The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-11

Norrcn OF PROPOSED AMEND.
TER By THE CITY codNciL OF
THE CITY OF TACOMA:
RESOLUTION NO. s2se.
A Resolution to declare the In
at the general election to be held
tion TO amend Section SO OF the
Charter Of said City by adding
thereto clause permitting the or
and the appointment of purchas-
BIZ fT 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 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
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 inaterials or supplies, by caus-
ing notice inviting sealed proposals
in the office - of Pg such eSf
and published In the Official News
paper for not less than five days.
said notice and advertisement she'll
invite sealed proposals To be, de-
NJ axfa Iuxf nd
at the. office Of such Commits
sioner for furnishing materials or
supplies and shall contain a general
description of the materials or sup
plies 70 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
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
tio sneS with form for pp she
provided for In Section lit Of this
Charter. printed thereon; and each
bid shall be accompanied by an AT
fidayit as provided in said Section
said notice inviting sealed propos-
ais, all bids shall be delivered to
the Commissioner by the bidder or
his agent within the two hours
the award on said bids shall in ali
cases be made to the lowest and
best bidder, and In the manner. so
far as applicable. as set out In
se pRov IDS q tbs hat cha nothing con-
tained In this section, or. else
where In this Charter, shall pre-
vent the Council from organizing
a bureau for The purchase OF all or
required by the several Depart
ments. and from appointing a pur-
chasing agent at the head thereof
That said Amendment shall be
designated az Charter Amendment
That the ballots or tickets pro-
vlded for said election shall have
printed thereon the words;
"For Amendment No. l."
Purchasing Bureau and
AgentD
Against Amendment No. 4"
purchasing Bureau and
Agent)
and
That the Clerk shall publish said
amendment as Proposed Amend
ment No. 1 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 8. Nays o. Absent 0.
IS W. w. SEYMOUR,
Mayor.
Attest:
HOMER II. EDWARDS.
], Homer II. Edwards, City Clerk
OF the City of Tacoma, Pierce
County, Washington, hereby GER
L that the foregoing is full,
true and correct copy OF Resolution
No. 62S6. adopted by tho City Coun-
ell 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
day of February 1914.
HOMER II. EDWARDS
(SeaD City Clerk.
Feb. is to March 10. iSi4. inc.