The Arizona sentinel., 1896-03-14
ORDNANCE Nn 51

An ordinance setting aside and withdraw ing from sale certain lots and blocks in the Village of Yuma for the purpose of secur- ing rights of way for the irrigating canal of the South West Improvement Company. over and through certain private proper ties.
 Whereas. the South West Improvement Company, corporation organized and ex- istin3 under, and by virtue of, the laws of the Territory of Arizona is about to con struct an irrigating canal for the irrigation of lands in and adjacent to the Village of | Yuma, which said construction of said canal will be of material benefit to said ] Village, and, whereas. the said South West Improvement Company has agreed witk the Village of Yuma to commence con- struction of said canal within one year rom the 3Oth day of December, A. D. 1855, and to do and perform twelve per cent. oI the total work necessary for the con- structlon of said canal on or before the SOth day of December, A. D. 1897, and to do and perform twelve per cent. of the total work necessary on each succeeding year after the said 30th day of December, A. D. 1897, until completed. Now, therefore, be it or dained by the Mayor and Common Council ot the Village of Yuma, Territory of Ari- zona.
 SECTION 1. The following lots and Elocks Tn the Village of Yuma are hereby set aside and withdrawn from sale (except in the manner hereinafter provided for), to- wit:
 Block 118, Lots [, s, g. 10, il and 12; Block 9, Lots 3, f, 5, 6, II, I2 and 13; Block 1l3, Lots 1, ?, 3, f, 5, 6, :, s, g. 10, Il and 12; Block 1l6, Lots 3, i, , and s; Block 135, Lots g. 10 II and 12; Block 137, Lots 2 9, 10, Il and 12: Block 145 Lots 1, ,, 8, 4, 5 6, :, 8, 9, 10, Il and 12; Block 146, Lots ?, g. 4, 5, 6, :, 8, g. l0 II and 12 Block 147, Lots 1,2, 3, f, 3, 6, ', s, 9, 10 and il; Block 148, Lot 2.
 SEC. 2. The said lots and blocks are hereby set aside and withdrawn from sale as provided ill Section l of this Ordinance for the purpose of securing rights ol way for the irrigating canal of the South West Improvement Company, a corporation or ganized and existing under, and by virtue of, the laws of the Territory of Arizona, its successors and assigns, over and through certain private properties.
 SEC. 3. The mayor of the Village of Yuma is hereby directed, authorized and empowered, under and by the direction ot the Common Council of said Village, to dispose of said lots and blocKs, or any part thereof, in said Village for the purpose set out in Section ? of this Ordinance and for and i'll behalf of said Village, by good and sufficient deeds of conveyance to be exc cuted by said Mayor from time to time as required by a fultilment of the terms of this Ordinance, and as directed by the said Common Council for the procurement and purchase of a right of way for said South West Improvement Company, its successors and assigns, over and through any private properties lying along the surveyed line ot said irrigating canal of said South West Improvement Company.
 SEC. f. Should the said South West I'm provement Company, its successors or as signs, fail to commence the construction Ol said canal within one year from the 30th day ofDecember, A. D. 1895, or fail to do and per form twelve per cent. of the total work necessary for the construction of said canal on or before the 3Oth day of December, A. D. 1897, or shall fail to do and perform twelve per cent. of the total work necessary on each succeeding year after tine said 50tn day of December A. D. 1897, until com l ,,i, q, o-,l and all of said obligations, then the lands embraced within the right of way acquired by said South West Improvement Com pany by the disposal of said lots and blocks as set out ill this Ordinance shall revert to said Village of Yuma absolutely.
 1 SEC. 5. Upon the procurement of a com pete right of way for said irrigating canal