The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-25
LEGAL NOTICES

Purchasing Agent.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY
C0UNcIL OF THE CITY OF Ia
That at the general election to be
held in the City of Tacoma on Tues
day. April Z, 1914. 1t be submitted
to the electors of said City whether
City be amended so that the same
Section 50. The City Council
shall organize and equip a Purchas-
ing Bureau, which shall be In
charge of a Purchasing Agent; said
Agent shall be under Civil Service
and shall be appointed from the list
of eligibles submitted to the Coun-
ell by the Civil Service Board.
Before entering upon his duties
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 purchase of material 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 posted 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
M dnliVarQ1 at a a N
hour at the office of said Agent for
furnishing materials or supplies
and shall contain general de-
scription of the materials or sup
plies to be furnished. the time
nished, the amount of bond to be
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 or
All proposals. shall be made upon
printed forms prepared by such
Agent and furnished gratuitously
upon application, with a form for
the affidavit. provided for in Sec:
thereon; and each bid shall be ac-
Sidea IN SAID Section ON t as p asy
and hour specified on said notice
inviting sealed proposals all bids
Sndll D6 uCtlNCItu " bdlu AKfnt
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,
Charter. The right may be reserve
all bids.
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. l."
purchasing Bureau and
Agent).
and,
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.
Feb. rs, 1914.
Adopted on roll call.
Yeas 9. Nays o. Absent 2. Free
W. W. SEYMOUR
49,. Mayor.
HOMER II. EDWARDS,
City Clerk.
I, Homer H. Edwards, City Clerk
OF the City of Tacoma. Pierce Coun-
~. Washington. hereby certify that
the foregoing is a full, true and
correct copy OF Resolution No. e2g7
adopted by the City Council on tho
25th day of February, 1914, propos-
Ing an amendment to the City Char
at the General Election to be hold
April 18th, 1914
WITNESS my hand and the seal
OF the City of Tacoma, this 2Bth.
day of February, 1914.
fseaD HOMER H. ED SI,s d,s.;p
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