The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-28

NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMEND.
MENTs TO THE CITY CHAR
TER BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF TACOMA:

MENTs TO THE CITY CHAR
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 7. 1914, a PROPOSE
ton to amend Section SO of the
Charter of said City by adding
thereto clause permitting the Or
ganization of purchasing bureau
ana the appointment OF a purchas-
BE II RESOLVED BY THE CITY
C0uNcIL OF THE CITY OF Ia
That at the general election to to
Tuesday. April Z, lsi4. it be sub
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:
each Of T. 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
ter. but he sRa Gyi make IN no sI 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
Tor 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 Commissioned
and published in the Official News
| paper for not less than five days:
Said notice and advertisement shall
invite sealed proposals tn be do
| livered at a certain day and hour
at the office of such Commits
sioner for furnishing materials or
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-
ais shall be made upon printed
forms prepared by the Commission
nished gratuitously upon applica !.
tion. with form for the affidavit
provided for In Section III or this
Charter, printed thereon; and each
bid shall be accompanied by an az
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
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. as set out in
Section lis of this Charter.
PROVIDED, that nothing con-
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
% nsSnseS ana Sy fr sne
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
AgenD
Against Amendment No. 1"
| purchasing Bureau and
Agent)
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. HH#
W. VI. sEYMouHR.
| 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. sass. 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
day OF February, 1914.
| HOMER H. EDWARDS
(Seal) City Clerk.
Feb. IS to March 10. 1914. inc.