Show CURB PLANNED UPON IRREGULAR CITY PURCHASES Ordinance to Require All Buying Buying Buying Buy Buy- ing Through Purchasing Purchasing ing Agent An ordinance designed to end abuse of ot the city purchasing agents agent's office by department heads who play politics in buying supplies and materials materials mate mate- rials daIs was ready Wednesday for tor in in- elusion in the revised city code Lending credence to reports that some department heads recently have ignored a two ye year two old r-old system under which the purchasing a agent did all buying the commission Tuesday ev evening eve evening ning authorized drawing of the ordinance ardi nance by City Attorney Fisher Har Har- ris Legal Buying The new law will make city buying legal only through the purchasing agent In the past such procedure has not been required by law When the commission was was' reorganized reorganized rear rear- in January 1932 it was decided decided de de- de that all depar departments ments should buy through the agent providing him with requisitions to be filled only after the agent determined the account to be charged had sufficient funds However lately reports have been heard that some officials have reverted reverted re re- re to the old procedure of ot doing their own bu buying ing and providing the agent with requisitions after aUer the supplies supplies supplies sup sup- plies had been bought and placed in use Only by Ment The new nesy ordinance states states' that no materials br or supplies shall be bought boughtor or ordered except by the purchasing agent upon requisition from tram a department department depart depart- ment and bearing the approval of the commissioner in charge The agent nt Is directed to ascertain from the city auditor that the account to be charged has enough funds The revised code long in the process process proc proc- ess ass of compilation Is expected to be adopted b by the commission within tw two weeks |