The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-03-04

TER BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF TACOMA:
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
on Tuesday April z. 1914. a PROPOSE
G sSa 60 s%e sss SECTION SS IS 80 Of the
thereto clause permitting the or
ganization of purchasing bureau
and the appointment of purchas-
RE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY
That at the general election to
be held in the City of Tacoma on
tuesday. April z, 1914, It be sub
whether Section So of the Charter
81 said City be amended SO that
the same shall read as follows:
sec. 80. 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
osr' but n, ne shall make no purchase
amount or value in excess of Five
Hundred Dollars except upon writ.
ten contract and after advertising
Tor 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 Commissioner
ana published in the Official News
paper for not less than five days.
sald notice and advertisement shall
invite sealed proposals tn be do
liyered at certain day and hour
az the office of such Commits
eioner for furnishing materials or
20 nj eli oIy 4
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
glyen by the contractor and shall
efer TO specifications on file In
re office of said Commissioner for
Ill details and description of such
Materials or supplies. All propos-
ais shall be made upon printed
forms prepared by the Comm ssion-
er of such Department, and fur
nished !gratuitously upon applica.
ton, with a form for the affidavit
provided for in Section lit of this
Charter. printed thereon; and each
bid shall be accompanied by an af-
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
his agent within the two hours
named in the advertisement. and
the award on said bids shall in ali
cases be made to the lowest and
sest sidaep and in the ssf so 30
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
q bureau for the purchase of all or
part of the materials and supplies
required by the several Depart
ments. and from appointing a 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
Agent)
against Amendment No. I"
Purchasing Bureau and
AgenD
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.
February II, 1914.
Adopted on roll call.
Yeas s. Nays Q; SAbssento;
Mayor.
Attest:
HOMER II. EDWARDS,
City Clerk.
I, Homer II. 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 Coun-
Gil 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 II. EDWARDS
(SeaD City Clerk.
Feb. IS to March 10, 1914. inc.