The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-14
LEGAL NOTICES

NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMEND
MENTS TO THE CITY CHAR
TER By THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF TACOMA:
REsOLuTioN NO. szse;
tention OF the Council to offer to
the electors of the City of Tacoma,
at the general election to he held
on Tuesday April 7. 1914, proposal
lion to amend Section SO of the
Charter Of said City BY adding
ganization of a purchasing bureau
and the appointment of purchas-
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY
SSouNcIL OF THE CITY OF Ia
That at the general election to
be held In. the City of Tacoma on
Tuesday, April Z. 1914. II be SUB
whether Section So OF the Charter
the same shall read as follows:
Sec. So. The Commissioners Tor
each Of said Departments shall
make such purchases OF materials
and supplies for his Department as
or by general Ordinance psssed In
the manner provided in this Char
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
and published in the official News
paper for not less than five days:
Said notice and advertisement shall
invite sealed proposals tn pc de-
livered at certain day ana or n0sr
sioner for furnishing materials or
supplies and shall contain a general
description of the materials or sup
plies tn be furnished. the time with
N which the same same must n, N,n BE ~ fo Re-
given by the Contractor and shaul
refer to specifications on file In
the office OF said mmissioner fo-
full details and description of such
forms prepared by the Commission
er of such Department, and fur
nished gratuitously upon appiica.
tfon, with a form for the affidavit
Charter. printed thereon; and each
bid shall be accompanied by an ar
fidavit as provided in said Section.
On the day and hour specified IN
said notice inviting sealed propos-
oAHs Ill DiuS W ~
the Commissioner by the bidder or
his agent within the two hours
named in the advertisement. and
the award on said bids shall In all
eases be made to the he lowest vest, an aa
far as applicable. as set out In
Section lis of this Charter.
PROVIDED, that nothing con-
tanned in this section. or else
where in this Charter. shall pre-
nj nrQnnizinR
a bureau for the purchase OF all or
part of the materials and supplies
required by the several Depart
ments, and from appointing a pur-
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" b.
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.
February IL. 1914.
Adopted on roll call.
Yeas 6. Nays 0. Absent 0.
w. w. SEYMOUR.
Mayor.
HOMER II. EDWARDS.
City Clerk.
I, Homer H. Edwards. City Clerk
of tho City OF Tacoma, Pierce
County. Washington, hereby GER
tify that the foregoing Is full,
true and correct copy of Resolution
No. s2S6, adopted by the City Coun-
81 on The 18th day of FebruaIy.
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
(SeaD City Clerk.
Feb. is to March 10. isi4. inc.
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