Arizona republican., 1912-09-23

the highest responsible bidder at the hlgheSt monthly rent, after publica- l 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. (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.
 1 (4D 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 1 ingS and cross walks to be construct 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 1 through private property.
 l 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 l (46) To order the opening, extend 1 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- 1 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 1 (4O To provide for the lighting i of the streets, highways, public places and public buildings, and for supply 1 ing the city with water for munici-
 pal purposes.
 (4S) To set apart as a boulevard
 
 streets or avenues, over which thert 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 an! kind shall be granted upon sucf 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: 1 VIII, and TX.
 (49) Whenever any street or ale! 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 sucf
 wise as the commission shall deem
 that equity requires.
 (50) To locate, open and lay ou
 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 ano playgrounds, and also to vacate any such dedication, and to Vacate anC
 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 suct
 other disposition of the same as may be proper and equitable, according tc the nature of the original grant ol dedication.
 (5D To fix and determine by or dinance in the month of November o1 each year. to take effect on the first day of January thereafter, the rates ol 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 VNn1 h