The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-02

Ny HENTs II TO THE CITY Ac CHAR aAR.
TER BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF TACQMA.

4 MENTs TO THE CITY CHAR
TER BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF TACOMA:
RESOLUTION NO. 62S6.
A Resolution to declare the in
tention of the Council to offer to
the electors of the City of Tacoma,
at the general election to be held
on Tuesday April 4. 1914. q PROPOSE
thereto clause permitting the or
ganization of q purchasing bureau
-and the appointment of a purchas-
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY
SS99uNclL OF THE CITY OF Ia
That at the general election to
De held In the City of Tacoma on
Tuesday. April z. 1914. It be sub
Mhetser TO ssS ss electors rs 9 e. saa Gy
OF said City be amended SO that
the same shall read as follows:
Bee. So. The Commissioner for
each Of said Departments shall
and supplies for his Department as
may be authorized by the Council
or by general Ordinance passed 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
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 shall
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 In
the office of said Commissioner for
full details and description of such
materials or supplies. All propos,
forms prepared by the Commission
er of such Department. and fur
nished gratuitously upon applica.
ton. with a form for the affidavit
provided for in Section III OF this
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-
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
best bidder, and in the manner. so
!. far as applicable. as set out In
Section lis of this Charter.
PROVIDED, that nothing con-
@ tsese In In his c sssio shall G prs
vent the Council from organizing
q bureau for the purchase OF all or
part of the materials and supplies
required by the several Depart
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
- Agent
and
Taaf the Clerk shal publish said
ment No. / to the Charter of the
City of Tacoma" for thirty days in
the Tacoma Daily Ledger and the
IacOma DAILY INES.
February IL, 1914.
Adopted on roll call.
Yeas 6. Nays 0. Absent o.
w. W. SEYMOUR.
Mayor.
Attest:
HOMER II. EDWARDS,
I. Homer H. 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. 62s6. adopted by the City Coun-
Gil on the nth 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. 9TH. 1914.
! WITNESS my hand and the seal
of the City of Tacoma, this 18th
day of February, 1914.
HOMER II. EDWARDS
(Seal) City Clerk.
Feb. IS to March 10. 1914. inc.