The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-05

NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMEND
MENT TO THE CITY CHARTER
BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF TACOMA:
RESOLUTION NO. s297
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 Z. 1914. a proposition
to amend Section So of the Charter
of said City by changing the Ian
g bs Thereof so az to PsoySs for
Bureau and the appointment of a
BE 1T RESOLVED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF Ia
That at the general election to be
a seld ap she S Il Ta'q ps ob maes
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:
Section So. The City Council
shall organise and equip a Purchas-
charge of a Purchasing Agent; said
Agent shall be under Civil Service
and shall be appointed from the list
of eligfbles submitted to the Coun-
ell by the Civil Service Board.
Before entering upon his duties
he shall execute to the City a bond
In an amount to be fixed by the
Council. conditioned for the faith
full discharge of his duties as such
Purchasing Agent. which bond shall
be approved and filed as required
In this Charter.
The Purchasing Agent shall make
such purchases Of materials and
supplies for the City of Tacoma as
he may be authorized to make by
the Council or by general ordin-
ance passed In the manner provided
In this Charter but he shall make
no purchase of any material or sup
plies of an amount or value in ex-
cess of $4,000 except upon written
contract and after advertising for
competitive bids for furnishing such
material or supplies by causing no.
| tice inviting sealed proposals there
for to be pos ted conspicuously In his
office and published In the official
newspaper for not less than five
days. Said notice and advertise
ment shall invite sealed proposals to
be delivered at a certain day and
hour at the office of said Agent for
furnishing materials or supplies
and shall contain a general de-
scription of the materials or sup
plies to be furnished, the time
within which the same must be fur
given by the bidder. and shall
refer to specifications on file In the
office of said Agent for full details
and description Of such materials OF
XII proposals shall be made upon
printed forms prepared by such
Agent and furnished gratuitously
upon application, with a form fol
the affidavit provided for In Sec.
ton lit Of this Charter printed
thereon; and each bid shall be &C
vided in said Section. On the day
and hour specified on said notice
inviting sealed proposals all bids
shall DO delivered to said Agent
within the two hours named In the
advertisement, and the award on
said bids shall In all cases be made
to the lowest and best bidder and
in the manner. so far as applicable,
a. set out In Section lis Of this
Charter. The right may be reserv-
Cd by said Agent to reject any and
THAT said Amendment shall be
designated ~ Charter Amendment
That the ballots or tickets pro-
vided for said election shall have
printed thereon the words:
"For Amendment No. II
Purchasing Bureau and
Agent). -
~Against Amendment No. l."
(Purchaeing Bureau and
AGENT.
that the clerk shsll publlsh s.ld