Arizona republican., 1915-04-04

held to vote for candidates to fill such office or offices. The candi- dates not elected at such first elec- tion, equal in number to twice the
 number to be elected to any given ] office, or less if so there be, and who | received the highest number of votes
 for the respective offices at such first
 election, shall be the only candidates
 at said second election; provided,
 that II there be any person who,
 under the provisions of this sub
 division, would have been entitled to be
 come candidate for any office except
 for the fact that some other candidate
 received an equal number of votes
 therefor, then all such persons re-
 ceiving said equal number of votes
 shall likewise become candidates for
 such office |?
 Shall the third paragraph of Sec
 tion of Chapter XVI of the Charter
 be amended to read as follows:
 The provisions of Chapter XVII of
 this Charter, respecting the form. filing. certification, rejection and ac-
 tion on recall petitions, shall, apply to petitions of the kind referred to in this chapter. with such modifica-
 tion as the nature of the case may
 require; but nothing in said Chapter XVII shall be construed to ey.end
 the time for completing and filing la good and sufficient petition for
 referendum beyond the said period of thirty days"
 l 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 such
 date in each year as shall be fixed
 by the Commission. the manager shah
 suhmit 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 r sinking fund?
 Shall the first paragraph of Sec
 tion IA of Chapter XVIII of the 1: Charter be amended to read as : follows:
 The manager must not hear or . consider any claim in favor of anyone g against the city unless an account g properly made out, giving all the y items of the claim, duly verified as t to its correctness and that the
 amount of the claim fs justly due, is 1 presented to him within six months after the last item of the account
 accrued. except claims of officers and f employees of the city for their sal e aries. When the manager finds that e any claim presented is not payable il by the city, or is not a proper city a charge, it must be rejected. If he # finds it to be a proper city charge. e but for a greater amount than is due, Y the manager may allow the claim V in part and order paid the portion l. allowed on the claimant filing his e receipt in full for his account A q WnO IS not SdIlSIltu WlIn l. the rejection of his claim or demand. e or the amount allowed him on his n account. may sue the city therefor at
 any time within three months after # final action of the manager but not s afterwards. No demand on the city
 shall be allowed by the manager in l. favor of any person in any manner ,: indebted to the city without first de- ,s ducting such indebtedness, or in favor 1T of any officer whose accounts shall st rot have been rendered and approved. n or who shall have neglected or re- V fused to make his official returns or ,t reports in writing, as required by the ,r provisions of this Charter or any st ordinance of the Commission, or in II favor of any officer who shall will IS fully neglect and refuse to perform d any of the duties of his office"
 Shall Section 3 of Chapter XIX of ,f the Charter be amended to read as IS follows
 "In the erection. improvement and ,f repair of all public buildings and J. works, in all street and sewer work ,r and in furnishing supplies and ma y terials for the same. or for any other l. use by the city, when the expenditure X required exceeds the sum of five Is hundred dollars (s50O), the manager in shall advertise for bids for the work re Contemplated. and for furnishing such h supplies and materials, and ask for l. sealed proposals.
 IS "The advertisement for bids shall m distinctly and specifically state the | l1l.a Af ,,r,Ia f 1 IS and the kind of supplies and mater IS ials required. Such notice shall be l. published at least once in the official W newspaper. and posted on bulletin Sc board in front of the city hall for not ,r less than five (5) days. The man at ager may, with the consent of the re Commission, let the contract to the
 lowest responsible bidder. may re- If ject any and all bids, and may re- IS advertise for bids, or provide for the
 work to be done under his direction IS and supervision and purchase all ,r supplies and materials required. In a case he re-advertiseS, and no bid IS d received, he may. with the consent ,s of the Commission provide for the st work to he done under his direction ,s and supervision. and purchase such " supplies and materials as may be re- m Quired" !?
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