The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-19
LEGAL NOTICES

NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMEND
MENTS TO THE CITY CHAR
TER BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF TACOMA:
RESOLUTION NO. 62s6
Resolution tba o TO asaa ,o o t9e n To
the electors OF the City of Tacoma.
ht the general election to be held
pn Tuesday April 2. 1911, a PROPOSE
tion to amend Section SO OF the
Charter Charter Of f, said City by I'D, sddi Ing
ganization of a purchasing bureau
and the appointment of purchas-
BIZ II RESOLVED BY THE CITY
C0uNCIL OF THE CITY OF Ia
That at the general election to
be held In the City of Tacoma on
Tuesday. April 2 1914. It be sub
United to the electors of said CITY
OF said City he amended so that
the same shall read as follows:
Bee. 50. 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
such materials or supplies. by caus-
ing notice inviting sealed proposals
therefor to be posted conspicuously
In the office of such Commissioners
and published in the Official News
Said notice and advertisement shall
invite sealed proposals tn be de-
Ifvered at q certain day and hour
at the office Of such Commits
sioner for furnishing materials or
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
refer to specifications on file in
the office of said Commissioner fo-
full details and description of such
materials or supplies. All propos,
forms prepared by the Commission-
or of such Department. and FUR
nfshed gratuitously upon applica.
tfon, with form for the afftdavit
Charter, printed thereon; and each
bid shall be accompanied by an at
fidavit 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 al,
best bidder. and in the manner, 80
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
a bureau for the purchase of all or
part of the materials and supplies
menus. and Sy fr 1ns appointins par
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. IA
purchasing Bureau and
Agent)
against Amendment No. 1"
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 lines.
February IL, 1914.
Adopted on roll call.
Yeas D. NWSE ". " 4 s Asssn5 4
Mayor.
Attest:
HOMER H. EDWARDS.
City Clerk.
I, Homer H. Edwards. City Clerk
of the City of Tacoma. Pierce
County, Washington. hereby cer-
tify that the foregoing Is full
true and correct copy of Resolution
No. 62S6, adopted by the City Couu-
Gil on The nth day of February,
x91t. 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
(SeaD City Clerk