The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-07

NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMEND
MENTs 10 THE CITY CHAR
TER BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF TACOMA:

MENTS 10 THE CITY CHAR
TIE TIE G er THE ~ TJTx COUNCIL OF
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
9 son Tuesday e ye ARr s.ta 1914 80 Prop0; s
Charter Of said City by adding
thereto a clause permitting the orr
ganizntion of a purchasing bureau
and the appointment of purchas-
Be II 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. II 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. SO. The Commissioners for
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
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
in the office Of such commissioner
and published in the official Nows-
paper for not less than five days.
Said notice and advertisement sha II
invite, sealed proposals to be. de-
livered at a certain day and hour
mt the OfffCa Of gllrh .tOmmt8-
sioner for furnishing materials or
supplies and shall contain a general
descript ion of the materials or sup
plies to be furnished. the time with
nished. the amount of bond to be
given by the contractor and shall
refer to specifications on. file In
the. office of said Commissions for
full 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
nished gratuitously upon applica +.
tion. with a form for the affidavit
Charter, printed thereon; and each
bid shall be accompanied by an at
fidavlt as provided in said Section.
On the day and hour specified In
ais. all bids shall be delivered to
his agent within the two hours
named In the advertisement. and
the award on said bids shall In all
gases be made to the lowest and nd
far as applicable, as set out In
Section lis of this Charter.
PROVIDED, that nothing con-
tanned in this section, or. else
vent the Council from organizing
a bureau for the purchase of all or
part of the materials and supplies
required by the several Depart
ments, and from appointing pur-
chasing agent at the head thereof.
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
AgenU
against Amendment No. I"
purchasing Bureau and
AgenD
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 s. Nays 0. Absent 0.
w. w. SEYMOUR.
Mayor.
Attest:
HOMER II. EDWARDS.
City Clerk.
1, Homer H. Edwards. City Clerk
OF the City OF Tacoma, Pierce
County, Washington, hereby GER
tify that the foregoing is a full,
true and correct copy of Resolution
No. 62S6, adopted by tho City Coun-
CT. 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 7th. 1914.
WITNESS my hand and the seal
of the City OF Tacoma, this 18th
day of February, 1914.
HOMER H. EDWARDS
(Sea) City Clerk.
Feb. Is to March 10. 1914. inc.