The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-23

of personal property. The director
of purchases may adopt such rules
and regulations pursuant to the
powers vested in him under this
charter, and subject to the ord
inances of the city of Waterbury,
as he may deem to be necessary
for the proper conduct Of his de
partment. 1t shall be the objective
of said department to have all
purchases and contracts made by
competitive bids and it shall be
the duty of said department to
obtain three or more bids on all
such purchases when practicable.
In connection with each purchase,
said director may require a certi-
fled check or a surety bond to be
submitted with bids. All purchas-
es or contracts shall be awarded
to the lowest responsible bidder,
having in mind the qualities of
the articles. merchandise or SER
vice To be supplied, and conformity
to the specifications, and their
suitability to the requirements of
the city Departments involved. In
the event any bidder shall refuse
to accept within a time specified
by the director of purchases con-
tract awarded to him, he shall
forfeit his bond to the city, and
such contract may be awarded to
the next lowest responsible quail
fled bidder, subject to the same
terms and conditions. The direc-
tor Of purchases shall have the
power, when he deems the inter-
estS of the city best served there
by, to reject all bids upon any pur-
chase or contract and to call for
new bids. Whenever any officer
or department shall have personal
property to sell or otherwise dis
pose Of, such department or officer
shall so notify the director Of pur-
chases, who shall thereupon sell or
otherwise dispose Of such property
upon such terms and conditions as
he may deem to be for the best
interests Of the city.
SEC. 36. The board of sinking
fund commissioners, on or before
the fifteenth day Of October, 1899,
shall determine the surplus or def
icit Of the surplus resource sink
ing fund as Of October /, 1889, and
the board of finance and the board
OF aldermen shall make an APP
preparation which shall be includ-
ed In the budget prepared In 1889
for the fiscal year 1910 for an
amount equal to the deficit of
such surplus resource sinking fund
as SO determined, If there be such
deficit, and such appropriation
shall provide that such amount
shall be paid to the sinking fund
commissioners and shall be used
by them to pay off all indebted
ness OF the surplus resource sink
ing fund as thus determined. In
the event there shall be a surplus
in said surplus resource sinking
fund as OF October /, 1899, after
all charges against said fund have
been paid or payments shall have
been provided therefor, such sur
plus shall be paid over and trans
ferred by the board OF sinking
fund commissioners to the general
fund OF the city OF Waterbury. as
Of January !. 1910, and thereupon
said surplus resource sinking fund
shall cease and terminate as an
account Of the city of Waterbury.
SEC. 81. The board of finance
shall estimate the deficit of in
come and expenditures for the
year 1899 on the sixteenth day of
October, 1889, and the board of
finance and the board of aldermen
shall make an appropriation In
the budget prepared In 1899 for
the fiscal year Of 1910 sufficient in
amount to meet such estimated
deficit for the fiscal year 1899.
SEC. 38. Water fund. A water
fund Is established, which shall be
maintained separate and distinct
from any other fund of the city.
This fund shall comprise all the
resources and liabilities of the wa
ter system. including permanent
improvements and the funded debt
incurred for the purposes of the
water system. All revenues from
operations Of the water system
shall accrue, and all receipts
therefrom and from non-revenue
sources In connection with the wa
ter system shall be paid, to the
fund. All expenses of operation
and maintenance, the cost of per-
manent Improvements and inter-
est on and retirement Of funded
debt Of the system, shall be paid
therefrom under appropriations,
in accordance with this charter.
Any cash deficit that may occur
In this fund shall be made good
by mandatory appropriation from
the general fund hereunder Of
the amount Of such deficit, and
the rate Of tax necessary to be lev
led therefor shall be shown an