The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-26
LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMEND
MENTs TO THE CITY CHAR
TER BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF TACOMA:

NOTICE or rnOropED AM END
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
at the general election to be held
on Tuesday April Z. 1914. a PROPOSE
ton TO amend Section SO of the
Charter OF said City by adding
thereto clause permitting the or
and the appointment Of a purehas-
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 7, 1914, 1t be sub
United to the electors of said City
whether Section SO OF the Charter
OF said City be amended so that
See. 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
the manner provided in this Char
ter. but he shall make no purchase
or 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-
livered at a 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
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 fo-
full details and description of such
materials or supplies. All propos,,
forms prepared by the Commission
err of such Department, and fur
nished gratuitously upon applica.
tion, with form for the affidavit
Charter, printed thereon; and each
bid shall be accompanied BY an at
fidavit as provided in said Section.
On the day and hour specified in
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
cases be made to the lowest and
far as applicable. as set out In
Section lis of this Charter.
PROVIDED, that nothing con-
tanned in this section, or else
vent the Council from organizing
. bureau for the purchase of all or
part of the materials and supplies
required by the several Depart
ments. and from appointinga 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. 1"
Purchasing Bureau and
AgenD
and
That the Clerk shall publish said
amendment as Proposed Amend
City of Tacoma" for thirty days in
the Tacoma Daily Ledger and the
Tacoma Daily Times.
February IL, 1914.
Adopted on roll call.
Yeas 6. Nays 0. Absent 0.
w. w. SEYMOUR,
Mayor.
Attest:
HOMER II. EDWARDS,
City Clerk.
I, Homer II. Edwards, City Clerk
of the City of Tacoma, Pierce
County, Washington. hereby GER
tify that the foregoing Is full,
true and correct copy of Resolution
No. 82S6, 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 II. EDWARDS
(Seal) City Clerk.
Feb. IS to March 10. 1914. inc.