The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-27
LEGAL NOTICES

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City be amended SO that the same
shall read as follows:
Section 80. The City Council
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charge of a Purchasing Agent; said
and shall BE appointed from the list
Of eligibles submitted to the coun-
ell by the Civil Service Board.
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in an amount TO be fixed by the
Council. conditioned for the faith
full discharge of his duties as such
Purchasing Agent. which bond shall
be approved and filed as required
The Purchasing Agent shall make
such purchase of material and
supplies for the City of Tacoma as
he may be authorized to make by
the Council or by general ordin-
ance passed in the manner provided
In this Charter but he shall make
no purchase of any material or sup
plies of an amount or value in ex-
cess of $4,000 except upon written
contract and after advertising for
competitive bids for furnishing such
tice inviting sealed proposals there
for to be posted conspicuously in his
office and published In the official
newspaper for not less than five
days. Said notice and advertise
ment shall invite sealed proposals to
hour at the office of said Agent for
furnishing materials or supplies
and shall contain a general de-
scription OF the materials or sup
plies to be furnished. the time
within which the same must be fur
nished, the amount of bond 10 be
given by the bidder and shall
refer to specifications on file In the
office of said Agent for full details
and description of such materials or
Ali proposals. shall be made upon
printed forms prepared by such
Agent and furnished gratuitously
upon application, with form for
the affidavit provided for in Sec
ton III of this Charter printed
companied by an affidavit as pro-
vided in said Section. On the day
and hour specified on said notice
inviting sealed proposals all bids
shall be delivered to said Agent
within the two hours named In the
said bids shall in all cases be made
to the lowest and best bidder and
in the manner, so far as applicable,
as set out in Section lis of this
Charter. The right may be reserv-
ed by said Agent to reject any and
all bids.
That said Amendment shall be
designated as Charter Amendment
No. l.
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. l."
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 Times.
Feb. %. 1914.
Adopted on roll call. = e
Yeas 9. Nays 0. Absent Q. Free.
W. W. SEYMOUR
-. Mayor.
HOMER II. EDWARDS,
I, Homer H. Edwards, city CLERK
of the City of Tacoma, Pierce Couns
ty, Washington, hereby certify that
the foregoing is q full, true and
correct copy of Resolution No. 6297
adopted by the City Council on fthS
25th day of February, 1914, propos-'
ing an amendment to the City Char
ter of said City. to be voted upon
at the General Election to be SHIELD
April 9TH, 1914.
WITNESS my hand and the, cal
of the City of Tacoma, this 25th
day of February. 1914; ssxs
(SeaD City Clerk
Feb. 26th to March 27th. 1914