Arizona republican., 1912-10-03

highest monthly rent, after publica- ton of notice thereof for at least ten days, stating explicitly the time and conditions of the proposed lease; pro- vlded, that the commission may in it's discretion reject any and all bids. (40) To provide for the purchase of property levied upon or under exc cution in favor of the city, but the amount bid on such purchase shall not exceed the amount of Judgment and costs; to provide for the re- conveyance, if any, of such property so purchased, and to make such other rules and regulations in connection With such purchase and property as may be proper or expedient
 CAD To provide for the sale at public auction, after advertising for five days, of personal property unfit or unnecessary for the use of the city (42) To provide for the sale of such portions of the real property be- longing to the city as the city does not need or will not be likely to need at any reasonable future time; such | sale not to be made until notice of such sale has first been published for at least twenty days and the same l shall be made to the highest respon- sible bidder. the commission to have the right to reject any and all bids (43) To provide for the execution of all trusts confided to the city. CAD To establish or change the grade of any street, avenue, lane, al ley or public place.
 | (45) To order the whole or any part of any street, avenue; lane, all ley, court or place within the city, to | be graded, regarded to the official grade, paved or repaved, capped or recapped. severed or resewered, and to order sidewalks manholes, cul- verts, cesspools, gutters, tunnels, curb | ings and cross walks to be construct l ed therein, to provide for the care of shade trees planted therein and to | cause shade trees to be planted set out and cultivated therein; also to order drainage or sanitary sewers or storm sewers to be constructed on or through private property.
 Whenever, in the judgment of the ! commission, or of the people, the l cost and expense of any of the fore going improvements is to be paid by special assessments on private l property, the general laws of the State of Arizona in force at the time
 of the improvement shall govern and control, and all proceedings shall be in conformity herewith and thereto
 (46) To order the opening, extend ing, widening, strengthening or closing of any street, avenue, lane, alley
 court or public place within the city,
 and to condemn any and all property necessary or convenient for that pur- pose. The proceedings for condem-
 nation shall be such as shall be pre- scribed by and shall be conducted pursuant to the directions and au- thority, given and extended by the commissions; the proceedings for the doing of anything authorized by this subdivision shall be such as shall be prescribed by the commission, not in consistent with the Constitution and general laws of the State of Arizona (4O To provide for the lighting
 of the streets, highways, public places
 and public buildings, and for supply ing the city with water for munici- pal purposes.
 | (4S) To set apart as a boulevard
 or boulevards, any street or avenue
 
 is no existing franchise for any rail
 road and to regulate or prevent any
 heavy traffic or teaming thereon; anC
 when any such street or avenue Shal have been set aside as a boulevard
 no franchise for a railroad, interur- ban railway or street railway of any
 kind shall be granted upon sucl boulevard and no railroad track O
 any kind shall ever be laid thereon
 unless an ordinance to that effec
 shall have been duly passed by popu lar vote as provided in Chapter: VIII, and TX.
 | (49) Whenever any street or alley
 or portion of a street, avenue ol alley shall be abandoned or closed
 by ordinance, to convey by deet
 such street, avenue or alley or DOT
 tion of street, avenue or alley sC abandoned or closed to the owners O
 the land abutting thereon, in sucl
 wise as the commission shall deem
 that equity requires.
 (50) To locate; open and lay out streets, avenues and alleys in the City of Phoenix, also public squares
 parks and playgrounds. accept dedi-
 cations of streets, avenues, alleys
 public places, squares, parks anc pIaygrounds, and also to vacate any
 such dedication, and to vacate ano abandon and close up any street, av-
 enue, alley, public square or place park and playground, as in the judg- ment of the commission should be vacated and closed, and permit the closing of the same against public use and to make proper conveyance of such streets, avenues, alleys grounds parks and places, to such as may be entitled thereto. or make such other disposition of the same as may be proper and equitable, according to the nature of the original grant or
 dedication.
 (5D To fix and determine by or dinance in the month of November of
 each year. to take effect on the first day of January thereafter, the rates or cOmpensation to be collected by any person, firm or corporation in the city
 for the use of water, heat, light
 power or telephone service supplied to the city or to the inhabitants there of and to prescribe the quality of the service.
 1 (52) To regulate street railroads, their tracks and cars, to compel the