The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-18
LEGAL NOTICES
]soTIcE OF PROPOSED AMEND
TER BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF TACOMA;

NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMEND
MIcNTS TO THE CITY CHAR
TER BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE f REso9 9T TASq Mo' is,ss.
A Resolution to declare the In
tentlon of the Council to offer TO
the electors Of the City OF Tacoma,
at the general election to be held
r. en- Tuesday e. APr,l Z 1914, "a Pr,cDC,,h, 81.
Charter Of said City BY adding
thereto a clause permitting the or
ganization OF q purchasing bureau
end the appointment of purchas-
BIZ II RESOLVED By THE CITY
CouNCrL OF THE CITY OF Ia
That at the general election to
be held In the City Of Tacoma on
ms essry 10 4 sRe slset as Of .ss ely city
whether Section So of the Charter
Of said City be amended so that
the same shall read as follows:
Sec. 90. 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
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 pa blished in the Official News
paper for not less than five days:
Said notice and advertisement shall
Invite sealed proposals to be do
iiyered at certain day and , hour
sioner for furnishing materials or
supplies and shall contain a general
description of the materials or sup
plies to be furnished. the time with
nlshed, the amount Of bond to be
given by the contractor and shall
refer to specifications on file in
the office of said Commissioner Tor
materials or supplies. All propos;;
ais shall be made upon printed
forms prepared by the Commission
or of such Department, aud fur
nished gratuitously upon appiics;
provided for in Section lit OF this
Charter, printed thereon; and each
bid shall be accompanied by an ar
fidayit as provided in said Section.
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 all
cases be made to the lowest and
best bidder, and in the manner. so
far as applics BILE. as set out in
PROVIDED, that nothing con-
where in this Charter. shall pre-
vent the Council from organizing
q bureau for the purchase OF all or
required by the several Depart
ments. and from appointing 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. I"
(Purchasing Bureau and
Agent)
and
That the Clerk shall publish said
amendment as Proposed Amend
ment No. / to the Charter of the
CITY T Ef psy for shsty days IL
Tacoma Daily Times.
February II. 1914.
Adopted on roll call.
Yeas s. NWSy ". e. & s Asssn5 f
Mayor.
Attest:
HOMER II. EDWARDS,
City Clerk.
l.. Homer H. Edwards. City Clerk
Of the City of Tacoma, Pierce
County. Washington. hereby GER
lify that the foregoing. 10 q full.
true and correct copy Of Resolution
No. 1856. 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: 1914.
WITNESS my hand and the seal
day of February, 1914.
HOMER H. EDWARDS
(SeaD City Clerk.
Feb. Is to March 10. 1914. inc.