Arizona republican., 1915-03-22

a good and sufficient petition for referendum beyond the said period of thirty days"
 Shall Section of Chapter XVIII of the Charter be amended to read as follows:
 On or before the first Monday in June of each year. or on sucf date in each year as shall be fixed by the Commission. the manager shall submit to the Commission the esti- mates of each department and his own personal report and recommen- datiOn and estimate as to the prob able expenditures of the city for the next ensuing fiscal year, stating the amount in detail required to meet all expenditures necessary for city purposes. including interest and sinking funds and outstanding in debtedness. if any there be; also an estimate of the amount of income eX- pected from all sources in each de- partment, and the probable amount required to be raised by taxation to cover such expenditures interest and sinking fund"
 Shall the first paragraph of Sec tion If of Chapter XVIII of the Charter be amended to read as follows:
 The manager must not hear or consider any claim in favor of anyone against the city unless an account properly made out. giving all the items of the claim, duly verified as to it's correctness and that the amount of the claim is justly due, is presented to him within six months after the last item of the account accrued except claims of officers and employees of the city for their sal aries. When the manager finds that any claim presented is not payable by the city. or is not a proper city
 charge. it musts be rejected If he finds it to be a proper city charge, but for greater amount than is due. the manager may allow the claim in part and order paid the portion allowed on the claimant filing his { receipt in full for his account. claimant who is not satisfied with the rejection of his claim or demand, or the amount allowed him on his account may sue the city therefor at
 any time within three months after
 final action of the manager, but not afterwards. No demand on the city shall be allowed by the manager in favor af any person in any manner ! indebted to the city without first de ducting such indebtedness, or in favor of any officer whose accounts shall rot have been rendered and approved or who shall have neglected or re- fused to make his official returns or reports in writing, as required by the provisions of this Charter or any
 ordinance of the Commission, or in favor of any officer who shall will fully neglect and refuse to perform
 any of the duties of his office" Shall Section 3 of Chapter KIN of
 the Charter be amended to read as
 follows
 Tn the erection. improvement and repair of all public buildings and
 works. in all street and sewer work. and in furnishing supplies and ma
 terials for the same, or for any other
 use bv the city. when the expenditure
 required exceeds the sum of five
 hundred dollars (s5O0. the manager
 shall advertise for bids for the work
 contemplated. and for furnishing such supplies and materials. and ask for
 sealed proposals.
 The advertisement for bids shall
 distinctly and specifically state the
 character of the work contemplated
 and the kind of supplies and mater ials required Such notice shall be published at least once in the official newspaper. and posted on bulletin
 board in front of the city hall for not , Jess than five (5) days The man ager may. with the consent of the Commission, let the contract to the lowest responsible bidder. may re- feet any and all bids. and may re- } advertise for bids. or provide for the l work to be done under his direction r and supervision and purchase all , supplies and materials required. Tn case he re-adVertises, and no bid IS : received, he may. with the consent of the Commission, provide for the ? work to be done under his direction and supervision, and purchase such ) supplies ana materials as may be re- s Quired."
 { Shall Section of Chapter XIX oi s tie Charter be amended to read as , follows
 , ''Thc manager shall let annually = contracts for official advertising fol e the ensuing fiscal year. Fo" .his pur t pose he shall submit to each news Q raper published in the city, and pos s on a bulletin board in front of thu - city hall for at least five (5 days $ a notice describing the contemplate r advertising and asking for seale'
 proposals. The proposals shall specif. - the type and spacing to be used a T the rate or rates named in the bid
 The manager shall let the contract If for such official advertising to tn q, lowest and hest bidder publishing '- newspG per of general circulation i v tEe city: provided, that in his dis Q creton he may reject any and a l. bids and proceed to secure new bid y in the In;inner herein provided" Ar GEORGE Y. YOUNG. d Mayor