All bills of expenses: shall be presented to the City Council, whether incurred by special or standing committees of the Council or officers of the body, in virtue of § 3-3; and when so presented, shall be referred to the Standing Committee on Claims <em>{sic}</em>, which committee shall report thereon to the City Council; and if the claim shall be approved by the latter, certified copies of the resolution of approval shall be sent to the City Comptroller, which certificate will be the authority to that officer for the issuing of his warrant on the Director of Finance for the payment of the amount of the claim so certified. City Code, 1893, art. 1, §35 1927, art. 1, §47 1950, art. 1, §8 1966, art. 1, §11 1976/83, art. 1, §14 Ord. 1881-056