
materials or supplies. All propos.
ais shall be made upon printed
forms prepared by the Commissiop
nished .gratuitously upon applica.
tion. with a form for the affidavit
provided for In Section lit OF this
Charter, printed thereon; and each
bid shall be accompanied by an at
On the day ana hour speeified in
said notice inviting sealed propos-
ais. all bids shall be delivered to
the Commissioners by the bidder or
his agent within the two hours
the award on said bids shall in ali
cases be made to the lowest and
best bidder, and in the manner. 90
far as applicable. as set out in
Section ny lis Of this char rtn;, mn,
tanned in this section. or else
where in this Charter. shall pre-
vent the Council from organizing
a bureau for the purchase of all or
part of the materials and supplies
rnnniFad hV thu QaVaral Dana p
ments. and from appointing a pur-
chasing agent at the head thereof.
That said Amendment shall be
designated as Charter Amendment
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. l.
Purchasing Bureau and
AgenD
and
That the Clerk shall publish said
amendment as Proposed Amend
City of Tacoma" for thirty days in
Tacoma Daily Times.
February IL, 1914.
Adopted on roll ea1.
Yeas 8. Nays 0. Absent o.
w. w. SEYMOUR.
Mayor.
HOMER II. EDWARDS,
City Clerk.
1. Homer H. Edwards. City CLERK
OF the City OF Tacoma, Pierce
County. Washington. hereby GER
tify that the foregoing Is q full,
true and correct copy of Resolution
No. 62ss, adopted by the City Coun-
ell on The Nth day of February
1914. Proposing amendments to the
City Charter OF said City. to be
voted on at the general election
to be held April 7th. 1919.
WITNESS my hand and the seal
day OF February, 1914.
HOMER II. EDWARDS
(Seal1 City Clerk.