The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-13
LEGAL NOTICES

NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMEND.
rR hREH NV T M T aIFY q aouNe dHA 81
REsoIurioN No. ssss.
A Resolution to declare the In
tsntion OF the Council to offer TO
the sieotor. Of the City Of Of Tacoma Ia pn,d
on Tuesday April q. 1914, 2 PROPOSE
Charter OF said City by adding
thereto a clause permitting the or
gani.stion Of a purchasing bureau
and and the appointment Of a purchas-
Be fT ri" RESOLVED By THE CITY
CouNcIL OF THE CITY OF Ia
That at the general election to
Tuesday. April z, 1914. It be SUB
mitted TO the electors Of said CITY
whether Section 80 OF the Charter
Of said City be amended so thnt
the same shall read as follows follow ear
each of 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 shall make no 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
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
Said notice and advertisement shell
invite sealed proposals to be. do
lfvered at Q certain day and hour
at the office of such Commits
sioner for furnishing materials or
deseription 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
the office Of said Commissioner for
fun details and description of such
materials or supplies. All propos,
ais shall be made upon printed
forms prepared by the Commission
er of such Department. and fur
tion. with q form for the affidavit
provided for In Section lit OF this
Charter, printed thereon; and eacn
bid shall be accompanied BY an ar
aa ths a. aayP sna hour IN : :es
said notice inviting. sealed propos-
ais, all bids shall be delivered to
the Commissioners 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. 20
| far as applicable. as set out ia
Section lis of this Charter.
tained in this section. or else
where in this Charter. shall pre-
vent the Council from organizing
a bureas for the purchase of all or
part Of the materials and supplies
ments. ana from appointing a 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
Agent)
Against Amendment No. I"
purchasing Bureau and
AgenD
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.
February II, 1914.
Adopted on roll call.
Yeas 6. Nays Q. Absent o.
w. w. SEYMOUR,
Mayor.
Attest:
HOMER II. EDWARDS.
I. Homer II. Edwards. city Clerk
Of the City of Tacoma. Pierce
County, Washington. hereby GER
tify that the foregoing 10 q full,
true and correct copy of Resolution
No. 62S6, adopted by the City Coun-
ell on the nth day of. February,
1914, proposing amendments to the
City Charter OF said City. to be
to be held April 7th. 1914.
WITNESS my hand and the seal
Of the City OF Tacoma. this nth
day Of February. 1914.
HOMER H. EDWARDS
(SeaD City Clerk.