Bisbee daily review., 1909-03-24
LAW WHICH
 GIVES TOWNS NEW POWERS
Bill Vests Authority In City Councils to Make Public Improvements Heretofore Not Granted.

Councu bill No. G1, introduced by O'NeiH, which passed and was gn- cd by the governor. is one in which Douglas is interested for the reason that 1t may be invoked in this city at any time. It grants to cities the privilege to provide by ord nance the right to make improvements and, by resolution of the council, 10 order any street, sidewalk or alley improY- cd, graded, paved or macadamizcd, The act reads:
 Be it enacted by the legislative as semBly of the territory of Arizona:
 Section l. Common councils of cities organized under general or spe- cial charters, are hereby invested with full power and authority to grade, gravel, repair, pave or other wise improve any street. sidewalk, avenue or alley or any portion there of, or tO construct gutters on any
 street, alley or avenue within the corporate limits of such cities, when ever lineal frontage property Own-
 CTS, representing at least five per
 cent ln lneal feet, of the number of feet, for which said improvement is petitiOned on any street, sidewalk or alley to be made, shall file a peti tion with the common council defin- ing the boundaries and stating the nature of the improvements sought to be made.
 Sec. 3. Upon such petition being filed with the city clerk or city re corder, as the case may be-. the coun
 cil shall forthwith set day for hear ing. of the petition. and cause ten
 days notice of such hearing to Dc
 posted fn five public places in the
 distr ct to be improved, which notice
 shall specify the day, hoiiF. place and set forth an accurate description oi the property fronting on the street
 alley, avenue, or sidewalk. proposed to be improved.
 Sec. 3. On the day of hearing. fl majority of the lineal frontage prop erty owners, representing al least ffty-ons per cent in lineal feet, of the number of feet, for which said i'm
 proYement is petitioned on any street sidewalk or alley to be made, shall favor the improvement So petitonet either by their presence at such hear ing, or by petition s'gned and pre- scented thereat, or by silence or non appearance at such hearing. the com mon council shall order such i'm pTovements to be made within ninety days of the date Of said order, other wise not.
 Sec. {. If the Improvements are not made at the expiration of said ninety days. then the common Coun ] cil, al the expense of the Ineal front | age property owners, shall advertise ten days for bids to mako such i'm | proFenents, and let the same to th' l lowest responsible bidder, reservins l the right to reject any and all bid al its discretion.
 Sec. 3. All contractors. mechanics ] Iabors and others, who shall labor O. furnish material in g1e constructioi of any Of the improvements prov de, | for in this act shall have a lien ol l the property fronting on such in i proVements for the costs Of same, no | exceeding the amount Of said loves | responsible bid, and the enforcemen thereof. shall be as provided in Char l ter 2, Title XL of the Revised Stat
 utes of Arizona, 1901, provided, how i ever. that the property of any persol ! who has paid bis proport Onate shar Of the costs of such improvements, C 1 be estimated by the number of lir
 cal feet, of which his property bear !, ts the entire number of lineal fee 1 fronting on any improvement, shal
 be up on the payment of such pro portiOnate share, released from tn ] lien herein provided for.
 Sec. 6. Nothing in this net sha l be taken or construed to permit in
 common council of the cities to us
 any funds held by them to meet th l general expenses of the city goverl
 meBt to pay for any Of the improvt
 meRts which are authorized by Uni act to be made, except the cost ( Improvements at the intersection (
 streets, and the expense of surveyin which shall be borne by the city. , Sec 2. The city council shall pr vide by resolution or ord nance undt tbe provisions of this act, for th carrying out and executing the pol CTS in this act conferred and ma adopt such resolutions and enal Such ordinances. and make such Q : 5ers as they may deem necessary. See 8. All acts or parts of ac in conflict with this act are heret zepealed.
 Sec. Q. This act shall take efe
 Ia2d be in force from and after