Arizona republican., 1912-10-01

A4SheoL HloHtHly rent, after publica-
 ton of notice thereof for at least ten days, stating explicitly the time and conditions of the proposed lease; pro- Vided, that the commission may in It's discretion reject any and all bids (4O) 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.
 t4) 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 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, al 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 I 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 l 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 cost and expense of any of the fore going improvements is to be paid i by special assessments on private
 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 commission; 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 1 ing the city with water for munich
 pal purposes.
 (4S) To set apart as a boulevard
 or boulevards, any street or avenue
 streets or avenues, over which theS | is no existing franchise for any rail | road and to regulate or prevent any | heavy traffic or teaming thereon; anC l when any such street or avenue shal have been set aside as a boulevard
 no franchise for a railroad, interur- l ban railway or street railway of any 1 kind shall be granted upon such 1 boulevard and no railroad track ot any kind shall ever be laid thereon
 unless an ordinance to that effect
 shall have been duly passed by popu-
 lar vote as provided in Chapters l VIII, and TX.
 (49) Whenever any street or alley
 or portion of a street, avenue or alley shall be abandoned or closed | by ordinance, to convey by deed such street, avenue or alley or DOT tion of street, avenue or alley SC abandoned or closed to the owners of the land abutting thereon, in such wise as the commission shall deem | that equity requires.
 (5O) To locate, open and lay out streets, avenues and alleys in the City of Phoenix, also public squares,
 parks and playgrounds, accept dedl- cations of streets, avenues, alleys,
 public places, squares, parks and
 playgrounds, and also to vacate any such dedication, and to vacate and
 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.
 (51 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.
 (52) To regulate street railroads, their tracks and cars, to compel the