The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-18

NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMEND.
MENTS 40 THE CITY CHAR
TER BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF TACOMA:
RESOLUTION NO. 6286.
A Resolution to declare the in
the electors of the city of Tacoma,
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 a clause permitting the orr
ganization of a purchasing bureau
and the appointment of a purchas-
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 Z. 1914, 1t 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:
Sec. 81. The Commissioner for
each of said Departments shall
make such purchases OF materia, Is
and supplies for his Department as
may be authorized by the Council
the manner provided in this Char
ter, but he shall make no purcha SO
OF 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 noticesand advertisement shs Ii
invite sealed proposals to be de-
livered at a certain day and hour
at the office of such Commits
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 i'm
the office of said Commissioner for
full details and description OF such
materials or supplies. All propos-
ais shall be made upon printed
forms prepared by the Commission
or of such Department, and fur
nished gratuitously upon applica
ton, with a form for the affidavit
Charter, printed thereon; and each
bid shall be accompanied by an af-
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 Commissioners 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
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
bureau for the purchase OF all or
part of the materials and supplies
required by the several Depart
ments. and from appointing a pur-
chasing agent at the head thereof.
That said Amendment shall be
That the ballots or tickets pro-
vided for said election shall have
printed thereon the words:
For Amendment No. l." L.
purchasing Bureau and
AgenD
against Amendment No. 1"
purchasing Bureau and
Agent)
and
That the Clerk shall publish said
amendment as Proposed Amend
ment No. 1 to the Charter of the
City Of Tacoma" for thirty DAYS in
the Tacoma Daily Ledger and the
Tacoma Daily Times.
February II, 1914.
Adopted on roll call.
Yeas s. Nays 0. Absent 0.
w. w. SEYMOUR,
Mayor.
HOMER II. EDWARDS,
City Clerk.
I, Homer III. 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 the City Coun-
ell on the 18th 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 tho seal
of the CITY OF Tacoma, this 18th
day Of Fsbruary. 1914.
HOMER II. EDWARDS
(SeoIJ City Clerk.