The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-22

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as follows: When approved by said
board, the comptroller shall num-
Der the several claims and enter
them in books kept by him for
that purpose; and, when such
claims are so numbered and en-
tered, the city clerk shall draw
his order on the treasurer for the
several amounts due, and, when
such orders are countersigned by
the mayor, the city clerk shall
place such orders In the hands
of the comptroller, who shall coun-
tersign and disburse the same;
but, before disbursing orders TO To-
cal residents, the comptroller shall
transmit them to the tax collector
who shall hold them for settle
ment orders payable to any indi-
vidual or firm indebted to the city.
For any sums for which the city
becomes legally liable upon its
bonds or notes, or the interest
thereon, or for judgments, the city
clerk may draw his order upon the
treasurer, upon which, when coun-
tersigned by the mayor and comp
troller, such sum shall be paid.
When the identity of the claim
ant shall be doubtful, such claim
ant may be required to make oath
or affirmation or furnish other
evidence that he is the person or
the legal representative Of the
person in whose favor the order
Is drawn.
SEC. 20. Department of pur-
chases; how constituted. A de-
partment of purchases for the city
of Waterbury Is constituted. The
management of said department
shall be vested in a director of pur-
chases, who shall be appointed by
the mayor upon the second Tues
day Of January In each even-num-
bered year to hold office for two
years. The director of purchases
shall appoint such number Of as
sistants as may be authorized by
the mayor for the effective and
economical conduct Of the duties
of the office.
SEC. 20. Director Of purchases
to be the purchasing agent for all
departments. The director of pur-
chaseS shall be the purchasing
agent for the city and all its de-
partmentS boards or officers, and
no claim for any article furnished
the city or any Of its departments,
boards or officers shall be paid I'M
less the same had been ordered
by the director of purchases. Each
of the various departments and
officers Of the city shall issue
acquisitions for the supplies,
equipment, materials. bonds, in
surance, truck hire and equipment
hire and each item required by
them and the director of purchas-
es shall furnish such articles in
the manner and form described in
such acquisitions, so as to con-
form, as nearly as practicable,
with the standards provided by
the respective departments for
their materials and supplies.
Whenever any supplies or materi-
ais shall be specified by trade
names In such acquisitions, the di-
rector of purchases shall furnish
them only il such articles can be
secured as advantageously as
those Of like kind or the equiva-
lent thereof. In making purchases
for the city and its several depart
ments, the director of purchases
shall, so far as practicable. obtain
competitive bids, and make pur-
chases from the lowest responsible
bidders.
SEC. 80. Section lightweight Of
said charter Is amended to read
as follows: No claim for any arti-
Gle furnished the city shall be Or
dered paid by said board of fl
nance or paid by the treasurer of
the city, nor shall be collectible
against the city, unless such arti-
cles were purchased upon the Or
der of the director of purchases
within the limits of existing APP
preparations, which order shall be
presented with such claims.
SEC. 81. Section eighty mine of
said charter is amended to read
as follows: All contracts to be
made or let for work to be done,
except as in this act otherwise
provided, shall be made by the de-
partments or by the officers hav-
ing the subject-matter in charge.
Whenever any work shall be ne
cessary to be done to execute or
perfect a particular undertaking
and the several parts of such work
shall together involve the expen-
diture of more than one thousand
dollars, a written contract for such
work shall be made, which con-
tract shall be founded on sealed
bids or proposals made in COM
pliance with public notice, duly
advertised by publication at least
ten days before the time fixed for
opening such bids or proposals.
If the department or the officer in
question shall not deem 1t for the
interest of the city TO reject all
bids. such department or such Of
ficer shall award the contract TO
the lowest responsible bidder. No
contract shall be entered into by
any department. or officer nor any
statement submitted to the mayor
recommending the doing of any
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