The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-02-27

| IEn b1 IdE ElTr -COuNClL Or
RESOLUTION NO. sass.
| 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 en- Tuesday April !, lsi4,.s prcposi.
oS Sa 20 e ~ saa Gty sy o aodns
| thereto clause permitting the or
gapization OF a purchasing bureau
and the appointment of a purchase
BIZ n 1" 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. It be sub
mitted to the electors OF said City
whether Section So of the Charter
OF said City be amended 40 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 contrhct ana aIteT auNertlslnB
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 sha II
invite sealed proposals to be de-
livered at certain day and hour
at the office Of such Commits
sioner for furnishing materials or
supplies and shall contain a general
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 Commissioners for
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-
ton. with a form for the affidavit
Charter. printed thereon; and each
bid shall be accompanied by an az
fidavit as provided in said Section.
On the day and hour specified In
said notice inviting sealed propos-
ais. all bids shall be delivered to
the Commissioner by the bidder or
his agent within the two hours
named In the advertisements, and
the award on said bids shall In ali
cases be made to the lowest and
best bidder. and in the manner. so
Section lis of this Charter.
PROVIDED. that nothing con-
tanned In this section, or else
where in this Charter. shall pre-
vent the Council from organizing
40 L.. n Of nj Or
part of the materials and supplies
required by the several Depart
ments, and from appointing pur-
chasing agent at the head thereof
That said Amendment shall be
designated as Charter Amendment
No. /.
That the ballots or tickets pro-
vided for said election shall have
printed thereon the words:
For Amendment No. L." L
purchasing Bureau and
AgenD
Against Amendment No. I"
Purchasing Bureau and
Agen)
and
| That the Clerk shall publish said
amendment as Proposed Amend
| uitut w. " tHc SDdTttT Ine
City of Tacoma" for thirty days in
the Tacoma Daily Ledger and the
| Tacoma Daily Times.
February IL, 1914.
Adopted on roll call.
Yeas 8. Nays 0. Absent 0.
w. w. SEYMOUR,
Mayor.
HOMER II. EDWARDS,
City Clerk.
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. 82S6, adopted by the City Coun-
| Gil on the 18th 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 II. EDWARDS
(SeaD City Clerk.
Feb. is to March 10. 1914. inc.