The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-20
LEGAL NOTICES

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THE RH$oRtTf6NN 10 ease.
A Resolution to declare the in
tshtion OF the Council to offer to
the electors Of the City Of TACOMA
at at f i9s general pr tS p Re sse
ton to amend Section So Of the
thereto a clause permitting the or
ganization OF a purchasing bureau
and the appointment Of a purehas-
'AsE II d RESOLVED BY THE CITY
That at the general election to
be held in the City of Tacoma on
Tuesday. April Z. 1914. It be sub
whether Section SO of the Charter
of said City be amended so that
the same shall read as follows:
Sec. SO. The Commissioner for
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
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-
livered at certain day and hour
at the office of such Commits
sioner for furnishing materials or
supplies and shall contain a 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 Commissioners for
full details and description Of such
materials or supplies. All propos-
ais shall be made upon printed
forms prepared by the Commission
nished !gratuitously upon applica.
tton, with a form for the affidavit
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 Commissioner by the bidder or
his agent within the two hours
named in the advertisement, and
the award on said bids shall In ali
best bidder, and In the manner, SO
far as applicable, as set out in
Section lis of this Charter.
PROVIDED, that nothing con-
tanned In this section, or else
where in this Charter, shall pre-
a bureau for the purchase OF all or
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 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
Agen)
"Against Amendment No. /"
Purchasing Bureau and
| Agent)
ana
/ That the Clerk shall publish said
| amendment as Proposed Amend
ment No, to the Charter of the
City of Tacoma" FOR thirty days in
the Tacoma Daily Ledger and the
Tacoma Daily Times.
February II, 1914.
Adopted op roll call.
Yeas s. Nays 0. Absent o.
| w. w. SEYMOUR,
| Mayor.
| Attest:
HOMER II. EDWARDS.
| City Clark.
I, Homer H. Edwards, City CLERK
: of the City of Tacoma. Pierce
County. Washington, hereby GER
tify that the foregoing Is a full,
true and correct copy of Resolution
No. 62s6. adopted by tho 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
of the City of Tacoma. this 18th
i day of February, 1914.
HOMER II. EDWARDS
(SeaD City Clerk.