The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-26
LEGAL NOTICES

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY
GouNCIL OF THE CITY OF Ia
y That at the general r. i . election to b.
day, April T. 1914, 1t be submitted
Section So of the Charter of said
City, be amended SO that the same
Sh seet rsad 81 g. f0l TSs CITY Council,
shall organize and equip 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
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.
Purchasing Agent, which bond shall
be approved and filed as required
in this Charter.
The Purchasing Agent shall make
such pur,e a Of G,. mstSrial and
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
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
be delivered at certain day and
l. Nd hn nff Of Go,
furnishing materials or supplies
and shall contain general de-
scription of the materials or sup
plies to be furnished. the time
within which the same must be fur
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
Ali 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
ton ~ of this Charter printed
companied by an affidavit as pro-
vided in said Section. On the day
and hour specified on said notice
| inviting sealed proposals all bids
shall be delivered to said Agent
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 reserv-
ali bids.
That said Amendment shall be
designated as Charter Amendment
| No. /.
That the ballots or tickets pro-
Ixided for said election shall have
printed thereon the words:
For Amendment No. l."
purchasing Bureau and
\ AGENT. -
Against Amendment No. l."
purchasing Bureau and
and,
That the Clerk shall publish said
amendment as Proposed Amend
City OF Tacoma" for thirty days in
Tacoma Daily Times.
Feb. 25, 1914.
Adopted on roll call.
Yeas 9. Nays o. Absent 2. Free.
w. W. SEYMOUR
-. Mayor.
Attest
HOMER II. EDWARDS.
City Clerk.
I, Homer H. Edwards. City Clerk
of the City of Tacoma. PIERCE Coun-
| ty. Washington, hereby certify that
the foregoing Is a full, true and
correct copy of Resolution No. 6297
| adopted by the City Council on tho
25th day of February, 1914, propos-
ing an amendment to the City Char
| ter of said City. to be voted upon
April 9TH, 1914.
WITNESS my hand and the seal
| of the City of Tacoma, this 25th
| day OF February, 1914.
HOMER II. EDWARDS.
lSeaD City Clerk.
Feb. asth to March 27th. 1914.